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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
The new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger from V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.
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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil had an intriguing premise, but the execution left me a bit underwhelmed. The pacing was slow, and many of the cutbacks and lengthy scene descriptions felt unnecessary, making the reading experience drag more than it should have. While the writing itself had moments of beauty, the story often became bogged down in detail, rather than moving forward. The ending, too, left me wanting more. It felt abrupt and unresolved, as though the book stopped just before reaching its full potential. Overall, a decent read with flashes of promise, but one I wish had been tighter and more satisfying.
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What’s it about?
Spanning from Europe in the early 1500s to Boston in 2019, we meet three queer women who have been “planted in the midnight soil”. Basically, we meet three different female vampires in three separate centuries. As their paths cross, the story deepens.
What did it make me think about?
Vampires- really?
Should I read it?
I didn’t realize this was a vampire book when I first picked it up. I had read “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” and enjoyed it. I saw this on some “best of” lists and thought I would try it. Two hundred pages in, I was kicking myself. I like V.E. Schwab’s writing style. However, I didn’t like these characters. I also found the first 300 pages relatively dull and slow. The last 200 pages picked up, but it was too late to save this one for me. Basically, this is not a book I would recommend to anyone who is not a real hardcore fantasy fan.
Quote-
“Sixty minutes to an hour.
Twenty-four hours to a day.
These are mortal measurements, for mortal lives.
But when you live forever, time is something far less constant.
When you are happy, a decade rushes by.
When you are sad, a minute crawls.
When you are lonely and afraid, time seems to lose all meaning.
Blink, and a year is gone.
Blink, and it has only been a night.
Only, it is not a life at all.
It is a prison sentence.”
What’s it about?
Spanning from Europe in the early 1500s to Boston in 2019, we meet three queer women who have been “planted in the midnight soil”. Basically, we meet three different female vampires in three separate centuries. As their paths cross, the story deepens.
What did it make me think about?
Vampires- really?
Should I read it?
I didn’t realize this was a vampire book when I first picked it up. I had read “The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue” and enjoyed it. I saw this on some “best of” lists and thought I would try it. Two hundred pages in, I was kicking myself. I like V.E. Schwab’s writing style. However, I didn’t like these characters. I also found the first 300 pages relatively dull and slow. The last 200 pages picked up, but it was too late to save this one for me. Basically, this is not a book I would recommend to anyone who is not a real hardcore fantasy fan.
Quote-
“Sixty minutes to an hour.
Twenty-four hours to a day.
These are mortal measurements, for mortal lives.
But when you live forever, time is something far less constant.
When you are happy, a decade rushes by.
When you are sad, a minute crawls.
When you are lonely and afraid, time seems to lose all meaning.
Blink, and a year is gone.
Blink, and it has only been a night.
Only, it is not a life at all.
It is a prison sentence.”
Now this is a STORY.
V.E. Schwab's incredibly articulated characters and enchanting plotline made this a well needed 5-star read for me. Filled with yearning, toxicity, rage, and obsession, I simply couldn't put this down.
Told from 3 perspectives, this masterpiece is about sapphic vampires and their lives intertwining with one another. Maria, from renaissance era Spain is arranged to marry into royalty against her will. Charlotte, from the 1800's London, finds herself swept into the aristocratic scene following a forbidden romance. Alice, living in Boston in 2019, explores her new life as a college student, and as a supernatural creature of the dark following an out-of-character night.
As Bury Our Bones spans from the 1500s to modern day, it gave me a bit of historical fiction which I LOVED. The romance and fantasy aspects of this book were SO well done and did not feel forcibly interjected to grab reader's attention (which I'll admit I was worried about) and made this a unique tale I'II always remember. This book is one meant to be savored and enjoyed slowly, but that didn't stop me from finishing a few hundred pages each sitting.
The way vampires are showcased in this book was one of my favorite depictions: toxic, ravenous, and violent creatures. It drove the plot of this book, leading it down dark pathways and enabling women's anger and urges to return to power in a society that stole it away from them for centuries. This story is about love, about rage, and about revenge in the best possible way. This was my first V.E. Schwab, and I can't wait to get my hands on another.
V.E. Schwab's incredibly articulated characters and enchanting plotline made this a well needed 5-star read for me. Filled with yearning, toxicity, rage, and obsession, I simply couldn't put this down.
Told from 3 perspectives, this masterpiece is about sapphic vampires and their lives intertwining with one another. Maria, from renaissance era Spain is arranged to marry into royalty against her will. Charlotte, from the 1800's London, finds herself swept into the aristocratic scene following a forbidden romance. Alice, living in Boston in 2019, explores her new life as a college student, and as a supernatural creature of the dark following an out-of-character night.
As Bury Our Bones spans from the 1500s to modern day, it gave me a bit of historical fiction which I LOVED. The romance and fantasy aspects of this book were SO well done and did not feel forcibly interjected to grab reader's attention (which I'll admit I was worried about) and made this a unique tale I'II always remember. This book is one meant to be savored and enjoyed slowly, but that didn't stop me from finishing a few hundred pages each sitting.
The way vampires are showcased in this book was one of my favorite depictions: toxic, ravenous, and violent creatures. It drove the plot of this book, leading it down dark pathways and enabling women's anger and urges to return to power in a society that stole it away from them for centuries. This story is about love, about rage, and about revenge in the best possible way. This was my first V.E. Schwab, and I can't wait to get my hands on another.
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