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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
I received this book in the Fairyloot March box and was super excited to finally start reading it! I'd already seen it on Bookstagram many, many times so obviously I had to join the Fairyloot readalong and see if the book would match my expectations; in some aspects it did and in some aspects it, sadly, didn't. I'll try to make this review as spoiler-free as possible!
Bone Crier's Moon had a lot of things going on that I really enjoyed but some other things, sadly, just weren’t my cup of tea.
I really liked some of the characters, Sabine and Odiva for example. They were just so interesting. I mean, there is still so much mystery surrounding Odiva and I’m very intrigued! Hopefully we’ll find out more in the next book!
When it comes to Sabine, I think that she is such a great character who goes through such an amazing development! For some reason, it bothered me a bit that she’s not on the cover of the book because to me she’s the most interesting and important character in it. She's so pure and I love how she goes through all these situations, which are really difficult to her, in order to save and protect her best friend Ailesse. I truly hope that we'll get to see more of her in the sequel and also (hopefully) a romance as she really deserves to be loved!
For some reason, I just couldn’t really connect with the main characters Bastien and Ailesse. I liked both characters but I just wanted more, especially when it came to Bastien because I feel like we didn’t get to know much about him except for his father, his friends, and the way he lives his life. I would have loved to have gotten to know more!
Ailesse was a nice character and I liked her friendship with Sabine but she didn’t really make me feel interested for some reason. Don’t get me wrong, I think she is a very interesting character with an intriguing background and I like how we get to know a lot about her, but I constantly felt as if her story wasn’t really changing. Whereas Sabine went through all these interesting situations and developments, the majority of Ailesse’s story was spent in the catacombs and, for me, not a lot of big things happened, except for the fighting scenes which I do have to admit were very cool! Her story felt quite repetitive and, when reading the preview of the sequel, I feel like Ailesse's story in the sequel will be more or less of the same as well. I really hope that that will not be the case as I just want to see her in another role than the one of damsel in distress.
I also noticed that I became more interested in the friendship between her and Sabine and the relationship between Ailesse and her mother, than in the romance between Ailesse and Bastien. The romance part, which is an important part of the book, just didn’t do it for me, I hope for many others it did but it was just not really my thing as I thought it felt a bit too sudden and it all happened too fast. There wasn't really a build-up going on and considering that they both aimed to kill each other in the beginning of the book (no spoiler, already described in the synopsis), it just felt a bit random and weird and it just didn't convince me. I am very curious to see what’s going to happen to Ailesse and Bastien in the sequel though!
Kathryn Purdie's writing style and worldbuilding made this a very nice read for me! I love how she has taken an existing myth (Les Dames Blanches) and has turned it into her own story, introducing the Leuress and the Ferriers, and their tasks to ferry the dead to their final resting place, that was such a cool idea! I also really enjoyed how every Leuress has to complete her 'rite of passage' and how they have to 'collect' animal graces in order to improve their skills. I wasn't very fond of the animal killing that took place in the book but I get the purpose of it. Purdie came up with lots of magical concepts and provided the readers with lots of action which turned this book into a very captivating read and made me forget about the 'meh' romance part at times.
Overal, I thought this was a very nice read and I have really enjoyed it! In my opinion, there aren’t a lot of books about “les Dames Blanches”/witchcraft out there so it was very nice to read one about that topic again! Especially considering that I loooooved Serpent & Dove! so I kind of knew that I would enjoy this book too! The magical system was just so cool and quite original! I loved, loved, loved Kathryn Purdie’s writing style as it just felt effortless but still very beautiful at the same time and I could totally picture everything because of it! The romance part wasn’t really my thing though, which made me kind of sad as I had high hopes for it (and I love a good enemies to lovers romance!) and I thought Sabine to be way more interesting than the main characters Bastien and Ailesse, so I'm giving it a 3/3.5 rating. I expected a tiny bit more of this book but who knows what the sequel will bring, I'm excited to find out!
Bone Crier's Moon had a lot of things going on that I really enjoyed but some other things, sadly, just weren’t my cup of tea.
I really liked some of the characters, Sabine and Odiva for example. They were just so interesting. I mean, there is still so much mystery surrounding Odiva and I’m very intrigued! Hopefully we’ll find out more in the next book!
When it comes to Sabine, I think that she is such a great character who goes through such an amazing development! For some reason, it bothered me a bit that she’s not on the cover of the book because to me she’s the most interesting and important character in it. She's so pure and I love how she goes through all these situations, which are really difficult to her, in order to save and protect her best friend Ailesse. I truly hope that we'll get to see more of her in the sequel and also (hopefully) a romance as she really deserves to be loved!
For some reason, I just couldn’t really connect with the main characters Bastien and Ailesse. I liked both characters but I just wanted more, especially when it came to Bastien because I feel like we didn’t get to know much about him except for his father, his friends, and the way he lives his life. I would have loved to have gotten to know more!
Ailesse was a nice character and I liked her friendship with Sabine but she didn’t really make me feel interested for some reason. Don’t get me wrong, I think she is a very interesting character with an intriguing background and I like how we get to know a lot about her, but I constantly felt as if her story wasn’t really changing. Whereas Sabine went through all these interesting situations and developments, the majority of Ailesse’s story was spent in the catacombs and, for me, not a lot of big things happened, except for the fighting scenes which I do have to admit were very cool! Her story felt quite repetitive and, when reading the preview of the sequel, I feel like Ailesse's story in the sequel will be more or less of the same as well. I really hope that that will not be the case as I just want to see her in another role than the one of damsel in distress.
I also noticed that I became more interested in the friendship between her and Sabine and the relationship between Ailesse and her mother, than in the romance between Ailesse and Bastien. The romance part, which is an important part of the book, just didn’t do it for me, I hope for many others it did but it was just not really my thing as I thought it felt a bit too sudden and it all happened too fast. There wasn't really a build-up going on and considering that they both aimed to kill each other in the beginning of the book (no spoiler, already described in the synopsis), it just felt a bit random and weird and it just didn't convince me. I am very curious to see what’s going to happen to Ailesse and Bastien in the sequel though!
Kathryn Purdie's writing style and worldbuilding made this a very nice read for me! I love how she has taken an existing myth (Les Dames Blanches) and has turned it into her own story, introducing the Leuress and the Ferriers, and their tasks to ferry the dead to their final resting place, that was such a cool idea! I also really enjoyed how every Leuress has to complete her 'rite of passage' and how they have to 'collect' animal graces in order to improve their skills. I wasn't very fond of the animal killing that took place in the book but I get the purpose of it. Purdie came up with lots of magical concepts and provided the readers with lots of action which turned this book into a very captivating read and made me forget about the 'meh' romance part at times.
Overal, I thought this was a very nice read and I have really enjoyed it! In my opinion, there aren’t a lot of books about “les Dames Blanches”/witchcraft out there so it was very nice to read one about that topic again! Especially considering that I loooooved Serpent & Dove! so I kind of knew that I would enjoy this book too! The magical system was just so cool and quite original! I loved, loved, loved Kathryn Purdie’s writing style as it just felt effortless but still very beautiful at the same time and I could totally picture everything because of it! The romance part wasn’t really my thing though, which made me kind of sad as I had high hopes for it (and I love a good enemies to lovers romance!) and I thought Sabine to be way more interesting than the main characters Bastien and Ailesse, so I'm giving it a 3/3.5 rating. I expected a tiny bit more of this book but who knows what the sequel will bring, I'm excited to find out!
What a pain was this book:
The flattest most annoying characters. All of them.
The lousiest villain.
The most poorly handled enemies-to-lovers trope.
The worst insta-love I've ever read.
The most non-sensical behaviours.
The most repetitive prose (to compete with SJM's) and childish dialogues.
The messiest story, full of convenient twists and deus ex machina, but at the same time super boring and repetitive in events.
The biggest waste of what could have been a very good lore.
Also the biggest waste of Charlie Bowater's talent on its cover.
The flattest most annoying characters. All of them.
The lousiest villain.
The most poorly handled enemies-to-lovers trope.
The worst insta-love I've ever read.
The most non-sensical behaviours.
The most repetitive prose (to compete with SJM's) and childish dialogues.
The messiest story, full of convenient twists and deus ex machina, but at the same time super boring and repetitive in events.
The biggest waste of what could have been a very good lore.
Also the biggest waste of Charlie Bowater's talent on its cover.
The first third of this book was five stars for me. The writing, great. The story, fantastic. The romance, love it. But then it slowly fell apart. I felt like there were huge chunks of time missing and that if it were present, it could have added so much to the story. I think two weeks pass and we get nothing. If anything, the story could have used more content for character development.
I really like the story, though. I thought it was original and fun. I will for sure be reading the second book which comes out next year. Hopefully it delivers what this book seemed to lack.
I really like the story, though. I thought it was original and fun. I will for sure be reading the second book which comes out next year. Hopefully it delivers what this book seemed to lack.
A copy of this book was kindly provided by Indigo in exchange for an honest review.
I’ve been excited for Bone Crier’s Moon ever since I saw the cover reveal sometime last year! The cover art is done by Charlie Bowater, and I’ve been a big fan of her work for quite some time, so I was instantly drawn to this book because of the cover. I was also very attracted to the characters’ expressions as well as their body language.
Before reading the synopsis, I had a very strong feeling that I wanted to read this book. When I did read the synopsis, I was 150% sold! Now that I have read Bone Crier’s Moon, I can say that...
Read the rest of my review here: https://flaviathebibliophile.com/bone-criers-moon-review/
I’ve been excited for Bone Crier’s Moon ever since I saw the cover reveal sometime last year! The cover art is done by Charlie Bowater, and I’ve been a big fan of her work for quite some time, so I was instantly drawn to this book because of the cover. I was also very attracted to the characters’ expressions as well as their body language.
Before reading the synopsis, I had a very strong feeling that I wanted to read this book. When I did read the synopsis, I was 150% sold! Now that I have read Bone Crier’s Moon, I can say that...
Read the rest of my review here: https://flaviathebibliophile.com/bone-criers-moon-review/
As much as I wanted to like this book, it never really clicked for me. I struggled with being shown too little and told too much.
The "bone graces" is a super cool idea, though!
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
The "bone graces" is a super cool idea, though!
Check out my full review at Forever Young Adult.
Meh. I wish every book didn't need to be a duology or series
Um, I liked the plot. The characters were fine, it was a decent book
Bone Crier’s Moon is the first book in the Bone Grace duology and it’s been sitting on my shelves since I received it in an Owlcrate subscription box in 2020. The setting is Medieval France, in the fantastical land of South Galle, and it’s inspired by French folklore.
The Luress (known as Bone Criers to the townsfolk) are a group of siren-like females whose job it is to ferry the dead to the afterlife. Once they come of age, each Luress is expected to lure her soulmate to his death in a full moon magic ritual, in order to complete her rite of passage to become a ferrier. There’s mythology and lore and bone magic to figure out as we go, and while I didn’t understand some of the concepts in the world building of this book, it still kept me hooked because it felt so fast-paced and there was always something going on. It kind of also gives Grisha vibes, with its bone magic, so a big plus there! Filled with typical YA tropes, fantastic female friendships, heartbreaking betrayals, and a massive cliffhanger that made me start the sequel immediately, I really enjoyed this book and am glad that I finally got around to reading it.
The Luress (known as Bone Criers to the townsfolk) are a group of siren-like females whose job it is to ferry the dead to the afterlife. Once they come of age, each Luress is expected to lure her soulmate to his death in a full moon magic ritual, in order to complete her rite of passage to become a ferrier. There’s mythology and lore and bone magic to figure out as we go, and while I didn’t understand some of the concepts in the world building of this book, it still kept me hooked because it felt so fast-paced and there was always something going on. It kind of also gives Grisha vibes, with its bone magic, so a big plus there! Filled with typical YA tropes, fantastic female friendships, heartbreaking betrayals, and a massive cliffhanger that made me start the sequel immediately, I really enjoyed this book and am glad that I finally got around to reading it.
Very gripping! Further in this book got more intense! The audio was phenomenal! Loved that it used 3 narrators. Ready to start the next book!
Oof I wanted to like this, and the idea is so good but I really had to force myself to finish it.
I like the two main girl characters, Bastien felt flat and his companions were annoying and felt unnecessary most of the time.
The pacing is so off, they are here and then somewhere else and then back again and then it's been a week or a month for no reason specified?
Sabine thinks to herself she HAS to kill this one character to save her friend and then two paragraphs later she thinks to herself that killing them won't really do anything, and with no explanation why the change of heart.
I like the setup for the next book but I just don't think I can do this painful journey again. The trope feels similar to how the Ballad of Never After finished but that book was amazing all the way through.
I like the two main girl characters, Bastien felt flat and his companions were annoying and felt unnecessary most of the time.
The pacing is so off, they are here and then somewhere else and then back again and then it's been a week or a month for no reason specified?
Sabine thinks to herself she HAS to kill this one character to save her friend and then two paragraphs later she thinks to herself that killing them won't really do anything, and with no explanation why the change of heart.
I like the setup for the next book but I just don't think I can do this painful journey again. The trope feels similar to how the Ballad of Never After finished but that book was amazing all the way through.