Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

4.23 AVERAGE

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sarahjpete's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

caiterin11's review against another edition

4.0
adventurous dark fast-paced
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incorporealbard's review against another edition

3.5
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A centuries-long, multi-perspective narrative is a hard needle the thread and I think, unfortunately, this just missed for me. The first act of the book is rich in character building and compelling storytelling. But by the last third I felt like I knew where everything was heading (I did) and I was reading mostly to get it done. I really enjoyed each of the three women's perspectives and wish that structure had continued through the whole book.
Discovering that Charlotte's chapters were essentially her relaying her story to Alice felt like it broke the structure of the storytelling in a way that didn't work for me.


Still a fun read, toxic lesbian vampires will always be worth my time, but didn't end up living up to expectations based on the start of the book.
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jane_anon's review against another edition

4.5
dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

loum757's review against another edition

4.5
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

the_archer's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
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emma_daviies's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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loverofdawn21's review against another edition

3.75
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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ciaramonae's review against another edition

4.0
emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

grudgebear's review against another edition

4.0
3.5 ⭐️ This was an emotionally impactful book. It was so hard to read about the struggles they all went through with their sexuality and how decisions were made for them or taken away from them. This book also deals with heavy grief and conflict. I just wish there was more to the story though. There are a lot of times chapters are just describing their emotions and internal struggles and years going by without them having done much. So I wish there was a bit more story there.