I already know I'm going to love this book because V.E. Schwab is my favorite author and vampires are my favorite beings!

I love the narrators for Maria and Alice. Maria, narrated by Julia Whelan, has a sofisticated, deep tambre and a nearly Mid-Atlantic accent and can pronounce the Spanish accents perfectly. Alice, narrated by Katue Leung, has an authentic Scottish accent!

Unfortunately, I already know that I don't particularly love Marisa Calin as a narrator, not because of any fault of her voice, but I listened to a few audiobooks narrated by her that I didn't love the books themselves, and so that's turned me off. There are a few books I've liked that she's narrated, so I usually am fine once I know I'm enjoying the plot and characters. She does have a lovely voice with a mellow British accent!

This first few chapters of this book are such a tease, but I'm so glad I got a sneak peek! What trouble with Maria get into? What will happen between Alice and Lottie after their night together???

Fantastic, give me 14 of them!
No, seriously, I loved this preview. V. E. Schwab's prose is stunning in this; the plot is super intriguing, and from the time I spent with the characters, they all seemed awesome. The different narrators did a great job, too! I'm incredibly excited to listen to the whole book once it comes out.

Thank you, NetGalley and Macmillan Audio, for the sneak peek ALC.

After having the chance to preview the audiobook for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, I cannot wait to get my hands on the full thing. The characters are all distinct and well-written. The voice acting is phenomenal and the different accents are so impressive. V. E. Schwab’s world-building is stellar. As someone who sometimes struggles with the beginning of books, (essentially, right before the plot kicks in), this book had me hooked immediately. I’m really looking forward to finishing this one, and I will absolutely be recommending to my friends. I also really appreciate the diverse representation!

From the first page, this audio sunk its nails into me and wouldn’t let go. It's a sapphic gothic dream (or nightmare?) told through multiple points of view and unraveling across multiple timelines. I’m absolutely thrilled that tomorrow 6/10/25 is release day because I am HOOKED and I need to hear more! It should honestly be illegal for V.E. Schwab to release a sneak peak, this is torture 😭

Setting aside my melodrama, I do appreciate the chance to dive into the first 12 chapters - so thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity!

Oh I am SO excited for Bury Your Bones in the Midnight Soil by @veschwab to release tomorrow. I was privileged enough to attend a tea with Victoria at the beginning of the year and received an arc of this sapphic vampire novel, but something told me to wait for the audio.

That being said, I received a sneak peak with the first few hours of the audiobook (thank you @netgalley & @macmillan.audio) and WHEW was I right to wait.

Narrated by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin, all three characters truly have their own voice in every sense of the matter. This sneak peak has me so invested already that I’m dropping everything to jump into my physical copy until the full audio releases tomorrow.

I can already tell this book is important and is going to bowl us over. I cannot wait to see where this journey takes us!

I did not want that to end!!! I can’t wait to read the rest tomorrow! There is so much left up in the air for each character, and I’m so excited to find out what is about to happen with Maria! I love V.E.’s writing and the way these stories are starting. This left off in the perfect spot, and I hope to find more sneak peek opportunities like this! So much fun!

The start of three stories, alternating from one to the next as we begin to uncover these three different women just amuses the appetite. If the first twelve chapters are an indicator, this will be a delicious book. María, Lotte, and Alice are such different women, living in such different times. I am curious to learn more of their stories, but even more, I am curious to learn about the thread that weaves them together.
I enjoyed this preview as an audiobook and was delighted by the three excellent narrators (Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin).
I received this sneak peek thru NetGalley (for which I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Macmillan Audio) for an honest review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Loved this sneak peek, was the first 12 chapters of the book. Ended too soon for me I need the rest of this book

Enjoyed the short audio preview .. it was nicely read and I enjoyed the voice tempos and changes it was pleasant to hear .. waiting to get my physical book and start reading

This sneak peak was incredible. I can’t wait for the novel to come out this week!
V. E. Schwab is one of my all time favorites, she never misses

I very much enjoyed the sneak peek. All in know about this book is "toxic lesbian vampires' but we didn't see a lot of that in the preview.

Still, I enjoyed getting to know Maria, Lottie, and Alice. The characters were all pretty relatable and interesting - and the narration was amazing. I particularly like Alice's narrator, but they were all great. I'm very much looking forward to finishing the book.

This is an audio version of the first 12 chapters of V.E. Schwab's new novel, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. It's very well-done and has excellent readers for each girl's voice. I cannot wait to hear the full version!

*Special thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for this digital audio e-arc.*

I loved the sneak peek and I ran out to get my physical copy so that I could finish! While I love being able to listen to the whole story - I also love that I was able to get the book started and know for sure that I wanted to purchase a copy for myself! Thank you for the opportunity to start reading early!

YES! I am so, so excited for this book. The sneak peak just increased my excitement tenfold.

Cannot wait for the entire novel!

Synopsis: A story of three women spanning centuries each searching for their own type of freedom and each finding it in an unexpected way. Also, vampires.

Thoughts: I don’t even know how to describe this sweeping, genre-bending story. I absolutely loved it, though. This is how vampires should be done - the bar has been raised for every vampire book I read from here on out. The story starts with Maria in 1532, then we meet Charlotte in 1827, and finally Alice in 2019. Spanning centuries and continents, we get to see each woman’s story unfold in such a compelling and well-paced way. I could not put it down. The writing is beautiful, and the characters are just amazingly crafted. I highly recommend this book, even if vampires aren’t usually your thing! Based on this preview, the audio is excellent!

Read this if you like:
🥀 vampires
🥀 toxic relationships
🥀 multiple timelines
🥀 multiple pov
🥀 lgbtq+ rep
🥀 historical fiction
🥀 horror

I cannot believe I was fortunate enough to get to read the first several chapters of this book. I was absolutely hooked. V.E. Schwab brings these very different women to life in such a captivating way. I felt equally invested in each woman's story, and I cannot wait to read the rest of the book. I highly recommend picking this book up as soon as possible.

This book so far is super intriguing. At first it started a bit odd. I can't wait to see how all of the book comes together!. Only got a preview of first 12 chapters. Pre-ordered the book now! Excited for tuesday.

THIS. BOOK. IS. FANTASTIC.

I was lucky enough to receive an early ARC from the publisher but wanted to also give the book a listen and was super excited to see that we could get a little sneak peek. First and foremost, the way that V.E. Schwab makes you feel like you are living alongside these characters is something that is so stunning I can't even comprehend. More importantly the way that the audiobook narrators are able to bring these voices to life gave me chills.

This book is truly so dark, gothic, and beautiful I do not think I will stop talking about it any time soon. Thank you again to TOR and Macmillan Audio for the opportunity!

I am so excited to read Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil! This sneak peek was delightful and I really enjoyed the narrator. Luckily I’ve already got my copy preordered and can’t wait to see how the story continues!

Thank you to V.E. Schwab, Macmillan Audio, and NetGalley for a free sneak peek in exchange for honest feedback.

This is shaping up to be SO GOOD i can't wait for tomorrow. The audio was great. The introduction to the characters is great. % stars so far