A review by rtl199973
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book was beautiful, there is no other way to describe it. Kelly Andrew is such a talented author. Her imagery and lyricism transport you into the story, and the you can feel the narrators’ nostalgia as if it is your own. I also loved the magic system. It was unique, but not overly difficult to comprehend. 

If I had to describe this book in one word it would be Hiraeth. It’s a Welsh word that describes a longing for a home to which you cannot return. Andrew uses this in the book and it fits perfectly. 

If you’re looking for a heart wrenching story about love and friendship and growing up with a bit of mystery and dark themes I cannot recommend this book enough. I’m not an overly emotional reader and even the damn acknowledgments had me teary eyed 😂

This was my first read from Kelly and I will definitely be picking up more. This book is easily one of my top reads of the year and I can’t wait to see what she does next. 

Also if anyone else has read this book please DM me, I need to talk about that ending 😫

5⭐️

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Favorite Quotes (I marked so many quotes in this book I had to choose several):

“Necessity makes monsters out of men.”

“He could still feel the phantom of Wyatt’s pulse in the pads of his fingers. He was torn between the desire to scrape it out of him or stitch it into his skin.” 

“The instructions may be simple…. That doesn’t mean what you’re doing is easy.” 

“Power has always come by taking.”

“They sprouted up much in the way trees did— first alongside one another, and then twined all together, their branches entangled.”