I was immediately drawn into the world that Lloyd-Jones carefully crafted. The descriptions and atmosphere are fantastic. “The forest did not scare her rather, she wanted to be like it: ageless and impervious, cruel and beautiful. It is truly a crime that more people aren’t talking about this fantasy horror with a soft relationship and truly touching sibling relationships!

It’s a weird feeling writing a full review six months after reading a book, but trust me when I say that The Bone Houses is a memorable read that’s stuck with me long after finishing it. Goodreads Buy Indie Amazon B&N Book Depository My Review of The Bone Houses This post uses affiliate links and I may receive a small commission for purchases made through my links at no additional cost to you. Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the long-hidden truths about themselves. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?

When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. The risen corpses are known as “bone houses,” and legend says that they’re the result of a decades-old curse. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don’t always stay dead. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. Seventeen-year-old Aderyn (“Ryn”) only cares about two things: her family, and her family’s graveyard.

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