I can’t believe how incredible this story is, and that is saying something because I had EXTREMELY high expectations. This is, dare I say, one of the best vampire novels of all time. It’s Carmilla, it’s Pride and Prejudice, it’s Jennifer’s body, it’s that scene from Twilight where Rosalie gets her revenge, it’s everything good that has ever been written, but with Schwabs incomparable magic touch. With phenomenal storylines and a host of characters that are so gorgeously romantic, viciously selfish, and utterly lonely, this was just a masterpiece to put my eyes to.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab, (List Price: $29.99, Tor Books, 9781250320520, June 2025)
Reviewed by Shelby Barnett, Cavalier House Books in Denham Springs, Louisiana