Living with her two younger siblings and uncle, who, incidentally, has also not been seen for several days, Ryn is struggling to pay the bills and keep her family fed because the village she lives in is quickly running out of people to bury and the villagers are now deciding to cremate their dead instead of burying them. The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones is a YA fantasy and horror novel about a young girl, Ryn-short for Aderyn-,who has inherited her family’s gravedigging business after her mother dies and her father goes missing. There were, however, some positives and I will talk about those first before going into specifics on negatives. Unfortunately, I did not like it as much as I thought I would.

By then, it had already been out for a couple of months and its star was on the rise within the book community. I first found out about this book when it was featured in a young adult subscription book box. Click here for a brief description or synopsis. This book was released on September 24 th, 2019 and it has become very popular among young adult readers (as well as avid adult fantasy readers) in the months since. Today I’m going to review The Bone Houses by Emily Lloyd-Jones. Welcome back to Bibliophilia Book Reviews.

' Full of twists, so it's impossible to stop reading.Hi everyone. I didn't figure out whodunit and kept suspecting the wrong character the whole time' Reader review 5 stars ' Full of twists, so it's impossible to stop reading. Creepy and gripping' Reader review 5 stars that final twist which I didn't see coming' Reader review 5 stars Sent chills running down my spine and had me flicking the pages so fast I devoured it in a matter of hours. 'I was drawn in right from the first page. The Slayton Thrillers, with Detective Sarah Noble, can be read as standalones, or in any order. Perfect for fans of Cara Hunter, Alex North and Stephen King. Will she survive the secrets of the bone house?ĭon't miss this gripping new thriller from bestselling author Caroline Mitchell, that will have your heart pounding as you say 'just one more page!'.

With the help of forensic anthropologist Sophia Hudson, and the extraordinary young Elliott Carter, Detective Sarah Noble gets to the bottom of a cold case that refuses to stay in the past. It's the moment that new mother, Cora, has been dreading since she moved to Slayton - because someone knows, and is going to make her pay. When hundreds of birds fall from the sky into Slayton's lake in a terrifying freak event, the waters are dredged - revealing a dark, long-held secret.Īn old pram is pulled from the depths, with the bones of a baby still strapped inside. It is one of those 'just one more chapter' type books that end up keeping you up all night,' Reader Reviewer 5 stars

The bone houses