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A review by melsshelves
Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
I got this in my Fairyloot subscription and was enamored with the design elements of Wren. She looked so fearless and badass and she totally is.
While the world the author created is immersive and full of fascinating magic, the writing is extremely YA - no flowery prose here and that’s alright! This started off slow from the history dumps and predictable nature but the second half picked up and the story really started rolling.
There was no romance and suddenly too much of it. While I liked the romance bits we got, they felt out of place and not built up to. Lots of enemies, okay reluctant allies, and then 💥 in your face kissing. Didn’t feel natural. Oh and if you hadn’t caught on yet, no this is NOT a fantasy romance and thank goodness. I wanted badass death warrior and that’s what I got.
Also HUGE shoutout to the author for the last paragraph or so being a recap of the major plot points to breeze over when the next book comes out. Looking forward to continuing on!
Read the majority on audiobook and narrator was great!
While the world the author created is immersive and full of fascinating magic, the writing is extremely YA - no flowery prose here and that’s alright! This started off slow from the history dumps and predictable nature but the second half picked up and the story really started rolling.
There was no romance and suddenly too much of it. While I liked the romance bits we got, they felt out of place and not built up to. Lots of enemies, okay reluctant allies, and then 💥 in your face kissing. Didn’t feel natural. Oh and if you hadn’t caught on yet, no this is NOT a fantasy romance and thank goodness. I wanted badass death warrior and that’s what I got.
Also HUGE shoutout to the author for the last paragraph or so being a recap of the major plot points to breeze over when the next book comes out. Looking forward to continuing on!
Read the majority on audiobook and narrator was great!