The Bone Shard Daughter

Woooooooowwwww. This book was incredible. I haven't read a really really good book in a bit, but this book shattered that streak.

This book follows multiple POVs. In this world, the emperor uses shards of children's scalps that they are required to “donate” to create constructs. He etches commands onto these bone shards and inserts them into bodies of different animals that are assembled together. We follow multiple people living in this harrowing world as they try to fight corruption.

I knew from the get go I would enjoy this book. Within the first few chapters, I was already invested in the characters, and as I learned all of their stories I became even more engrossed. The characters are all very different, but very relatable in different ways. The whole story was unpredictable and exciting. There was violence, romance, journeys, and heartbreak. I can't believe this is a debut novel. It is so well written and realized. I know this review is a little vague but I don't want to spoil a single thing! This is what fantasy is all about. Everyone interested in fantasy should definitely read this book!

TW: blood, child death, death of a loved one, drowning, experimentation (human/animal), murder, parental abuse, violence