Your Blood, My Bones

by Kelly Andrew Narrated by Jesse Vilinsky, Pete Cross, Matthew Frow

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

A fresh magic system, a stunning fantastical world and just the right combination of spooky and spicy make Your Blood, My Bones a delicious adventure. And with dynamic characters and meaningful relationships added in, there's so much to love.

A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of ourselves . . . and the people who love those parts most of all.

Wyatt Westlock has one plan for the farmhouse she's just inherited -- to burn it to the ground. But during her final walkthrough of her childhood home, she makes a shocking discovery in the basement -- Peter, the boy she once considered her best friend, strung up in chains and left for dead.

Unbeknownst to Wyatt, Peter has suffered hundreds of ritualistic deaths on her family's property. Semi-immortal, Peter never remains dead for long, but he can't really live, either. Not while he's bound to the farm, locked in a cycle of grisly deaths and painful rebirths. There's only one way for him to break free. He needs to end the Westlock line.

He needs to kill Wyatt.

With Wyatt's parents gone, the spells protecting the property have begun to unravel, and dark, ancient forces gather in the nearby forest. The only way for Wyatt to repair the wards is to work with Peter -- the one person who knows how to harness her volatile magic. But how can she trust a boy who's sworn an oath to destroy her? When the past turns up to haunt them in the most unexpected way, they are forced to rely on one another to survive, or else tear each other apart.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Praise for Your Blood, My Bones:

* "Andrew (The Whispering Dark) tackles the protagonists' predicaments with maturity and complexity, and employs lush and exquisite writing to distinguish this gothic tale." — Publishers Weekly, starred review

"A tragic and grotesque romance that will enchant fans of dark fantasy and horror." — Kirkus Reviews

Praise for The Whispering Dark:

"Andrew handily weaves swoony romance and ominous horror elements to deliver a lush dark academia narrative in which death is always on the horizon." — Publishers Weekly

"A paranormal thriller laced with twists and revelations that will stop your heart and make your blood run cold." — Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys

"The Whispering Dark will burrow into your bones and nestle deep, refusing to let go. Kelly Andrew's prose is aching and lyrical, the mark of a master in the making. This is a story I won't soon forget." — Hafsah Faizal, New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt The Flame and We Free the Stars

Kirkus Reviews

2024-01-19
Redheaded Wyatt Westlock returns to her family’s farmhouse following her father’s death; she’s there to burn it to the ground.

But she finds Peter, her childhood friend, chained in her basement. Wyatt releases him, unaware of his secret: He’s immortal and has been ritually sacrificed by generations of members of Wyatt’s family in order to keep hellish monsters from invading our world. His only escape from the cycle of death and rebirth is to kill Wyatt, the last Westlock. Although each of them can only survive if the other dies, their unspoken love for each other keeps them locked in an uneasy truce. Without Peter’s bones, the darkness in the forest creeps closer, bringing with it terrible creatures and eldritch horrors. The couple must explore Wyatt’s own wild magic if they hope to save their doomed romance. Andrew delivers an emotionally intense story of star-crossed lovers whose story unfolds against the backdrop of an isolated farm that’s visited by terrifying birds, menacing hooded figures, and a creature that uses powers of mimicry to hunt. The farm is so vibrantly described that it thoroughly connects the characters to the setting both physically and emotionally, reflecting the bleakness of the choices Peter and Wyatt face. The rot, mold, and mildew that creep over the farm are almost tangible; so too is the longing Peter and Wyatt feel for each other. All characters read white.

A tragic and grotesque romance that will enchant fans of dark fantasy and horror. (Dark fantasy. 14-adult)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159441829
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	04/02/2024
Edition description:	Unabridged

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