This sneak peek made me even more excited for the release! I can already tell this will be one of my new favorites. It’s written so beautifully and tells a very unique story. V.E. Schwab is known for having a different way of story telling. This is no exception. From these first couple of chapters, I can already tell this will be a story of love, friendship, powerful women and broken expectations.

Is 2025 the year of the vampire?
This was such a good audiobook especially after listening to TBHH.
And I definitely have been craving a book like this. I don't usually preorder books but this is one I really want too.

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I first read this ARC last year and was absolutely obsessed. I love audiobooks, especially for when it come to rereads, and was eager to know who would be narrating because I knew I would absolutely be adding it to my regular rotation of “airee’s having trouble sleeping” audiobooks.

When the announcement that @justjuliawhelan and @marisacalin would be voicing Sabine and Charlotte respectively, I knew that this audio was going to be phenomenal.

Julia brings an earthy, desperate edge to Maria/Sabine. We first meet Maria at ten years old and this sneak peak brings her to twenty years old. Whelan shows this growth from child to adult, from spirited daughter to caged wife.

In this sneak peak, we don’t get much from Charlotte, but Marisa shows us the longing for attachment that is at the core of Charlotte’s story. There’s a wistful element that Calin brings which is so important for Charlotte.

While I’ve listened to other audiobooks with Whelan and Calin as narrators, I wasn’t sure what to expect from @_katieleung_ who is our narrator for Alice. With Alice being our modern-day protagonist, her experiences are the most relatable, being a freshman in college and feeling like a fish out of water. Leung delivers a grief-filled, desperately-lonely-while-surrounded-by-others performance. I am so jealous of those that get to experience the audiobook as their first read primarily due to Leung’s narration of Alice. I was already filled with so much sorrow and pain from her story, but hearing it will be so much harder.

This audio is a must listen and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend people use the audiobook as their first read of the book.

Thank you to net galley and the publisher for this 12 chapter preview!

I have have been doing more audiobooks lately and sometimes the voices just don't match up with the ton of the story or how i invision the characters but this one absolutely does! The voice actor has great range and does different voices very well!

Atmospheric and already setting the tone for the rest of the book! This one is set up similarly to addie la rou so i feel like fans of that will already enjoy this! I am so excited to get my hands on the already pre-order copy and I will probably be picking up the audiobook too!

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I was luck enough to receive the first 12 chapters of the new VE Schwab book and I am jumping with joy. If you loved (Addie) than this book is going to be perfect for you.
We have similar vibes and time jumping plot. I love the main characters already they have pulled me in and made a home in my heart. The first chapters set the scene make you need to know what's going to happen next and how they are linked. Things start getting interesting and I am so excited to see where they go. I am dying to finish this book. Going to request the rest right now.

Many thanks to NetGalley and MacMillan Audio for the free sneak peek of this audiobook! Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin do a fantastic job narrating this story and pulling the reader into the narrative!!! I can hardly wait for the full edition to come out!

One of my most favorite books is The Invisible Life of Addie Larue. I requested this book in hopes that it would be similar as I am not a huge sci-fi fan of the author's other genre books. It took a few chapters to get into the story but wow! When the sample ended, I thought my audio player had cut off! I was so disappointed that the story was just a sample! The book is going to be phenomenal and I can hardly wait for its publication date!!!

My favorite parts of interview with the vampire are when Louis and lestat are being toxic, so this is perfect for me. Even though this was just a preview, Scwab sets up to novel wonderfully right from the start and gives it such a strong tone. Can't wait to read the rest!

Thanks for the preview audiobook!
I really enjoyed this preview of the first 12 chapters and can't wait for June, so I can read my (already pre ordered) copy

Thanks for the preview audiobook.
I really enjoyed this preview of the first 12 chapters. Now I want more. Can’t wait to get my coping finish it.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

I am so excited for this book! I cannot wait to have the full book! This is so atmospheric and wonderful! VE Schwab never fails to deliver!

I was pleasantly surprised and grateful that the sneak peek was 12 chapters long. I partly wonder whether this was intentional as the first few chapters take a while to set the stage for the book. More specifically, it took me about eight chapters before I felt committed to the plot and the characters.

Many people are likely familiar with this author and her work. Considering her bibliography, I have read very little of VE Schwab. That being said, I will say that I enjoy her writing style. She has a very clear approach in how she handles the story.

In Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil, Schwab does a wonderful job of giving two distinct POVs their own unique voices. I believe she also intentionally draws in her female audience by giving our two FMCs a story that women everywhere can relate to, regardless of whether or not we have experienced something similar. I’m excited to I’m excited pick up this book in June.

Thank you so much for the sneak peek!! Can't wait for full release! This seems like it's shaping up to be similar to The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue!

Perfect teaser for this audiobook. I can't wait for the whole thing! The narrators really brought the characters to life.

A V.E. Schwab book that is also a vampire book... is this what heaven looks like?

Very reminiscent of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a very lyrical book that guides the reader through poetic prose, slowly unravelling the strands of these characters' lives and then weaving them together into a tapestry that joins them all together. This sneak peek introduces the reader to all three of the main characters that we are set to follow for the whole book, laying down themes of belonging and rage under the boot of the patriarchy. By the end of this extract, the vampires feel as though we have caught them from the corner of our eye but aren't completely present yet.

The narrators do an incredible job of bringing these women to life and I look forward to continuing this book when it releases next month!

What a great teaser. This is promising to be such a great story. It hooked me right away and I can't wait for the full release.

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is, in a word, lovely. Schwab’s prose is reliably lyrical—delicate when it needs to be, brutal when it hurts the most—and the novel unfolds like a gothic tapestry slowly being embroidered with blood, memory, and myth.

What truly shines here is Schwab’s ability to draw together multiple storylines—hauntingly parallel yet emotionally distinct—and weave them into a finale that feels both dramatic and inevitable. Each thread builds tension in its own quiet way, but by the time the pieces converge, you realize she’s been setting the stage for something much larger all along. It’s storytelling as sleight of hand, and she pulls it off beautifully.

A haunting, satisfying read that lingers long after the last page.

Fantasy usually takes a while to hook me—typically around 100 pages before I’m fully drawn into the world. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil did exactly that, and just when I was completely invested, the sneak peek ended! The pacing, world-building, and atmosphere pulled me in gradually but powerfully, and now I’m absolutely craving the rest of the story.

The narration was a standout feature—each story is brought to life by a different narrator, and they even use distinct accents, which I found very engaging and immersive. It added so much personality and depth to the storytelling. I can’t wait for the full release.

Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this sneak peek!

What a teaser!! Can’t wait for the rest of it to come out!! Need this asap! I was really enjoying the audio… then CUT lol. Pre ordering the audio now.

𝗥𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 4/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

𝗣𝘂𝗯 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 6/10/25

*Thank you @NetGalley and @MacMillan.Audio for sending this audiobook sampler for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆: Sneak Peek audiobook sampler giving the first few chapters of three different women; Maria, Alice, and Lottie.


𝗠𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: What a tease! The narrators were fantastic in this sample audiobook, the characters are developing well. I personally like to read fantasy novels with eyeballs 👀 and not ears👂 - but this little sample was just enough to make me add this book to my TBR!

Schwab is an intsa-buy author and I am super excited for this book. I had an audiobook preview and I cannot wait to read it.

So far, I find our two leads quite compelling, and the narrators are doing a phenomenal job bringing them to life.