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

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to love this story. It sounded amazing but the execution didn't do it for me. 

 

Your Blood, My Bones is a paranormal/gothic romantasy which follows the story of Wyatt Westlock who has recently inherited her families farm much to her dismay. But during her final walkthrough of her childhood home she finds her childhood friend, Peter in her basement, strung up in chains and left for dead. Peter has a secret unbeknownst to Wyatt, he has suffered hundreds of deaths at the hands of the Westlock family as he is semi-immortal. The only way to break him free from his curse and return him to his family is to kill the last of the Westlock line, he has to kill Wyatt. 

 

Like many reviewers, I really wanted to love this. The plot sounded really interesting and had a strong beginning but it quickly fell apart and felt like it wasn't amounting to anything. The ending was also very confusing and rushed. I also really liked the atmosphere this book gave but again it didn't really go anywhere. I'm also very confused why this is branded as a romance? These two characters had zero chemistry or tension. 

 

This can also be said about the characters. I really liked Wyatt and Peter in the beginning and felt that they were going to be solid, well described characters. However, they quickly fell apart and ended up very two-dimensional. Another thing that really annoyed me that another reviewer also pointed out is that Wyatt is meant to be the most powerful person in the world but that's literally all that's mentioned. It isn't expanded on or explained well. We're just told, "this is Wyatt, she's powerful," and that's literally it. No explanation of why or what she can do, just yeah she's powerful. 

 

Thank you Netgalley and Hachette Aus and NZ for sending me a copy of this one to review. Unfortunately, I didn't enjoy this one as much as I wanted to but I hope others will enjoy this one more than me.