A review by thereadingraccoon
Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Your Blood, My Bones is a young adult contemporary dark fantasy about a teenage girl who inherits her father’s land that sits on the edge of two worlds. 

When Wyatt’s mother took her from her childhood home five years ago she left behind her two best friends Peter and James. But when she returns to the farmhouse after her father’s death she is horrified to find Peter chained up in the basement. What no one told her was that Peter was an immortal child from another world and it’s only his ritualistic murder over and over for a century by her family that has been holding back the monsters from another dimension. It will be up to Peter and Wyatt to set aside their feelings for each other and devise a way to close the rip between the two worlds. 

This is a creative, haunting and romantic novel about first love, sacrifice and the dark things that terrible people do for power. I loved Wyatt, Peter and James and I rooted for them the entire time. The setting and the monsters were appropriately creepy and the writing was atmospheric and beautiful. I enjoyed the pacing which was never dull or slow and kept me turning the pages. I look forward to reading Kelly Andrew’s debut novel which includes some of the side characters from this one.