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Enjoyable, and it did deliver on its promise—aging heroes fighting their old nemesis together once more. I'm just not that enamored or invested in the characters or their skills. I want more guilds, a bigger world, just to see more of the magic. Maybe there should be fewer pages on the ethical/moral conundrum?

Let's start 2025 with high fantasy! #bookofthemonth
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I loved this stand alone fantasy! Five bone makers defeated the evil bone maker and were hailed as heroes. Twenty-five years later, they find out that Eklor wasn't defeated and now they have to save the world again.

I couldn‘t get a very good picture but I did get a bingo in December—diagonal from the bottom left! And $16.55 for #pennyperpage. That was a fun experiment—I think I‘ll make sure to budget myself a minimum amount for books each month so that I know I‘ll be able to buy books when I want them.

I loved this! 25 years after they defeated the Big Bad, the heroes suspect he has returned. It‘s time to hand this over to the younger generation… right? This had some tropes I love and twist after twist, most of them just the right side of predictable for me. Zera reminded me of Zoya from the Grishaverse. The romances were perfect and I LOVED Kreya‘s little rag doll constructs! @HOTPock3tt – if you like, consider this added to #newyearwhodis!

So far different then what I expected, a lot going on but still invested. Happy Saturday everyone ☕️

@MaleficentBookDragon dropped off my #allhallowsread swap today. Will arrive to them by Saturday 👻 Also gave me a chance to pick up yet another read for #bookspinbingo

4 🌟This was a really intriguing fantasy that felt fresh and different and surprised me quite a few times. I loved how so much it was such an adventure, but the last third or so felt so slow and almost boring by comparison.

I treated myself to some books earlier this month as a birthday gift to myself, and all but one (MINA AND THE UNDEAD, Amy McCaw) arrived today - just in time for a long weekend! Happy Friday!

Overall Rating 4¼⭐ | Narration 😕 = Should‘ve had more narrators
I loved the characters and their interactions with each other. Loved the Croco-raptors (not sure of spelling...because of audio); an imaginative mash-up of a predator. Loved the magic-ish bone-working system in this imaginary place called Vos. And last but definitely not least, I loved the reanimated objects/animals. ⬇ ⬇

Here is my #bookspin and #doublespin books for the month! It was being kind to me this month thankfully. At least I think it was...it remains to me seen. The tagged book is the #book spin which I will probably be starting with since it goes back to the library soon. @TheAromaofBooks

Another gem by Sarah Beth Durst

I highly recommend The Bone Maker for readers of all ages. The visuals of how they use bones in their world can be dark sometimes but the beauty of the relationships and humor in their interactions puts this one miles above many fantasy novels in the same category. 5 stars

Another beautiful walk in the park after work! 📚💕🌿

This book publishes March 9th, make sure to remember that 😉
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My review on Goodreads for this 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 read: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3549792457?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

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I can‘t believe I waited so long to push this to the top of my pile. I‘m half way through and this book is sooo good! I love the characters and their interactions and this world.
I thought Sarah Beth Durst topped herself in Race the Sands but she just keeps getting better.
I was so mad when I had to sleep last night because the chapter I ended on was just so 😱😱😱😱