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The Scattered Bones by Nicole Scarano
5.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes

Best book I've read all year - just absolutely amazing!

The fact that the author fit all of that into 276 pages is absolutely baffling to me. How does one fit a whole-ass developed story with amazing plot, world building, character development, and romance in to that short of a time frame - well folks this is how!

Sellah and Kaid's story via all our flashbacks was endearing and build upon such an amazingly innocent foundation. I feel like throughout the whole story you're just rooting for them, and for Sellah when she has to go through the trials to get him back. I personally LOVED that Sellah had to go through all her trials "alone" - it made it feel like the power imbalance that was once between them (with her innocence and lack of experience of life in general) was a lot more even.
That way when we get to the epilogue those trauma babies are equal(ish).


Besides being the easiest guess on who the Stranger was - I still loved the reveal at the end.
I only got a little nervous when Death called her "Mine" and that he loved her - like NOOOOO I don't want another love interest! Luckily that was just him being a typical god who doesn't like to share lol


I will now be reading everything Nicole has ever written ✌🏼

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