After reading The City Beautiful, I knew Aden Polydoros would be an automatic read for me, and I am not disappointed! Bone Weaver is an intense story centering family, identity, and the struggle of surviving in a world that doesn’t believe you belong. I also loved the exploration of who is a monster and what makes someone monstrous.

Bone Weaver follows Toma, a young woman who has lived in the Edge with a family of upyri, undead beings, for the last seven years. She doesn’t remember much of her life prior to Galina finding her, but when Mikhail’s dirigible crashes near her home and the outside world encroaches on her solitary life, Toma is forced to confront her past and figure out her place in the world.

This is a really intense story with many things happening between war and persecution faced by those who are different, and I loved the way that setting and those themes are explored. I’m having trouble explaining my thoughts, but this book gave me so many feelings and Polydoros continues to astound me with his storytelling skill. I look forward to more from him and hope people find this book as amazing and moving as me.

Thank you, Inkyard Press, for allowing me to read Bone Weaver early!

I started Aden Polydoros' sophomore young adult novel with very high expectations because of all the short teasers the author posted on his social media since the announcement and I'm so happy to say that those expectations were met egregiously. This phenomenal novel captivated me from the start. I was transported to this magical twentieth-century-inspired setting and I never wanted to leave. The characters in particular are what I enjoyed most, especially the beautifully chaotic Vanya!

First I would like to thank the publishers and Netgalley for providing an advanced readers copy in return for my honest review.

I thought I would love this book, but it wasn't exactly what I thought it'd be. I enjoyed the start and learning so much about the world but around the middle of the book I started getting a bit tired of it. Luckily I pushed through because towards the end it picks up again and there are a lot of feelings that come with it.

I'd say I enjoyed this book enough to give it 4 stars and it was very refreshing reading about the monsters in it from the main character's point of view. If you like adventure, slightly scary things, family, and world building you should give Bone Weaver a read.