A review by wandering_seal
Welcome to Bone Town by Thea Masen, Clover Holloway

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

5.0

Oft, the hotness going on here I was not expecting! Right. I can accept that that was barely a sentence, but I need you to get that yes, sure, I was trusting that this story would be both hot and a good time, but I was not expecting it to be this hot or this fun. There is a lot of integrity to the story, too - honestly, I was thinking it would be a thin excuse for some sweaty action in a desert and that would have been fine, - but we spend a lot of time here thinking through what omegaverse bonds mean and how they will all fit together as a unit. I loved it. There were conversations about consent. I loved that even more. It's a queer normative world that gave the queer relationships space to exist in their own rights and maybe that's best of all? Basically, it's a lot more than just getting it on in the desert (and they do that too!)

Now, that's not to say there isn't a fair bit of suspension of disbelief going on here. I'm not sure in real life would everyone be so chill about Jax the treasure hunter and his sticky fingers and creeper ways. There's probably things about the archaeological dig that don't hold true, but I'm not an archaeologist and I don't have to care about that. It all made sense in-world and that's what matters here. I feel like if you can get on board with heats, slicks and knots none of the other slight eyebrow raises should be insurmountable.

This is a great author collaboration and a fun addition to the omegaverse world!

I read an advance copy of this book. My thoughts are very much my own.
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