"Your Blood, My Bones" is a darkly intriguing and uniquely twisted romance that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Kelly Andrew masterfully combines elements of loyalty, fate, and the darkest aspects of human nature in this captivating tale.

The story centers around Wyatt Westlock, who unexpectedly inherits her childhood farmhouse with the intention of razing it to the ground. However, what she discovers in the basement turns her world upside down. There, she finds Peter, her once-best friend, chained and left for dead. Peter, a semi-immortal who's endured countless ritualistic deaths on the Westlock property, has an unusual connection with the place and is bound to a cycle of gruesome deaths and rebirths. To break free, he believes he must end the Westlock lineage, starting with Wyatt.

The complex relationship between Wyatt and Peter is at the heart of this novel. Peter's grim existence and Wyatt's unwitting involvement with his tortured fate create an intense and suspenseful atmosphere. As they grapple with their roles in the dark forces surrounding the property, they find themselves reluctantly dependent on each other for survival.

Andrew crafts a story that delves into the supernatural and psychological aspects of her characters, offering a fresh take on the supernatural romance genre. The novel skillfully navigates themes of trust, family secrets, and the price of power, all against the backdrop of a deteriorating protection spell and menacing ancient forces lurking in the nearby forest.

"Your Blood, My Bones" is a unique and haunting journey that challenges the boundaries of love and trust while immersing readers in a darkly mystical world. If you're a fan of gripping, unconventional romances with a touch of the supernatural, this book is a must-read.

the beginning was a bit slow, but once it started picking up i was SEATED. i won't lie i was a bit confused at times but i still enjoyed this. the ending was so bittersweet ugh

I read this book in one sitting, holy hell did it move FAST. I fell in love with Wyatt, as a protagonist she was really easy to root for and as the story progresses It just kept getting darker and scarier, a great use of dread. Would definitely recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book! Below is my honest review.

I definitely wish I liked this book a lot more. The premise is pretty interesting: girl (Wyatt) comes home after not being there for years because her father died and gave the house to her. Wyatt finds out that her childhood friend Peter has been magically trapped in this house because he’s immortal and her family somehow bound him there. The only way he can leave is if she dies.

Doesn’t that sound cool?

Alas, this wasn’t a book for me. It wasn’t necessarily bad. It just didn’t reel me in as much as I had hoped. I found myself getting easily distracted and not really remembering much about the lines I just read. The dark, ominous vibes are there, but I wanted something a little darker and more ominous. I also wish that we got a little bit more of each character’s personalities. They felt a little surface level to me.

Overall, it was a decent read—simply not a book that I enjoyed.

Would I recommend this book? Maybe.

I would pay actual money to be able to read this book again for the first time. Kelly Andrew is a master of atmosphere. Of that creeping feeling down your spine that something’s a touch off or odd that builds into dread. I literally could not put this book down and I’ve been thinking about it nearly nonstop since I finished. The triangle between Wyatt, James and Peter is beautifully rendered. The ending will knock your socks off. I need a limited series adaptation of this stat!

If you’re looking for a good creepy book with Witches, monsters, immortals, and ghosts here you go. This book was really good, also really sad and had a good creepy element to it for a great October read. I’m not over the end. The characters are very interesting and it leaves you guessing the entire book.
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

After her father’s death, 18-year-old Wyatt returns to her family’s home to burn the place to ground. There, she finds her best friend, Peter, bound in the basement. Things get even more complicated when she discovers that he’s been reborn many times and the only way to break the cycle and grant him peace is to end Wyatt’s family line by killing her.

This book is one wild ride. The magical world building is super fun, and the tension between Wyatt and Peter makes the book hard to put down. The secondary characters make the book extra special and had me craving several sequels featuring the other characters.

One caution: This book is marketed as a romance, and while the book has strong romantic elements, it is not a traditional romance. While Wyatt and Peter’s romantic feelings for each other definitely add to the conflict, the main plot revolves around Wyatt’s family legacy and Peter’s role within it. Nevertheless, romance readers will likely enjoy the tension between the two and the complications that their friend James brings to the table.

The book, which is split into three parts and mostly told in Wyatt and Peter’s points of view, is beautifully written. Andrew weaves the story expertly, never forgetting even the smallest thread or character such as Slightly, the family cat, and Wyatt’s own dark secrets.

For me this is a five star read, because of the wonderful world building, the tension between the two main characters, the way the story came together, the awesome secondary characters, and because I absolutely need more books in this world ASAP.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thanks to Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., for providing an Advance Reader Copy via NetGalley.

The Whispering Dark was a 5-star read for me, and whole Your Blood My Bones did not capture me in quite the same way, it is still a very creepy, emotional story of love and hate and death. Whereas the Whispering Dark is dark academia, this is all cottagecore, with overgrown flowers and rotting wood in old farmhouses. The magic here didn't feel as fleshed out to me as it did in the Whispering Dark, but the emotions are very present. It took a bit to get going, but once it did, I really enjoyed it. Another great work by Kelly Andrew!

Thank you to NetGalley, Scholastic, and especially Kelly Andrew for granting me an advanced readers copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I ate most of this book up in one sitting. It was great. It had me entertained the entire time. I think the reason I gave it four stars is because the characters rubbed me the wrong way. I found Wyatt to be aggravating at times. James just kept popping up out of the grave, and Peter (there’s another spelling but I’ve forgotten it) was just in general a pretty shady dude. He’s the one I’ll give the benefit of the doubt to because he’d been tortured and killed over and over again for two centuries. The three of them together (and most of the time, James wasn’t James. He was this beast that wanted…. blood, by one way or another, it got confusing) was this constant switch from love to hate. I never really knew if they genuinely liked each other until the very end. Now Wyatt and Peter I knew liked each other, as well as loved, so James was just this huge glitch in the matrix that kept popping in, making me confused as to whether they did or didn’t tolerate each other.

I liked the plot, liked reading between the lines, guessing the plot twists (which I did accurately do for the most part). I really did like the ending. It all came full circle like it’s supposed to, and that’s all I’ll say about it. It was generally a great book. Besides the confusion, it was an enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend you go buy this when it comes out next April, if you want something that creeps you out, gives you goosebumps, and keeps you on your toes. Happy reading!

Ahhh this book… This was everything atmospheric, ethereal, magical, and heartbreaking. My words cannot possibly do this book justice, but simply put I could not stop reading! The characters were so well written and I loved everything about the bond between Wyatt, James, and Peter. I really enjoyed the duality between the modern time and the ancient setting. It really made Willow Heath feel out of time. The ending absolutely destroyed me, but it was exactly what the story needed. Your Blood, My Bones was my first book by Kelly Andrew, but this immediately propels her onto my autobuy list. Highly recommend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Scholastic Press for the e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

Sci-Fi, horror and romance? Yes please! And it’s a clean romance with all kinds of messed up situations. You know, the stuff that makes for a good story.
I saw this cover and had to read it. I know, I know it doesn’t take much but I’m a “I love this cover” kind of girl!
This was original with many touching moments. I liked the writing in this a just didn’t want it to end. The MC are three kids that form a strong bond because of basically a forced proximity. I found the entire story fascinating and couldn’t put it down. 4.5⭐️
I definitely recommend this one.
Thanks Scholastic Press via NetGalley.

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.

Really well done. Scary and twisted and insightful and oddly romantic.

From a completely complimentary perspective: what the actual heck did I just read.

I think I'm a changed person. A brutally brilliant cottagecore horror that mixes the sweet tinge of love with the unescapable strokes of death in a bloody display that left me wanting to melt into the floor. The twisted nature of the magic present in this world is so deeply terrifying and exactly the kind of fathomless darkness that I adore. It's the perfect kind of "what the actual heck is this" disturbing.

All of this is made to be so brilliant by the true, masterful quality of the prose, with emotion balanced on the edge of gut-wrenching descriptions that had me chocking on tears. There is no other way to describe the writing other than stunning in its entirety, the way that it elevates every single scene to a thing of pure beauty.

I need to hug Wyatt, I need to hug James, I need to hug Peter. Their journey is one that touched me deeply, the kind that lingers heavy in my chest. Each of them search for the home all three of them so desperately crave. They're inseparable because of this, tied together even when those ties turn into knots. They care, so deeply, that it hurts. My adoration knows no bounds.

This book devastated me with its brilliance. I wanted to eat it whole, even when I was sobbing my way through. I cannot give it a higher compliment than that.

I want to thank Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity of reading this book

"Your Blood, My bones" by Kelly Andrews was a raw, emotionally-ripping, soul-tearing book. That being said, this book gave me perfect fall vibes, it had that kind of spooky feeling mixed with a very complex plot, which is what makes it perfect for a cloudy, misty, fall day. I would call this an easy read by any means, but it is a great book for someone who is looking for a bit of mystery which will hook you and leave you looking over your shoulder at night. When I found myself reading this at 2 am, it made so paranoid. The writing makes the tale so real and vivid that I actually started getting suspicious of the shadows in my bedroom. While I found it sometimes confusing, the world the story was set in captivated me; it was a mix of a fantastical world and the real one. However, this book confused me a lot, I couldn't understand the rules of the world. Did everyone have magic? Were the common people aware?

While personally, it was not to my tastes, I do feel like this could be a great book for many people who are into this type of genre. I also would like to mention that it felt very similar to me to "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman, not because the plot was very similar, though they did share some elements, like transforming creatures; If you liked that book I would heavily suggest that you read this one. Also, while the plot twist were incredible, a lot of them were revealed too early in my opinion due to the multiple POVs, but this made the book even more spooky because we knew how clueless the main character was. If I could classify this book, I would place it in the thriller category, it really had an effect on my nerves.

Your Blood, My Bones is a delightfully spooky book that is very intense in all the best ways. The descriptions of the setting in this book were beautifully written and the relationships were heartbreaking to read about. Wyatt and Peter are such compelling and loveable protagonists and they are what really made this story blossom as well as it did.

This was the first Kelly Andrew book that I've ever read and I have to say I was not disappointed in the slightest. I was a little nervous going into the book because, between the cover, the title, and the description my expectations were very, very high, but this book definitely surpassed my expecatitions. I fell in love with these characters and the farm that the story takes place in. I felt like I was right there in the cottage with Wyatt as her world was turned upside down and she had to figure out how to set it right again. I cannot recommend this book enough it was such a fun read! Whenever I would pick this book up I had a very hard time putting it down. Thank you so much to the publisher for allowing me access to an eARC via Netgalley!

Kelly Andrew does it again with another stunningly written, achingly heartfelt, cottagecore horror story.

YBMB is the perfect followup to her debut THE WHISPERING DARK--it has all the elements from the first book that I loved, but with a fresh spin. This one's about friendship and grief, and the characters (there are really only three through most of the novel) are so beautifully distinct and layered. The slowburn childhood friends-to-lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers was EXCELLENT.

Also I lived for that cameo of Lane and Colton.

My only gripes: the SPIDERS, and that ending. Kelly how could you.

(it was perfect)

Incredibly grateful to Netgalley and the publisher for making my week with giving me this arc--I can't wait to get my grubby mitts on a hardcopy!

Thank you to Netgalley for the arc. I should have known that anything written by Kelly Andrew would absolutely conquer me. I just loved the gothic cottagecore vibes of this book and the trio of characters that are so compelling and full of their own mysteries to discover. It was such a perfect read to start the fall season.

I should have known how deeply this book would affect me considering my love for THE WHISPERING DARK, but if anyone is worried that Kelly Andrew will experience a sophomore slump, then let me tell you right now: she's never even heard the phrase.

YOUR BLOOD, MY BONES is a cottagecore horror, yes, but at its heart it's about the bonds between friends and how they change as we grow older. It's about growing up, growing apart, and growing together. It's about eyes in the woods and weeds on the farm, of the worlds beyond our worlds and the darkness we didn't want to see until it was far too late.

Wyatt, Peter, and James are compelling protagonists, and the threats from without and within their relationships with each other were so compelling. This book will keep you awake for days, both in terror and in pain, but in the overwhelming joy of finding your true self and letting that be your light even in the darkest times.