Wishlist Wednesday- Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

I don’t think I really need to explain my motives for wanting this book so badly. V.E. Schwab is hands down my favourite author, and I have loved every book she’s published. I also think, over the last few years, she’s really started to find her groove with her writing, and I love everything that they put out. 

I’ve heard a couple of mixed reviews for this one from some BookTubers and bloggers I follow, but they’ve all said similar things: the pacing was slow and langerous in this one, definitely heavy on the character-focus over the plot. And if you were a fan of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, you’d likely devour this one too. Given that Addie is one of my favourite books ever (it’s a tie between Addie and The Raven King for my top spot) that’s definitely good news for me.

I’ve managed to preorder one of the gorgeous Illumicrate editions already, but since it won’t be sent until around July, I’m also going to be picking up a copy from Waterstones. These days I rarely buy multiple copies of a book, but I’ll make an exception here (and place it next to my three copies of Addie). I’m also meeting V.E. Schwab later in the month at a book event, so it’s a must-read before then! (I know the likelihood that anything will be spoiled is low, but I always worry some keen person in the audience will ask a question that reveals too much before someone can stop them).

Even if I wasn’t such a huge fan of Schwab, the premise of Bury Our Bones… sounds fascinating. Three different women throughout history, vampirism, discussions of feminism? Sign me up!