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callistag1's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
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? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Chronic illness, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent and Animal death
Minor: Child abuse
emilylou's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Gravedigger vs zombies, plus a mapmaker sidekick and an undead goat. Emily Lloyd-Jones has a special talent to infuse magic into situations that would be grievously tragic or absolutely horrific otherwise. Instead, you walk away with a sense of wonder and a respect for both life and death.
Ryn is a gravedigger by trade, taking over after her father disappeared on a scouting trip and her mother passed away from a lung illness. Not quite an adult, she is attempting to keep her siblings together and make a living wage. In a time when her fellow townspeople are more likely to burn their dead than hire a gravedigger, due to the uptick of deceased peoples wandering through the nearby forest, this is no easy feat.
Enter a visiting mapmaker, Ellis, who needs a guide to map the forest and mountains beyond. Ryn, having learned the tricks to safely navigate these haunted woods, becomes the obvious choice for this endeavor. The night before they are set to depart, the village is overran by murderous zombies. Without another choice, Ryn, Ellis, and an undead goat head for the hills to accomplish the goal of finding a way to break the magic enchanting the dead through the forest and mountains, and finally give the deceased a long awaited rest.
Ryn is a gravedigger by trade, taking over after her father disappeared on a scouting trip and her mother passed away from a lung illness. Not quite an adult, she is attempting to keep her siblings together and make a living wage. In a time when her fellow townspeople are more likely to burn their dead than hire a gravedigger, due to the uptick of deceased peoples wandering through the nearby forest, this is no easy feat.
Enter a visiting mapmaker, Ellis, who needs a guide to map the forest and mountains beyond. Ryn, having learned the tricks to safely navigate these haunted woods, becomes the obvious choice for this endeavor. The night before they are set to depart, the village is overran by murderous zombies. Without another choice, Ryn, Ellis, and an undead goat head for the hills to accomplish the goal of finding a way to break the magic enchanting the dead through the forest and mountains, and finally give the deceased a long awaited rest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Death
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Classism, and Gore
Minor: Child death
ash_ton's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book really reminded me of Among the Beasts & Briars. The Bone Houses was written first, but I read Among the Beasts & Briars first lol. Both good books!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Child death and Classism
norwegianforestreader's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Vomit, Violence, and Gore
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