Alexis:
Hello! š Iām back!
I feel like I havenāt posted a review in ages! (In reality it hasnāt been that long, right?)
I read a lot of books while recovering from lung surgery, but I didnāt have the energy or urge to review a lot of them. It doesnāt help that spring has sprung early, bringing my allergies in full force along with it.
However, I recently read The Buried and the Bound by Rochelle Hassan and enjoyed it.
Synopsis:
The story has three different main characters and POVs: Aziza, Leo, and Tristan.
Aziza is a hedgewitch. She helps protect her town of Blackthorn, Massachusetts from all sorts of magical creatures and mischief.
Leo is cursed. On his sixteenth birthday, he was cursed to forget his true love, and now he feels the absence in his life and spends his free time searching for answers.
Tristan is lost. After being kicked out of his family home, he made a bargain with an evil hag, and now he finds himself not only doing her dirty work and bidding, but being a necromancer, as well.
Review:
This is definitely a very me story. It has a host of magical, whimsical creatures, but it also has a dark tone and deals with a lot of dark themes. It touches on topics such as homophobia, death, and memory loss.Ā
The main characters are all well-rounded and flawed. I love how this book has the found family trope but without feeling tropey at all. It has several plot twists that are well-done. And I like the LGBTQ representation.
My main critique is that the middle of the story dragged, and the slow pace meant that it didn’t do a great job of holding my attention. However, I really enjoyed both the beginning and the ending, and I think the ending set up for a fantastic sequel. I guess weāll see!
VERDICT: āāāā/5
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