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.

I liked but didn't love this. The writing is beautiful but some of it didn't quite work for me. The explanation of the reasons behind the hauntings didn't click for me, but some of the spooky bits were well done.