This was another fun installment in the Jackaby series, and I'm really looking forward to seeing where the series goes from here. I enjoyed the new characters (as well as the returning ones) in this book, as well as the direction the plot went in the second half of the book. Jenny is one of my favorite characters in the series though, so I'm glad that the third book seems like it will have even more of her story than the previous two have. ( )

4.5 stars
This sequel to Jackaby was as much fun as the first, and a delightful way to pass a few hours. Abigail Rook's dry wit and pluck make me smile, as well as Jackaby's eccentric way of looking at the world.
Hank reminded me a little too much of Hagrid, but other than that, this was a thoroughly enjoyable read. I'm glad there's another one to look forward to.
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I was lucky enough to be granted an ARC of Beastly Bones from NetGalley and I read Jackaby just a couple of days before I read Beastly Bones and that was a wise decision since the story in this book picks up right where we left Abigail and Jackaby in the last book; A woman with an ailing cat. Well, ailing is probably the wrong word, the cat is slowly turning into a fish. But Abigail and Jackaby have a bigger fish to fry than then the catfish because dinosaur bones from a recent dig has gone missing and they together with exiled police detective Charlie Cane/Barker must find the missing bones. But odd things are happening at the site and something is attacking both animals and people.

This sequel to Jackaby was a real treat. I liked Jackaby very much, but the story was more interesting in this one. We have already got to know Abigail, Jackaby, Charlie, Jenny and Marlowe in the first book so instead of getting to know the characters as one does in the first book we get into action from page one. Of course, we get to know new characters along the way in this book like Hank Hudson a skilled trapper and Nellie Fuller a reporter, but I feel that the story in this one is better since it is more multilayered. We have the obvious bone theft, but there is a mysterious man that seems to be behind it and also the mystery of Jenny and her murder. Not everything gets answered in this book and the book ends with a cliffhanger. But that is alright, it only makes me more eager to read the next book. On a side note, there is some romance in this book, well some flirting between Abigail and Charlie, but that is just fine. It's not rushed in, it is not instalov, it's sweet, in a good way.

When it comes to YA is this the best I have read in a long while and I'm looking forward to reading more books in this series.

I received this copy from the publisher through NetGalley in return for an honest review! ( )

I am really loving this series -- Jackaby, expert in the weird, is back, as is his delightful, plucky assistant. This time we learn more about Abigail's background and interest in paleontology. Excellent! ( )

Not as good as the first, but still enjoyable. I only hope that the third installment includes a tighter plot and much more Jackaby! ( )