Genre: YA Fantasy
Pages: 352
Published: 2019
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher’s Synopsis:
“Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead.
The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?
Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the long-hidden truths about themselves.”
My Review:
I was first introduced to this author after being gifted with an advanced copy of The Drowned Woods, set to release in August, 2022. After thoroughly enjoying that one, I immediately went to get this book. It is set in the same world as this book but in a different time and with different characters. The author has a profound ability to capture characters, their personalities, how they think and feel, and just the human experience in general. I love the atypical main characters in this story – a tomboy girl hero with a boyish figure, and a boy who has to rely on intelligence rather than physical strength. They bond through their unique experiences with loss and tragedy. The adventure they embark on is action-packed and I couldn’t put this one down.
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