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sophierosemaria's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.0
Enjoyable and fun read. The story development and world building felt a bit rushed at times, but all in all great YA.
mairelon's review against another edition
5.0
Woo got an ARC! Still have 1.5 to go before I can get to it but I'm pumped!
Edit 13.08.19: breathtaking tbh. RTC.
Edit 16.08.19: I don't want to post my new review too early so have this summary I put together:
They say Bone Criers can be found - breathtaking in white - playing their bone-flute song on the night of the full moon. They are the downfall of any man who witness them for surely they will not be able to resist their siren song and will die in the arms of a Bone Crier. Bastion's own father was lost to him at the hands and song of a Bone Crier. Since that long past moon-lit night, Bastion has sworn to find and hunt down the women in white so no other child loses their father. And so he waits on the bridge on a moonlit night, as the legends dictate, for the creature to appear.
Ailesse, heir to the Bone Crier's matriarch, is preparing for her right of passage. The Bone Crier's sacred duty can only be undertaken after a great sacrifice - the luring and murder of their amouré - their soulmate. Once a Bone Crier and her amouré complete the ritual dance under moonlight, the Crier has a year to kill him or else they are both taken by the Gods. Always needing prove herself to her clan, Ailesse is never one to do things half way. Of course she's going to pick a bridge in full view from the city. And of course the Gods have chosen a handsome yet troubled young man with a vendetta against the creatures who murdered his father. Things get...complicated. Meanwhile Ailesse's young partner in crime - Sabine - tries to reconcile her distaste for killing with her legacy as a Bone Crier. For the Bone Crier's solemn duty is one of sacrifice and blood, and Sabine has no taste for blood.
I assure you this lengthy summary was needed and wasn't in an effort to relive the book high Bone Crier's Moon gave me.
Edit 13.08.19: breathtaking tbh. RTC.
Edit 16.08.19: I don't want to post my new review too early so have this summary I put together:
They say Bone Criers can be found - breathtaking in white - playing their bone-flute song on the night of the full moon. They are the downfall of any man who witness them for surely they will not be able to resist their siren song and will die in the arms of a Bone Crier. Bastion's own father was lost to him at the hands and song of a Bone Crier. Since that long past moon-lit night, Bastion has sworn to find and hunt down the women in white so no other child loses their father. And so he waits on the bridge on a moonlit night, as the legends dictate, for the creature to appear.
Ailesse, heir to the Bone Crier's matriarch, is preparing for her right of passage. The Bone Crier's sacred duty can only be undertaken after a great sacrifice - the luring and murder of their amouré - their soulmate. Once a Bone Crier and her amouré complete the ritual dance under moonlight, the Crier has a year to kill him or else they are both taken by the Gods. Always needing prove herself to her clan, Ailesse is never one to do things half way. Of course she's going to pick a bridge in full view from the city. And of course the Gods have chosen a handsome yet troubled young man with a vendetta against the creatures who murdered his father. Things get...complicated. Meanwhile Ailesse's young partner in crime - Sabine - tries to reconcile her distaste for killing with her legacy as a Bone Crier. For the Bone Crier's solemn duty is one of sacrifice and blood, and Sabine has no taste for blood.
I assure you this lengthy summary was needed and wasn't in an effort to relive the book high Bone Crier's Moon gave me.
thisstoryaintover's review against another edition
okay I really liked the premise of this book. Marcel was my absolute fave. Wasn't a super huge fan of the Bastien/Ailesse romance but LOVED the character arc for Sabine. not sure if i'll continue with this series but I did find it an enjoyable fantasy read!
bookreader626's review against another edition
3.0
I REALLY loved the creativity and the use of the bones. I also thoroughly enjoyed the detail of how their society used the bones, became a ferrier, and received bones. However, I believe this book lacked overall character development. I consistently read this book thinking, "That's it?" I want more. I couldn't connect to the characters, and the end of the story felt rushed. I will read book 2, as the story outways the "missing" piece for me. I think this story could have been so much better if more detail, development, and time were put into it.
buttonsandbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I remember seeing someone rave about this fantasy on Bookstagram and adding it to my wishlist ages ago. When I saw it at Book Outlet, I decided to go e it a go.
Ailesse is a bone crier and determined to collect her final grace from a tiger shark. For each of the three animals she must kill, she collects their keen attributes. After collecting the three, she'll be able to play the bone flute and attract her amoure to her, kill him, and finally achieve her goal of ferrying the dead to either heave or hell. After all, a bone Crier's life is nothing but sacrifice. Bastien is bound and determined to kill as many of Aliesse's kind as he can, after all it was a bone crier that killed his father and left him a homeless, thieving orphan. Together with his friends, they devise a plot to kill a bone crier and finally get revenge. But will he be able to resist the pull of the woman in white?
This was good, but too stretched out. At times I could swear it was a lot of detail happening in one night, but it was over the course of a month. It all just sort of blurred together. I don't think I'll read the second in the duology.
⭐⭐⭐
Ailesse is a bone crier and determined to collect her final grace from a tiger shark. For each of the three animals she must kill, she collects their keen attributes. After collecting the three, she'll be able to play the bone flute and attract her amoure to her, kill him, and finally achieve her goal of ferrying the dead to either heave or hell. After all, a bone Crier's life is nothing but sacrifice. Bastien is bound and determined to kill as many of Aliesse's kind as he can, after all it was a bone crier that killed his father and left him a homeless, thieving orphan. Together with his friends, they devise a plot to kill a bone crier and finally get revenge. But will he be able to resist the pull of the woman in white?
This was good, but too stretched out. At times I could swear it was a lot of detail happening in one night, but it was over the course of a month. It all just sort of blurred together. I don't think I'll read the second in the duology.
⭐⭐⭐
reiyuka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75