You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Pretty good book! Definitely interesting and enjoyable but lacking substance.
this was kind of dumb. everything bad would have been avoidable if the MC would have had even a small amount of critical thinking skills
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
IN SHORT: Sapphic horror book, gothic themed, about spirits and mental health. Yumm.
I was charmed by the book immediately, before even sinking my teeth into its flesh, having only gotten a whiff of it in an epigraph. It’s exactly what I wanted “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” to be.
A story told by an unreliable narrator that makes the reader paranoid, questioning the authenticity of every scene. We are left to decide if we believe in the existence of spirits within this Universe or if maybe our heroes’ mental state conjured all the horrors from thin air. I am so charmed by the concept of spirits in this book that the latter seems like a waste to me, and I choose to believe Roose and Agnes over the common sense.
It's a slow book focused on characters, their struggles and relationships with each other. The plot is interesting yet unravels in the background, our main intention must be to learn more about Roose and people around her.
The horror is created by a rich atmosphere – and it’s one of the very few books that made me feel scared, uneasy at times. Even “friendly” spirits both are terrifying to imagine: the way they look, move, communicate sent shiver down my spine.Thomas’s first attempt at getting into the house, Roose closing windows just this much faster than he can reach them, the cool touch of his fingers from behind the door – nightmare material.
Slowness was somehow combined with skipping over an uncomfortable amount of time, especially at a crucial point where Roose and Agnes just started to get to know each other. We don’t get to see the very first night in a shared hotel room, the first awkward stage of their relationship when Roose recovers physically. I understand the desire to get to the plot, however, the book doesn’t benefit from it.
Romantic lines suffer because of this, we don’t really get to see it growing beyond physical attraction, left with an implication that it did. And it’s a shame because love is the main theme of the entire thing! It’s not a healthy relationship in the slightest but it adds to the horror and is fitting for Roose and Agnes and Ruth who’d been through hell.
I was charmed by the book immediately, before even sinking my teeth into its flesh, having only gotten a whiff of it in an epigraph. It’s exactly what I wanted “Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil” to be.
A story told by an unreliable narrator that makes the reader paranoid, questioning the authenticity of every scene. We are left to decide if we believe in the existence of spirits within this Universe or if maybe our heroes’ mental state conjured all the horrors from thin air. I am so charmed by the concept of spirits in this book that the latter seems like a waste to me, and I choose to believe Roose and Agnes over the common sense.
It's a slow book focused on characters, their struggles and relationships with each other. The plot is interesting yet unravels in the background, our main intention must be to learn more about Roose and people around her.
The horror is created by a rich atmosphere – and it’s one of the very few books that made me feel scared, uneasy at times. Even “friendly” spirits both are terrifying to imagine: the way they look, move, communicate sent shiver down my spine.
Slowness was somehow combined with skipping over an uncomfortable amount of time, especially at a crucial point where Roose and Agnes just started to get to know each other. We don’t get to see the very first night in a shared hotel room, the first awkward stage of their relationship when Roose recovers physically. I understand the desire to get to the plot, however, the book doesn’t benefit from it.
Romantic lines suffer because of this, we don’t really get to see it growing beyond physical attraction, left with an implication that it did. And it’s a shame because love is the main theme of the entire thing! It’s not a healthy relationship in the slightest but it adds to the horror and is fitting for Roose and Agnes and Ruth who’d been through hell.
The main character has absolutely zero personality. The story drags on and on and on. The chemistry between the 2 FMC’s is so artificial, the sex scenes feels jarring. It’s predictable and has pacing issues.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
I adore this little horror story. It’s a little creepy but not too creepy. It’s got a little bit of crazy but not too crazy. You don’t know what is reality and what isn’t at times and it was just a well written story. I really liked the characters and even the ones I hated were written so well and were very interesting. I was in a horror slump so this was just what I needed to have hope in the genre again! The audio was amazing—highly recommend!
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
dark
emotional
medium-paced
This truly is a beautiful gothic novel that mainly takes place in a creepy crumbling manor. The grounds of the manor itself are mysterious to say the least. The characters are so complex and intertwined that you wont want to put this book down, I know I didn't.
"It's a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you've given away things you should've kept."
"It's a dangerous thing, to try and give someone everything. One day, you might find you've given away things you should've kept."
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced