The narration is so well done! I am even more excited for this to release!

As usual you can feel the well layered and textured writing of VE Schwab even in this sneak peek. It is a promising preview for sure!

Poetic gothic prose with all the addictive elements Schwab does best. Lush writing and yearning led to some hot scenes🫶🏽I’m obsessed with the main characters already just a few chapters in.
Includes multiple povs & timelines yet each feels distinct from each other. Having a great time so far.
Oof can’t wait devour this when the rest comes out.

I can’t wait for more! I am hooked! Great plot so many things I desperately need answered. A must read the suspense has me and I can’t wait to finish when it comes out

3.5 ⭐️

Thank you NetGalley for a sneak peek of the first 12 chapters of the ALC.

This was an intriguing start where we follow 3 different characters, although the majority of the first 12 chapters focus on Maria’s POV and I wish we got to see more of the other women. Although I wanted to see more from the other characters, Maria’s chapters were beautifully written and so descriptive/atmospheric that you are instantly transported to Santo Domingo and I absolutely loved that.

The story is still being set up so it is hard to give an accurate rating or review of the sneak peek, but the narration is really well done and I love the use of multiple narrators for the different characters we are following. It makes it so much easier to follow whose chapters we are in and to give each character/timeline their own unique feel. I think this is really important in a multi POV book and I'm so happy that we got multiple narrators for this and they each fit so well with their characters. I am curious as to where this book is going to go and how all of the women's stories will end up connecting!

I LOVE THIS. I can’t wait for more, and I love the narrator choices for each character - they fit so perfectly.

I really enjoyed this sample. It made me intrigued and wanting more. All the women were very interesting and kept my interest. I want to know more about them, and how their stores intertwined. Each woman was compelling and complex in the short time I got to read about them

Wow the first 12 chapters of this audiobook were so good! I was immediately drawn into the story. I loved the accents in this audiobook! I will be patiently awaiting the rest of this audiobook!

Devastated, I could only listen to a sneak peek of this audiobook. The story is captivating from the first page and I am eager to read the rest of the book. June 10th can not come any sooner. The writing is beautiful and the woman depicted in the first few chapters shows a wide range of the female experience regardless of the time period. The feelings expressed by Maria and Alice transcend space and time and are relatable to any woman. Maria’s female rage and subsequent self control is something that will resonate with many women. This is the type of book that will spark interesting debates and meaningful conversations about gender roles, sexuality and the power dynamics between people.

I cannot wait for the rest of this book to come out! The narrators were great and I was drawn right in. When the sneak peak ended and it stopped, I was totally not ready for it! I was enjoying the storyline from the 1500’s the most but excited to see where this story goes! Counting down the days until release day.

I couldn't help myself--when I saw this sample available for "listen now," I just had to download it! And now I'm suffering the wait of when the full audiobook is available!

So far, these 12 chapters have introduced three women who yearn for something beyond the confines of their bodies and societal norms. The storytelling is rich, as would be expected for VE Schwab fans, and the lyrical historical atmosphere reminds one of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and a hint of The Familiar.

The narrators are superb, bringing unique voices and accents to the characters and I was enthralled.

This sneak peek is not enough! What a fabulous start to a book. In just these few chapters, I am already heavily invested in the story. The narrators did an incredible job and I am really looking forward to the rest of this novel.

If anything, the sneak peek just demonstrates what an incredible writer Schwab is and how deftly she crafts a story, transitioning between three very different characters. When the book comes out, I’ll definitely be picking this book up.

I only listened to what I was able to and I absolutely loved what I heard. I can’t wait to read more. So far, I love Maria and Alice, I can’t wait to hear about Lottie. I can’t wait to get my copy and read it and I will have multiple copies because so far this is my favorite read of the year (so far). I highly recommend it to anyone who love historical and vampires., and I can’t wait for it!!!

Absolutely spectacular.
I loved all the narrators, and already know I’ll need to do an audio reread of this once the book comes out.
Takes an already enchanting story to a whole new level, and I can’t wait to hear the whole thing!

Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin all do an excellent job narrating, and the first ten chapters are extremely captivating. I'm excited to read Schwab's latest book in its entirety, and will definitely pick up the audio edition.

How am I even more invested in this story than I was before opening this file?! I love V. E. Shcwab and I love the narrators – they do such an amazing job and I cannot wait to finish this when it comes out.
Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio.

Oh my god I am so excited for this book to come out!!! I love V E Schwab so so much and even just the first 12 chapters of Bones are….utterly amazing. I need the rest of it now please and thank you

This is a 5-star read only based on the first ten chapters??? I am so excited to continue this audiobook when the book is published.
V. E. Schwab is a generational talent, but the narrators bring this story to life more! what phenomenal performances by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin! I am enthralled and cannot wait to listen to the rest of the book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio.

5-star read for only the first ten chapters? hell ya, that is what great writing and even greater narration can do!

Kudos to Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin for a phenomenal job. I will be preordering the audiobook.

Thank you, Netgalley and Macmillan Audio, for the free audio.

I only listened to a sneak peek but it was interesting, though it is not a genre I would typically try. I'm not in any rush to finish but if it were to become available on audio to borrow from my local library I would finish it.

MacMillan Audio! thank you so much for allowing the sneak peek in! I'm so excited to hear the rest of this story and absolutely can not wait! This will be my first V.E. Schwab book and I feel it will lead to many more of her offerings. Release soon please!!