BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL | V.E. Schwab

Rating: ★★★★★

TL;DR: Not my favorite from Schwab but an awesome read none-the-less!

Summary: 

This is a story about life—

how it ends, and how it starts.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is one of my favorite reads and so I was very excited to read this new novel from Schwab.

It didn't disappoint, but didn't inspire the same feelings that Addie did.

"The fact is, whether death takes you all at once, or steals pieces over time, in the end there is no such thing as immortality. Some of us just die slower than the rest." This book was a beautiful exploration of immortality and love.

I love how immortality is, at different turns in this novel, an escape, a gift and a curse. It's something that can be useful and incredible, but also something that will eventually steal your humanity.

I also appreciated the discussion of love and how, again, it can start as something beautiful and lovely, but over time can corrode into something ugly and awful and possessive.

These characters were so unique and interesting, each had their own voice and I appreciated being able to get to know each of them through the flashbacks.

Overall, this was a really enjoyable read and a unique story. Schwab is really good about that.

What I loved: The characters! Each one was so different and unique. I just loved them.

What I didn’t: I'm a sucker for romance, and I wish I had known going in that this was more of a novel about obsession. I think I would have enjoyed it more.

Mood: ATMOSPHERIC, I want something to sink my teeth into, Fall Reads

Warnings:

• Blood, violence, murder (vampires!)

• Marital rape.

• Toxic relationship.

• Relationship abuse.

• Grief.

• Homophobia.

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Who should read it: If you loved twilight but wanted it to be more gay, People who love history, Lesbians, If you wanted IWTV to have more women

Buy: [buy it here]