This was absolutely fabulous! It’s a long, slow character-driven book that is so beautifully written and only further elevated by the narrators. Each one was so distinct and really heightened each character — it helped flesh them out even more, the innocence of Lottie, the grief of Alice, the predatory nature of Sabine.

The exploration of vampirism in this book was also incredibly unique — the themes of trauma, grief, abuse, love, lust, queerness, just everything, was written such poignancy. Schwab’s writing style too is just in a league of its own. Oftentimes, the detailed superfluous writing style can come across as pretentious and unnecessary but Schwab weaves this beautiful tapestry of language to paint a vivid picture that makes you feel like you’re walking through the streets of 16th century Leon, 17th Rome, 19th century London… just brilliant.

I think this book will stay with me for a long time.

I now identify as a feral rose please thank you.

When I saw that this book was about toxic lesbian vampires I was SO intrigued but I don't think anything could have prepared me for this book.

This is a work of art weaving the stories of these three women across the vast timelines and places of 1532 in Santo Domingo, 1837 in London and finally 2019 in Boston. You start not knowing how the three stories are intertwined but in a slow burn across centuries you see how tangled the roots of these roses buried in the midnight soil really are. V.E Schwab's writing is so descriptive and poetic. She not only writes complex characters but sets the scene so well. Some themes explored in depth are how women are treated differently to men (and how that changes, or doesn't throughout the centuries), grief and loneliness,

I was given the opportunity to review this book with an audio ARC with the superb narration by Julia Whelan, Katie Leung and Marisa Calin. The audiobook format really lends itself to the book as it's very "Interview with a Vampire"-esque. I was so immersed in the characters and their lives going through the various stages of vampirism. As this book spans across a large length of time I think my interest was held with the audiobook where it might have faltered through the slower sections of the book.

It left me thinking, if I was given a chance to be immortal, would I? Is it a blessing to live forever of a curse? Is our humanity tied to our mortality?

I have so many more thoughts on this book but the rest are not coherent, I will be thinking about this book and its characters for a long long time.

Toxic lesbian vampires… need I say more!! This book spans centuries following 3 different POVs and how they all weave together. I listened to the audio and absolutely loved it!

Okay, I LOVED this book. Absolutely adored it from the depths of my soul.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a book I’ve been dreaming of reading for about 2 and a half years, and it absolutely lives up to expectations - and then smashes them. I loved the short story ‘First Kill’, and have been dying for more of Schwab’s vampires.

VE Schwab’s writing feels different in every book, and I think this may be my favourite of hers. The story is captivating, the characters both loveable and hate-able, just … This delivers on EVERY point. I cannot wait for everyone to read this world, and meet these characters. I wanted this to go on endlessly.

VE Schwab’s writing is intoxicating, and her use of time periods in this book is masterful. I am in love, and I may just read this on a loop forever. The chance to listen to this as an audiobook was GROUNDBREAKING. I’ve never listened to a book after reading it or vice versa (read after listening). The narrator choices for Sabine, Alice and Lottie are perfection, and I am absolutely enamoured with this. I didn’t think anything could top reading Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil … well, listening to it can.

This book is fantastic, and these narrators bring Schwab’s writing to life in a mind-bending, life-altering way. How do I continue on?

(** audiobooks absolutely ARE reading.)