A review by ravensandlace
Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Title: Bone Weaver

Author: Aden Polydoros

Genre: Young Adult Fantasy

Format: my own hardback book

Series: NA

Star Rating: 4 stars

tw: injury, blood, execution, death, assault, implied sexual assault, strangulation

A few years ago, Aden reached out to me. This was after I had read his Project Pandora series thanks to Entangled Teen publishing. We had been friends on Twitter for a while and talked about books every so often. Usually, it was just me fangirling over his books.  He asked if I was interested in beta-reading a part of this book he was working on. It happened to be this book. I remember because I was pretty deep into Russian books at the time. I think it was called something else at the time. I read it and fell in love. Well, I fell out of the book scene for a while. When I came back, I discovered that Aden was publishing this book. I was so excited and decided to order it immediately. It was just as amazing as it was when I beta-read it. 

This book was incredibly impressive. It was even better than when I had beta-read part of it. Granted, I had only read a chapter or so. Aden put a lot of heart and soul into this book and I felt it. It’s a journey book but it’s so much more than that. Sure, there is a quest that the main characters, Toma, Mikhail, and Vanya, try and achieve but the characters themselves go on a self-change journey. Each character grows and finds themselves. Toma especially goes through a change that is truly impressive. Y’all know I am an absolute sucker for character growth in books. 

One thing to know about this book is that it is very Russian. It is set in Russia with what I’m pretty sure is Russian folklore. Luckily, Aden has included a glossary of all the terms used in the book. It was super handy to have and refer back to. But there were a few times that I was confused about what was what but once I referenced back to the glossary a few times, I was able to keep things straight. I do wish that there was a pronunciation guide. I like being able to pronounce what I read correctly. 

Overall, this book was another excellent one from Aden. I probably sound like such a fangirl but it’s been a while since I have come across an author where every book I’ve read by them is a hit. And the fact that they aren’t problematic is a huge plus.  Do yourselves a favor and check out this book and Aden’s other work today. I highly recommend the Project Pandora series along with this book.