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A review by keepcalmblogon
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
After reading The Whispering Dark, Kelly Andrew became an autobuy author for me and I was so excited to hear Your Blood, My Bones is set in the same world (and we got some cameos!). When I got approved for the NetGalley e-ARC, I immediately started reading it (sitting on the entrance line at NYCC lmao)!
This book was as perfectly dark and bittersweet as I expected. Wyatt, Peter, and James peeled back the sinew of my heart and nestled in together for a bloody lodging. It’s actually hard to write this review without spoilers because in order to describe the love and friendship between these three I have to reveal the longing between immortal Peter and witchy Wyatt, and the heartbreak knowing that one of them must die to save the other–and the world. James, the faithful, British best mate who betrays his father for the love of his friends, and who in turn is victimized by the man who was supposed to care for him, finds redemption through Wyatt’s unbelievable power and together, the friends stop the encroaching eldritch darkness, making every sacrifice along the way. As per TWD, this story isn’t completely calamitous though, and those who survive leave us with a bittersweet conclusion that is the best one could hope for in a world of human sacrifice and the unbreakable bond between true friends and true love.
YBMB is, of course, all the stars, and all the tears, and all the feels.
This book was as perfectly dark and bittersweet as I expected. Wyatt, Peter, and James peeled back the sinew of my heart and nestled in together for a bloody lodging. It’s actually hard to write this review without spoilers because in order to describe the love and friendship between these three I have to reveal the longing between immortal Peter and witchy Wyatt, and the heartbreak knowing that one of them must die to save the other–and the world. James, the faithful, British best mate who betrays his father for the love of his friends, and who in turn is victimized by the man who was supposed to care for him, finds redemption through Wyatt’s unbelievable power and together, the friends stop the encroaching eldritch darkness, making every sacrifice along the way. As per TWD, this story isn’t completely calamitous though, and those who survive leave us with a bittersweet conclusion that is the best one could hope for in a world of human sacrifice and the unbreakable bond between true friends and true love.
YBMB is, of course, all the stars, and all the tears, and all the feels.