Entering my Necromancy Era if anyone cares...

I loved Nicki Pau Preto's other series, so Bonesmith has been on my TBR for a really long time, and I decided to read it to close off my spooky season this year. The vibes are entirely different from Crown of Feathers - which is to be expected since they're different series - but I honestly really enjoyed it. The worldbuilding was super intriguing, although the setting just constantly looked like the Depths from Zelda Tears of the Kingdom in my mind.
The plot is relatively simple: upon failing to test into becoming an official valkyr, Wren is sent into exile where she befriends a prince right before his kidnapping and must go on an adventure to save him. There's some political/house stuff on the side, but it's mostly a quest-type journey. There was a fair amount of action, although I agree with other reviews that there was a bit too much plot armor. I also thought the plot twists were relatively predictable, but I didn't mind because I was caught up in the adventure of it.
Once again, my terrible taste in characters had me adoring Prince Leo...only for him to be quickly kidnapped and disappear for half the book (his character design is so cool and also just...sarcastic princes). I didn't mind Wren, although she made a lot of stupid decisions. I didn't really like Julian that much just because I thought he was kind of boring, but his backstory does get him bonus points. I'm hoping Inara plays a big role in the next book because she was super cool.
Bonesmith is a YA fantasy novel with the vibes of Gideon the Ninth that promises a high-stakes adventure and the beginnings of some swoony romance.

4/5