Review: The Bone Houses

I think we can make a little celebration considering that our official tbr was over, I mean, it was with the last book but I couldn't be bothered to make a celebration intro because you know, I  had to take care of the puffy eyes because I cried so damn hard. So yeah, anyways YAY, I read 10 books for the month and we can advance to reading more books at our own pace.

 

Following the story of Ryn, The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones tells us the story of her being a gravedigger. The dead of her village are not exactly always dead, they happen to have a habit to return to the world of the living, as the bone houses. But these bone houses have never caused a nuisance before. Until the arrival of the mysterious Ellis appears. It's like the bone houses  have gone haywire and the bone houses are attacking her  village. There are a lot of questions, pasts to be uncovered.

QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 3.4/5, IT WAS A BIT OVERHYPED IF I MAY SAY SO.

PROS:

1. Writing style: Smooth, easy flowing, it took me a single sitting to get through it. The book was short too but that's not the point. Short books have taken me longer time. What I mean is that it's descriptive, but it keeps the reader engaged which is a good thing.

2. Characterization: now this is something I haven't talked about in a good while. From the beginning, it's perfectly clear that these characters have a double layer of character hidden within them. A story of the past, a hurt, or a secret waiting to be revealed.  I wish I had a character development like this. I feel like I'm going through a deep trauma arc before I have a corruption arc and turn into the deadliest villain that ever existed. What's the non binary form of villain? Do let me know.

3. The idea of bone houses: Look, this was nothing less than the precedent of a zombie apocalypse. For real, the bone houses, they're the undead, they're basically zombies and Ryn and Ellis were actually out to prevent the apocalypse from spreading further. But that is an idea I love, I'm sold.

CONS:

1. The Concept of the bone goat? I really didn't quite get it. When all the bone houses were going feral af, the animal, the freaking dead animal that was going apeshit everywhere decides to be loyal? And how come a goddamn dead goat is being able to pass through all the hurdles while Ryn and Ellis nearly die? Explain.

2. The atmosphere: the synopsis, though promising, is not as dark as described. It rather feels like an old Disney story, a village girl going through a forest with the help of a man to get rid of a curse. Okay, nevermind, not old, sounds like a European version of Moana, except less feministic. 

3. Because the book was really hyped, it let me down when I saw it wasn't what I heard.

OVERALL, AN OKAY READ, personally I think it could have been better.