The Bone Witch

The writing is beautiful. The world building is superb. And that alone is why I'm not rating this (usually a DNF gets a 1-star from me). I think I just am not in the mood for a slow-paced novel right now. I've been reading it for over a MONTH. This is unheard of. I whiz through books. I would pick it up, read a few pages, think about how I felt like I was walking down the road with Tea, or seeing the bezoars right in front of me...and put it down, with no real compulsion felt to pick it up again.

Sadness. Because it is BEAUTIFUL. I will return one day to finish and write a full review.
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Welp. My ARC expired before I finished this...which, considering I started it more than a month before the release date...says something.

This was a very unusual book. The timeline moves back and forth a bit from the present day from the Bard's point of view to Tea's past in her point of view.

There are dragons or dragon-like creatures (not quite sure on that) that rise up and terrorize cities. The “Asha” have magical abilities and especially dark “Asha” have the ability to put them back down to keep the towns safe. The book seems like it is set in a cross between China, Japan and India. The “Asha” seem to be similar to the Japanese Geisha to me. They are taught to dance, sing and entertain the nobles when they come to town. But they are also taught to fight and use Runes.

Tea is discovered to be a dark Asha when she accidentally raises her brother. The end of the story has a bit of a cliffhanger and now I have to see what happens in the next book.

I was given this book from the publisher for free for an hones review.

Tea isn't sure what kind of gifts she'll have. Will she be a healer or good with plants like her sisters? When her brother dies, she can't live without him, so she brings him back from the dead. Now she knows she is a bone witch. Knowing that bone witches are feared and hated by many, Tea must leave her home and go before The Oracle to find out what is to become of her. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one. I received a copy of this book from Net Galley.