Interesting

“Sometimes it is good to remind ourselves how bitterness tastes.” Tea becomes a Bone Witch and goes with her mentor to learn all this entails. She is unwelcome amongst the other Asha. After all, raising the dead is a bit creepy and Tea is very powerful for one so young and untrained. Yet with her strong bond with her undead brother Fox, she manages to persevere. She has lessons in dance, singing, fighting, and healing. Tea is a good character and the book delivers great potential for a super trilogy. The audible version is okay - Tea's whining can get obnoxious when Emily is narrating and it's difficult to know who is speaking when Will takes over the narration indicating a future Tea. I liked the fact the book goes between the past and future (or present?) - makes the reader want to know what transpires to get to that future Tea. There is a bit of a love triangle hinted at. The first book definitely sets us up to want to know what happens- a Tea bent on revenge is coming . . ."The beast rages; it punctured the air with its spite." While I was reading this book I was reminded of other books - it's sort of a Memoirs of a Geisha meets Sabriel meets Shadow and Bone?

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I loved the present and future perspective!

The Worldbuilding was amazing.
The system of magic was fantastic.

The author loved
To describe the characters clothes. Sometimes over the top.

The best pet of this was seeing the main character in the
Future. I’ll read the next to see how she got to be this way.

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Time Warp: 12 Hours Lost in The Bone Witch

After dedicating a whole 12 hours of my life, which I'll never get back, to listening to The Bone Witch audiobook, I embarked on a journey filled with as much confusion as a squirrel in a nut factory. The story introduces us to Tea, a young witch with a penchant for raising the dead, which is cool and all, but then there's this second character narrated by Will Damron. Now, for the life of me, I couldn't figure out who this mysterious person was. Was it Michaela, taking a stroll down memory lane, perhaps reminiscing about the good old days of necromancy and tea parties? Nope.

Turns out, it's future Tea. Yes, you heard that right. I spent half a day—half a day!—thinking I was tracking a complex tale of magic, only to find out I was just listening to Tea's future self having a monologue. It was like expecting a dramatic reveal in a magic show and then realising the magician just pulled out a rabbit because he lost his hat.

This revelation had me questioning not just my reality, but my life choices. Why didn't I just spend those hours learning something useful, like underwater basket weaving? At least then I'd have a basket to show for my confusion. Instead, I'm left scratching my head, wondering if I need to invest in a crystal ball just to follow along with a plot.

In conclusion, if you're looking for a book that will make you doubt your own understanding of time, narrative, and perhaps the very fabric of reality itself, The Bone Witch is your ticket. Just don't blame me if you finish the book and start questioning whether you're also a character from the future, narrating your past self's life choices. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go reevaluate my decision-making processes—right after I check if I'm actually my future self writing this review.

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amazing

it does start off slow but it's needed for the world building. the book is amazing in the world building, character development and story
it's a great listen, the narrator does a great job

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it was really good

loved it was a really well written book I adore it lot and lots

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loved it

loved this book, so intriguing, kept me wanting to know more. can't wait for book 2 now

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Truly Unique and wonderful

I loved listening to this, the world that Rin has created is truly a pleasure to experience. The story that she explores this world through is equally amazing. I loved, what my mind imagined, as some anachronistic mediaeval India. The chronological back and forth of narrative is executed well to the tone of what occurs, it really fleshes the story out slowly, but yet never dull, so no complaints about pacing. Although some tropes felt inevitable given the genre, love interest was obvious (unsurprised by the end), girl born with innate power, betrayed by her society, class and social struggle of those similar in our own time, women and other non confilormists (the position of Bone Witches was new and crafted very well), these tropes were stitched together well, with great care and thought. I compare this story in my fondness of it, to Shadow and Bone, but possibly better. I'm really glad this was included in the Audible selection and I got to experience it. I'm about to read book 2 now....

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Story is great but the narration is terrible quality

Captivating storyline and wonderful world building….but the narration is terrible. The voice acting is cringe worthy and the audio level shifts between loud and soft so much that I spent half my time turning my volume up and down…not so ideal when in the car and trying to drive.

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Interesting and compelling story

Love the story and the concepts.
The reader though had very annoying male voices. It was really off putting and took me out of the story.

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Read the entire series!!! It’s excellent

The author spends a little time early on world building and also jumps into the heart glass law pretty quick but once that’s all explained the story really launches you into another world
It’s so excellent
I loved this series, the narration is also fantastic the 2 Narrators do a great job setting the scene for past and present
Absolutely loved this trilogy, I also really like that the author has a modern and therefore realistic character base,
Thanks Rin Chupeco for sharing your world

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