Review: The Feathered Bone by Julie Cantrell

The Feathered Bone

by Julie Cantrell

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Pages: 384

Format: eARC

Buy the Book: Amazon

Goodreads:  In the pre-Katrina glow of New Orleans, Amanda Salassi is anxious about chaperoning her daughter’s sixth grade field trip to the Big Easy during Halloween. And then her worst fears come true. Her daughter’s best friend, Sarah, disappears amid the magic and revelry—gone, without a trace.

Unable to cope with her guilt, Amanda’s daughter sinks in depression. And Amanda’s husband turns destructive as he watches his family succumb to grief. Before long, Amanda’s whole world has collapsed.

Amanda knows she has to save herself before it’s too late. As she continues to search for Sarah, she embarks on a personal journey, seeking hope and purpose in the wake of so much tragedy and loss.  


Kritters Thoughts:  A hard book to read from beginning to end, but not for the writing, but instead the issues that Cantrell tackles with this book.  From Katrina, child trafficking, spousal abuse, to survivor's guilt, this book deals with it all in the most delicate way and even with all of this in one book, it didn't feel overwhelming.

I can't go on and on about this book because I would probably spoil it, so I will keep this short and sweet, but will say that I loved it.  I loved that the author interjected little moments from the child who is missing in the most creative way.  I also loved how she skipped time cleverly, but as the reader I didn't feel like I was missing anything.  I felt as though I was getting all the right moments in their lives to make a full story.

I will definitely be looking into Julie Cantrell's other works and you may see them here on this blog soon.

Rating: definitely a good read, but can't read two in a row

Ebook 2016 Challenge: 3 out of 50

Disclosure of Material Connection:  I received one copy of this book free of charge from Smith Publicity.  I was not required to write a positive review in exchange for receipt of the book; rather, the opinions expressed in this review are my own.