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utopiastateofmind's review
4.0
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Wake the Bones is a book I've been intrigued in ever since I saw the cover. Can you blame me? Talk about something that manages to be both gorgeous and unsettling. And that's kind of the ending vibe of Wake the Bones. This multiple POV debut balances the action and atmosphere with themes about power. Laurel's returned home, but little does she know that nothing will stay the same. Pretty quickly Wake the Bones becomes haunting - quite literally. But the atmosphere only grows.
It straddles this line between horror and fantasy. Between a world of demons and sacrifices and magic which demands. A magic that rushes over us, pulling us under without our consent, to wash over us. It's one that hollows us out in what it takes. Returning home, Laurel stumbles back on the drama and dynamics of her friends and this town. But the supernatural won't let her rest. It's calling. The multiple POV in Wake the Bones provides almost mini palette cleansers that both illustrate the ways our lives touch others, and our own roles we have to play in this town mystery.
Wake the Bones is a book I've been intrigued in ever since I saw the cover. Can you blame me? Talk about something that manages to be both gorgeous and unsettling. And that's kind of the ending vibe of Wake the Bones. This multiple POV debut balances the action and atmosphere with themes about power. Laurel's returned home, but little does she know that nothing will stay the same. Pretty quickly Wake the Bones becomes haunting - quite literally. But the atmosphere only grows.
It straddles this line between horror and fantasy. Between a world of demons and sacrifices and magic which demands. A magic that rushes over us, pulling us under without our consent, to wash over us. It's one that hollows us out in what it takes. Returning home, Laurel stumbles back on the drama and dynamics of her friends and this town. But the supernatural won't let her rest. It's calling. The multiple POV in Wake the Bones provides almost mini palette cleansers that both illustrate the ways our lives touch others, and our own roles we have to play in this town mystery.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, and Self harm
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