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Bone Crier's Moon
by Kathryn Purdie
3.5 stars
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**I received an ARC for a blog tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**
This book has been on my radar for so long because of that cover! It’s so ethereal; I can’t stop looking at it. Bone Crier’s Moon was a thrilling read with wonderful worldbuilding and great characters.
The worldbuilding was really detailed. I found the mythology of the Bone Criers incredibly well thought out, and I liked that we’re introduced to it gradually over the course of the book without any info-dumping. (Also, this is the French-based world that I didn’t get in a certain other high profile release.)
There are three protagonists, which made the pacing of this book much faster. Ailesse is the confident heir to the matrone of the Bone Criers; she’s ready to complete her final ritual and become a full-fledged Ferrier, a Bone Crier who helps lead the dead to either heaven or hell. Sabine is her steadfast friend, who is considerably less enthralled in the rituals that are necessary to be a Bone Crier. Bastien is seeking revenge for his father, who was killed by a Bone Crier years ago.
The plot begins when Bastien appears at Ailesse’s amoure ritual, intent on killing her and getting revenge for his father’s death. It all goes downhill from this, as neither of their plans go as they wanted. Bastien takes her hostage, and Sabine vows to save her.
Honestly though, all of the points-of-view sounded the same, voice-wise. It was difficult to tell the difference between who we were following, especially because they’re all in first person. They were also all very single-minded; all of their characters can be summed up in one sentence: Ailesse is dedicated to achieving her final ritual; Bastien wants revenge; and Sabine wants to save Ailesse. So yeah, all of this got kinda old, especially Sabine’s chapters because literally every other chapter she was like, I will save you, Ailesse! without much happening. I just wish she had more of a plot line other than that, but this will probably change in the next book.
The plot was really fast-paced, and I could never tell what was going to happen next. The romance was nice; this is an enemies-to-lovers book, but I’ll admit that transition from enemies to lovers happened too quickly without much development for my tastes.
Overall, though, Bone Crier’s Moon was a good fantasy with amazing worldbuilding and lovely characters. It just wasn’t my favorite, personally, but I do think a lot of people will love this book. I’m excited to see what will happen in the next book though!
read on my blog
**I received an ARC for a blog tour. These are my honest opinions, and in no way was I compensated for this review.**
With divine gifts, they lure, they kill.
This book has been on my radar for so long because of that cover! It’s so ethereal; I can’t stop looking at it. Bone Crier’s Moon was a thrilling read with wonderful worldbuilding and great characters.
The worldbuilding was really detailed. I found the mythology of the Bone Criers incredibly well thought out, and I liked that we’re introduced to it gradually over the course of the book without any info-dumping. (Also, this is the French-based world that I didn’t get in a certain other high profile release.)
There are three protagonists, which made the pacing of this book much faster. Ailesse is the confident heir to the matrone of the Bone Criers; she’s ready to complete her final ritual and become a full-fledged Ferrier, a Bone Crier who helps lead the dead to either heaven or hell. Sabine is her steadfast friend, who is considerably less enthralled in the rituals that are necessary to be a Bone Crier. Bastien is seeking revenge for his father, who was killed by a Bone Crier years ago.
Your death is mine. The gods will make sure of it.
The plot begins when Bastien appears at Ailesse’s amoure ritual, intent on killing her and getting revenge for his father’s death. It all goes downhill from this, as neither of their plans go as they wanted. Bastien takes her hostage, and Sabine vows to save her.
Honestly though, all of the points-of-view sounded the same, voice-wise. It was difficult to tell the difference between who we were following, especially because they’re all in first person. They were also all very single-minded; all of their characters can be summed up in one sentence: Ailesse is dedicated to achieving her final ritual; Bastien wants revenge; and Sabine wants to save Ailesse. So yeah, all of this got kinda old, especially Sabine’s chapters because literally every other chapter she was like, I will save you, Ailesse! without much happening. I just wish she had more of a plot line other than that, but this will probably change in the next book.
The plot was really fast-paced, and I could never tell what was going to happen next. The romance was nice; this is an enemies-to-lovers book, but I’ll admit that transition from enemies to lovers happened too quickly without much development for my tastes.
This is the boy the gods chose for me, and I’ve killed him already, just by playing a song.
Overall, though, Bone Crier’s Moon was a good fantasy with amazing worldbuilding and lovely characters. It just wasn’t my favorite, personally, but I do think a lot of people will love this book. I’m excited to see what will happen in the next book though!