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Bonesmith by Nicki Pau Preto

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itgirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

For the starter half of the book it is dumped with a mouthful of information of the world building. I was like when will the story start because it explained the world like it was a memoir. When I got to the exact 50% of the book it was all definitely worthwhile. That plot twist edged me in my seat (sorry)

camiandkitread's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

“Bonesmith” has a brilliant magic system and a spooky fantasy setting, but holy info-dumping, Batman!

Most fantasy books you do have to push through the first 100 pages or so and this is no exception. Once you get past it though, there’s constant info-dumping from characters talking to each other. Props to Nicki Pau Preto for not having her main characters constantly ask and receive the info though.

If you put your head down and muscle through the info-dumping, “Bonesmith” is the start of a very interesting duology. It features some of the classic fantasy tropes and has some good twists. Info-dumping aside, it’s also well written and pretty evenly paced.

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ebusso's review against another edition

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5.0

Fuck it, five stars.

Tbh I didn't enjoy the first 100 pages at all, but the plot started picking up and I became really invested. I also expected this to be sapphic and it wasn't, but I was down with the main romance, still.