Bonesmith

House of the Dead Duology

By: Nicki Pau Preto

Narrated by: Molly Hanson

“A fascinating world, absolutely delightful characters, and enemies-to-loves romance—this book is one readers will devour before begging for more.” —Tricia Levenseller, New York Times bestselling author of Blade of Secrets

Gideon the Ninth meets the Game of Thrones White Walkers in this dark, “swiftly paced” (Publishers Weekly) young adult fantasy about a disgraced ghost-fighting warrior who must journey into a haunted wasteland to rescue a kidnapped prince.

Ready your blade. Defeat the undead.

In the Dominions, the dead linger, violent and unpredictable, unless a bonesmith severs the ghost from its earthly remains. For bonesmith Wren, becoming a valkyr—a ghost-fighting warrior—is a chance to solidify her place in the noble House of Bone and impress her frequently absent father. But when sabotage causes Wren to fail her qualifying trial, she is banished to the Border Wall, the last line of defense against a wasteland called the Breach where the vicious dead roam unchecked.

Determined to reclaim her family’s respect, Wren gets her chance when a House of Gold prince is kidnapped and taken beyond the Wall. To prove she has what it takes to be a valkyr, Wren vows to cross the Breach and rescue the prince. But to do so, she’s forced into an uneasy alliance with one of the kidnappers—a fierce ironsmith called Julian from the exiled House of Iron, the very people who caused the Breach in the first place…and the House of Bone’s sworn enemy.

As they travel, Wren and Julian spend as much time fighting each other as they do the undead, but when they discover there’s more behind the kidnapping than either of them knew, they’ll need to work together to combat the real danger: a dark alliance that is brewing between the living and the undead.

©2023 Nicki Pau Preto (P)2023 Simon & Schuster Audio

Loved it!

What a great story. I was sorry to hear it’s end! Interesting magic system, great character development and a touch of romance. I will be getting the next book.

Entertaining

This book was entertaining. The world was interesting. The different “smiths” and their powers was cool. This book is full of magic, betrayals, truths, alliances. I am very intrigued as to how this story is going to go. I did enjoy the “love” story because it wasn’t overdone in the book. The story was more about the bonesmith and the world of the bonesmith.
Audible review: I enjoyed the narrator. Her accent for the main character was entertaining.

Fantastic narration!

This narrator is so good! She uses such different tones and accents for each character that I almost feel like they’re voiced by different people.

I love this book💖

such a refreshing ya fantasy novel. I enjoyed this adventure so much. especially the world building and magic system. love the dark and creepy vibes. I can't wait for the next book.

Super fun, easy listen

I loved the originality of this story and the unique take on a magic system. I do feel like the beginning was a bit rushed with little preamble and it just kind of threw the listener right into the action. Not necessarily a complaint, but I personally would have liked a little more background to set the scene.

Excellent story!!

I had no expectations going into the story, I just know that I like the idea of necromancers. What I got was an awesome cast of characters with their own charm and personality, and gripping story, and meaningful relationships. I loved Ren, she is a very likeable character trying to find her place in the world, both very confident and insecure.
Can't wait to see what will happen next in the story. I would highly recommend it to fantasy lovers.

A new story!!

Sometimes I get tired of the "same" kind of story being told over and over. This book was a breath of fresh air and something new!! Highly recommended and can't wait for the second one in August 2024!

Fantastic YA Grimdark Fantasy

So. Good. The worldbuilding and magic system, the characters, the banter, the story—it all swept me away. If anyone has more YA grimdark fantasy recs, I’m going to need them. I also need the next book, because I want to know what happens next!

P.S. The audiobook narrator is great!

Contains:
-Violence
-Language

Entertaining Story

Great narration! Story had me hooked! Can't wait for book 2! Can't believe more people haven't downloaded.

Great story amazing voicework

I love the story and the characters usually I'm fine with whoever reads it. This one though seemed extra good and kept me focused!