nessas_lair 's review for:

These Deathless Bones by Cassandra Khaw
5.0

I really enjoyed this short audiobook. Holy moly it was disturbing though. TW for animal cruelty because some of the stuff that happen to these poor animals is so horrendous and gruesome. I liked the twist of the story of the “wicked” stepmother and her stepchild, the prince. Usually it’s the stepmother who treats the child wickedly, but in this case it’s the child who is wicked and the stepmother is just trying to save others from him. The story was also told in such a fairytale-poetic way that made it so pleasant to listen to, despite the gory content.