Bones by K.L. Speer

Where do I even start with explaining this book? The ending? Heart-wrenching & heart-pounding. The beginning? Traumatic and morbid.

Well, damn. That’s not selling it.

This book is a slice-of-life romantasy, set it in a tragic dystopian wasteland full of trauma and abuse. You should go in blind (but read TWs)...

Still not selling it? Okay, let me try again.

I loved this book. The day-to-day storytelling pulls you into the FMC’s world, letting you experience her dark, brutal life through her eyes. It’s raw, immersive, and unapologetically bleak. There’s no sugarcoating, no sunshine, and no rainbows. Just survival and trauma, laid bare.

The pacing is unique—it slowly reveals the main story when you’re already in too deep. Some twists are predictable, but that doesn’t take away from their impact. Every moment hits hard, and you can’t help but feel the weight of her struggle.

The FMC is a grumpy, unreliable narrator carrying the scars of her reality. She stumbles into a found family, faces her dark past, learns to use her powers for good, and slowly gets won over by the most lovable, persistent sunshine golden retriever of a man I’ve ever read.

This story wrecked me in the best way. I’ll be diving into book two immediately. But let me be clear: this is not a happy, feel-good read. This is a story about trauma, and you will feel every bit of it.

Anyway, go read it. It made me so sad I cried and so mad I threw my Kindle. I want you to feel my suffering! But also… 🥺 why, Speer? How could you?
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