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A review by leahjanespeare
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew
3.0
I wanted to love this sooooooo badly!!!!
The Whispering Dark was one of my favorite books of 2022 and was a knockout debut. Sadly, this sophomore novel was a slump for me, and I am crushed.
The ideas were there, the atmosphere were there, but I think it needed tightening up, and more clarity on the magic system and dynamics between the main characters. I kept losing track of who was 'good' and who was 'evil' - and no it's not because they were morally gray, I was trying to keep track of motives and why anybody was doing what they were doing. Also a character had two names, I think? I thought it was a narrator inconsistancy but then later on it was clear that no, he had two variations of his name. And who was I supposed to be rooting for romance wise? I think it was a love triangle but I am actually not sure.
Also, the similarities to The Raven Boys were SO STRONG that I couldn't help but compare it and since Raven Boys is one of my all time fav series, this one didn't have a chance.
(farm setting, dead parents, weird magic, curses, barn-set, love triangle, undead animals, twisted friend groups, sentient environment)
ANYWAY I hope the next one is better.
The Whispering Dark was one of my favorite books of 2022 and was a knockout debut. Sadly, this sophomore novel was a slump for me, and I am crushed.
The ideas were there, the atmosphere were there, but I think it needed tightening up, and more clarity on the magic system and dynamics between the main characters. I kept losing track of who was 'good' and who was 'evil' - and no it's not because they were morally gray, I was trying to keep track of motives and why anybody was doing what they were doing. Also a character had two names, I think? I thought it was a narrator inconsistancy but then later on it was clear that no, he had two variations of his name. And who was I supposed to be rooting for romance wise? I think it was a love triangle but I am actually not sure.
Also, the similarities to The Raven Boys were SO STRONG that I couldn't help but compare it and since Raven Boys is one of my all time fav series, this one didn't have a chance.
(farm setting, dead parents, weird magic, curses, barn-set, love triangle, undead animals, twisted friend groups, sentient environment)
ANYWAY I hope the next one is better.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Body horror