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Bone Crier's Moon
by Kathryn Purdie
Bone Crier’s Moon is the first book in the Bone Grace duology and it’s been sitting on my shelves since I received it in an Owlcrate subscription box in 2020. The setting is Medieval France, in the fantastical land of South Galle, and it’s inspired by French folklore.
The Luress (known as Bone Criers to the townsfolk) are a group of siren-like females whose job it is to ferry the dead to the afterlife. Once they come of age, each Luress is expected to lure her soulmate to his death in a full moon magic ritual, in order to complete her rite of passage to become a ferrier. There’s mythology and lore and bone magic to figure out as we go, and while I didn’t understand some of the concepts in the world building of this book, it still kept me hooked because it felt so fast-paced and there was always something going on. It kind of also gives Grisha vibes, with its bone magic, so a big plus there! Filled with typical YA tropes, fantastic female friendships, heartbreaking betrayals, and a massive cliffhanger that made me start the sequel immediately, I really enjoyed this book and am glad that I finally got around to reading it.
The Luress (known as Bone Criers to the townsfolk) are a group of siren-like females whose job it is to ferry the dead to the afterlife. Once they come of age, each Luress is expected to lure her soulmate to his death in a full moon magic ritual, in order to complete her rite of passage to become a ferrier. There’s mythology and lore and bone magic to figure out as we go, and while I didn’t understand some of the concepts in the world building of this book, it still kept me hooked because it felt so fast-paced and there was always something going on. It kind of also gives Grisha vibes, with its bone magic, so a big plus there! Filled with typical YA tropes, fantastic female friendships, heartbreaking betrayals, and a massive cliffhanger that made me start the sequel immediately, I really enjoyed this book and am glad that I finally got around to reading it.