The Bone Witch

Book received by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review, thank you. 


First and foremost: I love this author. I loved "The Girl From the Well" and devoured it in two days. It was so original that I could not tear myself away. "The Suffering", the sequel to "The Girl From the Well" was just as mesmerizing as its predecessor. Needless to say I was thrilled to have been chosen to review this book.

What I loved about "The Bone Witch" is the geisha element that was tied into it. I thought that was an interesting take and it worked in my opinion. It was creative and different enough to hold its own. I don't think there are any other books out there that have geishas (ashas in the book) that are amazing fighters with magical powers. If there are, I would like to know about them immediately. 

The main character is Tea who does not realize her potential to be an asha. Tea discovers her powers after accidentally resurrecting her brother at his funeral. As luck would have it there is a powerful bone witch that is in Tea's community when Tea conducts this feat, and becomes a teacher and mother figure to Tea while teaching her about the duties of a bone witch. This puts Tea on the path for herself to become a powerful asha. 

The bond between Tea and her brother is awesome to read. I hope in the next book the author expands on this and how they are both affected. 

This book is so wonderfully creative you forget everything else around you for the moment. The settings are gorgeous and although there is A LOT of descriptive writing, I definitely enjoyed it. I think the reason for so much description in this book is because it is setting the reader up for the book to follow. I don't know if this will be only a sequel or a trilogy, but I will for sure read whatever ones that come after this. 

This author has become one of my favorites. I love how she writes and how vivid she makes her settings and characters. I really enjoyed this book. 

5/5 stars