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The Bones Beneath My Skin

By TJ Klune Narrated by Kirt Graves ⏱ 13 hrs 23 mins 📅 2023 ★★★★½4.6 · 593 ratings

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TJ Klune’s The Bones Beneath My Skin is available on Audible as a 13 hrs 23 mins unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kirt Graves.

Publisher’s Summary

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY AND INDIE BESTSELLER!

A spine-tingling standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune—a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government.

There’s nothing more human than a broken heart.

In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead, his only brother wants nothing to do with him, and he’s been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington, DC.

With nothing left to lose, he returns to his family’s summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland, Oregon, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It’s not.

Inside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis, who isn’t exactly as she appears.

Soon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her.

Audiobook Details

  • Narrated by: Kirt Graves
  • Length: 13 hrs 23 mins
  • Publisher: Macmillan Audio
  • Release year: 2023
  • Audible category: LGBTQ+ / Literature & Fiction / LGBTQ+

Listener Ratings

The Bones Beneath My Skin holds an average listener rating of 4.6/5 from 593 Audible ratings.

On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:

  • Performance (narration): 4.7/5
  • Story: 4.6/5
  • 5-star ratings: 71% of all ratings

What Audible Listeners Are Saying

5/5 stars — “TJ Klune you’ve done it again”
This man just keeps prying my heart from my chest and putting a bandaid on it and telling me it’ll all be better and I believe every word. I absolutely cried, multiple times, and (almost) always from happiness. This book is so wonderful, and at times I got stressed because such beautiful things tend to go awry, but this did not. The evolution of the characters and their bonds got me so incredibly attached to this odd little family that I’m not sure what to do with myself.
Highly recommend, the narrator does a FANTASTIC job and I adore the characters and this entire story. Never has the term "babygirl" made me CRY

— Emily T, Audible listener

5/5 stars — “Gorgeous”
TJ, you’ve done it again. Absolutely gutted in the best way possible. A definite must read

— Audible customer, Audible listener

5/5 stars — “TJ Klune is as Amazing as Ever”
TJ Klune is an amazing author with such a variety of books. This book was different from any others of his I have read/heard. It was a fascinating story with great characters. Kirt Graves did a great job narrating. I highly recommend this, and all TJ Klune books.

— Katherine Pollock, Audible listener

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