Book Review: Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew

Your Blood, My Bones by Kelly Andrew
Genre: Young Adult Fiction (Paranormal Romance/Horror)
Date Published: April 2, 2024
Publisher: Scholastic Press

A seductively twisted romance about loyalty, fate, the lengths we go to hide the darkest parts of ourselves . . . and the people who love those parts most of all.

Wyatt Westlock has one plan for the farmhouse she's just inherited -- to burn it to the ground. But during her final walkthrough of her childhood home, she makes a shocking discovery in the basement -- Peter, the boy she once considered her best friend, strung up in chains and left for dead.

Unbeknownst to Wyatt, Peter has suffered hundreds of ritualistic deaths on her family's property. Semi-immortal, Peter never remains dead for long, but he can't really live, either. Not while he's bound to the farm, locked in a cycle of grisly deaths and painful rebirths. There's only one way for him to break free. He needs to end the Westlock line.

He needs to kill Wyatt.

With Wyatt's parents gone, the spells protecting the property have begun to unravel, and dark, ancient forces gather in the nearby forest. The only way for Wyatt to repair the wards is to work with Peter -- the one person who knows how to harness her volatile magic. But how can she trust a boy who's sworn an oath to destroy her? When the past turns up to haunt them in the most unexpected way, they are forced to rely on one another to survive, or else tear each other apart.

My Blood, Your Bones by Kelly Andrew is a loose , very loose, retelling of Peter Pan. It started strong. I loved the premise. I loved the characters. I loved the promise of something really sinister in the Beast. And, it seemed to all be boiling up to something big. Then the second half didn’t deliver it for me. I feel like I had to guess a lot of things and make up parts of the story for myself to make it work. I just needed more substance on some things. I didn’t enjoy the ending, and it didn’t give any of the much needed answers. I’m left wondering what the point was. I don’t feel like the conclusion fixed anything going on. Maybe there's going to be a sequel? I don't know. I do love the writer's style, and how she captures a perfectly haunting/gothic atmosphere. I would read another one of her books.

Your Blood, My Bones Excerpt by I Read YA

Kelly Andrew lost her hearing when she was four years old and she’s been dreaming up stories in the silence ever since.

Andrew lives in New England with her husband and their two daughters (and a very grouchy Boston Terrier). She has a BSW, but received her Masters in English & Creative Writing. When she’s not writing, she enjoys obsessing over a good book, scouring flea markets for treasure, and getting intentionally lost in the woods.

Andrew is represented by Josh Adams at Adams Literary.

She’s glad you’re here!

To learn more about Kelly Andrew and her books, visit her website. You can also find her on Goodreads, Instagram, and Twitter.

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