3.19k reviews for:

The Road of Bones

Demi Winters

4.22 AVERAGE

milovatsi's review against another edition

1.0

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Awful wtf!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

hopeamarsu's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

chelsie_reads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

csubias's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bellatonka's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kelseyeg97's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

miranday4's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

marlenegee's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lmkennedy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy this book at first..the main character frustrated me a bit early on. But as the story unfolded and she began to grow and learn more about herself, I found myself really warming up to her. The author added a refreshing twist to the typical romantasy formula (no insta-love here!). The relationships felt earned, and the characters, shaped by their pasts and betrayals, came across as authentic and endearing. 

Above all, this is the ultimate grumpy-sunshine romance, and I absolutely loved that. It was genuinely sweet and satisfying, and as I said above, endearing. 

I gave it 4 stars because while I really enjoyed the characters and their development, the pacing dragged a little in parts, and it took me a while to fully connect with the story. Still, it was a strong end and I’m excited to continue the series!

eclecticbychoicereads's review against another edition

5.0

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This was such as easy 5 stars and The Road of Bones has managed to cement itself as one of my favorite books of 2023.

And to think I had it on my TBR and sat on it for so long... But, sometimes that's better, because you wait for the perfect moment to read a specific book. And oh my god, this book was so good.

The writing was superb, the characters were so developed, the dialogue, the interactions, the emotions... I have no words! Last night I found myself thinking about those characters, their motivations, their greyness - I think that is compliment enough.

I know this book will stay on my mind and now I have to wait for the second installment with utter trepidation...