Reviews - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

V.E. Schwab

4.25 AVERAGE

scootoquinto's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katieb92's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

aerys_'s review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

broenyn's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It took me sooooo long to read this book. I really enjoyed the writing style, and overall, I liked the character studies and their progression throughout, but every time I put the book down, there was nothing gripping me to pick it back up again. I got through the last 25% the fastest, but I don't know if it was pulling me in more than the rest of it, or if I was just really trying to finally finish it.

I will definitely try more books by V E Schwab. I just think that this particular one, with the meandering nature of going through hundreds of years learning about these characters, failed to have the hook that I needed to really, truly love it. But the writing, the character work, the vibes...they were really well done.