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Bone Crier's Moon
by Kathryn Purdie
Bone Criers Have A Sacred Duty
They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But the powers they have to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara's Night Heavens or Tyrus's Underworld comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication- at the cost of the Bone Crier's one true love.
Ailesse has been preparing since she was born to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers. But first she must complete her rite of passage, killing the boy she's destined to love.
Bastien's father was slain by a Bone Crier when he was a boy and since then he's been seeking revenge. Yet his vengeance comes too late. Ailesse's ritual has begun and now their fates are intertwined in life and death.
Sabine has never had a stomach for the work of a Bone Crier. Yet when her best friend Ailesse is taken captive she will do whatever it takes to break the bond between Ailesse and Bastien. Before they all die.
There was that pulse pounding opening, then a build up to what would catapult the story into a full blown action packed story. I found myself invested in the friendship between Ailesse & Sabine, irritated with some of Bastien's friends and over time wondering if that bond could truly be broken. As I turned each page that thirst for revenge played out, the desire to fulfill a long awaited destiny, and a friend's relentless search to find her best friend came alive in a ways I never thought possible.
Each driven by one thing only to have things climax in a way I never saw coming and couldn't even tear my eyes away from. As with each narration things slowly come to light and whatever motives were there at the start took a bit of a surprising turn. I really enjoyed the pacing once it got going and the more the story developed and the characters changed and grew. By the end I'm thinking what just......!!
It was an enjoyable fun, hard to put down wild ride. Of which I'm so thankful there is going to be a heart pounding second.
They alone can keep the dead from preying on the living. But the powers they have to ferry the spirits of the dead into goddess Elara's Night Heavens or Tyrus's Underworld comes from sacrifice. The gods demand a promise of dedication- at the cost of the Bone Crier's one true love.
Ailesse has been preparing since she was born to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers. But first she must complete her rite of passage, killing the boy she's destined to love.
Bastien's father was slain by a Bone Crier when he was a boy and since then he's been seeking revenge. Yet his vengeance comes too late. Ailesse's ritual has begun and now their fates are intertwined in life and death.
Sabine has never had a stomach for the work of a Bone Crier. Yet when her best friend Ailesse is taken captive she will do whatever it takes to break the bond between Ailesse and Bastien. Before they all die.
There was that pulse pounding opening, then a build up to what would catapult the story into a full blown action packed story. I found myself invested in the friendship between Ailesse & Sabine, irritated with some of Bastien's friends and over time wondering if that bond could truly be broken. As I turned each page that thirst for revenge played out, the desire to fulfill a long awaited destiny, and a friend's relentless search to find her best friend came alive in a ways I never thought possible.
Each driven by one thing only to have things climax in a way I never saw coming and couldn't even tear my eyes away from. As with each narration things slowly come to light and whatever motives were there at the start took a bit of a surprising turn. I really enjoyed the pacing once it got going and the more the story developed and the characters changed and grew. By the end I'm thinking what just......!!
It was an enjoyable fun, hard to put down wild ride. Of which I'm so thankful there is going to be a heart pounding second.