Lies in Bone by Natalie Symons

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Lies in Bone is Natalie Symons's debut book and what a debut! The book was published about a year ago and has won numerous awards such as the 2021 Best Book Award from American Book Fest and The Eric Hoffer Literary Award. Thanks to KatieandBreyPA for the chance to be on the tour for this book. First it is a beautiful book that catches your eye. You wonder why is the cover a little foggy and who are the two girls?

As a child Chuck lost his brother, Danny. while trick or treating, and Danny has never been found. Now Chuck moves his two daughters back to his hometown and Frank, Chuck's teenage daughter, has to deal with her family's past and keep her sister save while her father is drinking.

I'm so excited this is a debut because it means that more amazing books will be coming from Natalie Symons. This book is told with Frank as the main character and her life is not the ideal teenage life. Her mother left them, her father is an employed drunk, and her grandmother, although she takes them in, is not a pleasant woman. The town has a sad history after a toxic smog engulfed the town, making many sick and killing some. The town never really recovered and its not a town I would want to move to. 

I loved the writing style and how the book made me feel like I was in it. I could picture the surroundings and did not want to put the book down. Its not a light read with some heavier subjects such as child abuse, alcoholism, and mental illness.


About the Author:

Before Natalie wrote her debut, she was a playwright and has had several of her plays shown at theatres. She is currently working on her second novel while living in Florida with her husband and their rescue dogs, Chole and Ted.

Author Website: https://www.nataliesymons.com/home

Instagram: www.instagram.com/nataliesymons

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.symons.author/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/nataliecsymons

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