Our protagonist, Nita, is torn between what is morally right (even when dealing with monsters) and what her emotionally abusive mother wants. Nita doesn’t have much of a choice in the matter, especially when her mother uses psychological warfare to manipulate her daughter into doing what she’s told.īased on the first installment of the critically acclaimed young adult series Market of Monsters by Rebecca Schaeffer, the comic is written and adapted by Stephen Lamm, and introduces a universe of supernatural beings living alongside humans and a sordid underworld where their magical bodies are worth thousands, if not millions. Unfortunately for her, it’s her mother’s business and the woman takes great pleasure in making money off magical organs, appendages, and more. It’s a testament to Schaeffer’s excellent writing that these themes never overtake the characters’ stories."- Booklist, STARRED review "A slasher flick spliced with Crime and Punishment, this engrossing debut novel asks complex philosophical questions in a pleasingly hard-to-stomach way."- Kirkus "Readers who are tired of the same recycled story lines will find something original here.The story is so compelling that readers have to keep going to find out how, or if Nita gets out of this mess."- School Library Journal "The thrilling plot proves thought-provoking.In Not Even Bones, Nita doesn’t really want to hunt and dissect supernatural beings so that their parts can be sold on the black market. Warning: don't read in the dark." -Rebecca Sky, author of Arrowheart " morally complex, edgy debut.Schaeffer’s antiheroes show empathy and insight as they struggle to define the line between human and monster. I couldn’t put this one down." -Elly Blake, the New York Times best-selling author of Frostblood "Deliciously dark and devious, with morally grey characters that make you question what is good and what is truly evil. "Twisty, grisly, genre-bending and immersive, Not Even Bones will grab you by the throat and drag you along as it gleefully tramples all of your expectations." -Sara Holland, New York Times best-selling author of Everless "Gritty, compelling, a tale to feed the monster in all of us.
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