Wake the Bones

I liked this book but I didn't love it. The eerie atmosphere was done well, and for a debut, it was very well-written. Honestly, the characters was where this book fell short for me. With some dumb decisions (looking at you, Ricky) and some lack of development, I was just very “meh” with them, which detracted from the story. But if you're looking for a spooky, haunting kind of read with a college-aged protag, this is the one to read (I still fully recommend it). Debut novels always have the tendency to be a little more rough or underdeveloped and what not, and all that said, Kilcoyne did a good job and I did enjoy it, despite not being head over heels in love with it.

I was very pleasantly surprised with this book! It was super fast paced and I absolutely flew through it. It was very unsettling but that's what I loved about it. Super great weird, and gothic YA !






Thank you to St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an eBook copy to review.

Rating: 2.75 leaves out of 5Characters: 2.5/5 Cover: 2.5/5Story: 3/5Writing: 3/5Genre: Horror/FantasyType: AudiobookWorth?: EhHated Disliked It Was Okay Liked Loved FavoritedWant to thank Netgalley and publishers for giving me the chance to listen to this book. I will admit that about 1/4th through the book I was hella confused on who was who when dealing with the two women. Even after finishing I still wasn't sure who was the outcast or not. Anyway, there were some chilling factors in the book but I would say it was lower end horror. The actual story was pretty flat. It is like a cold flat coke, you don't want it but it is a hot as hell day and you drink it more for the cold instead of the flavor. That is what the book was. It isn't something I would remember in a couple years but the story was still good enough to read when you don't have much to do.