lamorehaidenti 's review for:

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab

2.5

emotional mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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2.5 ✨

This novel read like a cheap version of Interview with the Vampire. The way Sabine mimics the ruthless madness of Lestat and Charlotte wines and wines trying to feel as conflicted and human as Louis were too forced, too obvious, too much.

Sabine could have been an interesting character but she falls flat right after the Venice scenes. Charlotte is slightly more interesting to me since she sometimes manages to show the hypocrisy of her humanness.

Still, having read Interview with the Vampire this novel felt utterly unnecessary and incredibly boring. It lacks the historical background and the actual gore and evilness depicted in IWTV, Sabine is soon repetitive in her mad rage and Charlotte becomes whiny instead of being actually conflicted and somehow redeemable.

This novel had potential, but it fell flat for me.