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The Bone Houses

by Emily Lloyd-Jones

Come for the walking dead, stay for the way this book lets grief be ugly, loyal, and somehow hopeful. It has the shape of an old folktale with a soft little love story tucked under the dirt.

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  • Content warnings: Ableism, Classism, Parental abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol use, Blood, Gore, Body horror, Injury detail, Vomiting / emesis, Chronic illness, Grief, Parental death, Death of loved one, Murder, Violence, Drowning, Animal death, War, Poverty
Length352 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium

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What the story promises

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Romance promise

  • Friends to lovers
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • Low
  • Closed door / fade to black
  • Earned hope
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  • Scholar/intellectual
  • Sweet / tender
  • Beautiful grief
  • Secretly soft
  • Hurt/comfort
  • Tension / anticipation
  • Comfort reread material
  • Survivor
  • Only one who understands them
  • Longing glances
  • Touch starvation

Fantasy promise

  • Ya fantasy
  • Forced proximity
  • Small town / village
  • Historical
  • Undead
  • Forest / wilderness
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  • Gothic
  • Fae
  • Adventure romance
  • Mountain / highlands
  • Monsters
  • Survival romance

Reading experience

  • Third person
  • Medium
  • Atmospheric
  • Moderate
  • Chronic illness
  • Eerie
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  • Lyrical
  • Protector
  • Disabled love interest (LI)
  • Melancholic
  • General badass
  • Adventurous
  • Warm
  • Caretaker
  • Heartwarming
  • Enchanted forest
  • Survival against impossible odds
  • Will make you cry
  • Comfort read vibes

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Book details
Length
352 pages
Publisher
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Format
Book