A fresh take on Arthurian legend, this is probably Bracken's best work. I loved the world-building in this, and I can't wait for book two!

This author was so popular a few years back and I had heard good things. This is the second book she has recently published that didn't interest me. The writing is for a younger YA audience but it is marketed for the older YA audience. Also the story just didn't interest me. I love King Arthur though so it may have been the let down from that comparison which I felt was so loosely inspired by King Arthur that maybe it shouldn't have had that comparison.

There are so many retellings of King Arthur and Camelot, but Silver in the Bone was simply an ingenious, creative take on it. It was truly innovative, and the main character, Tamsin, is so compelling. You can really chart her emotional growth which is just lovely to see. I also love the balance of romance and plot thrills. Emery has my heart, truly. I cannot wait for the sequel to come out in 2024.

This was a really neat spin on Aurthorian legends! I loved the twist of having it also be modern day.

Thank you Netgalley, Random House Publishing, Get Underlined for allowing me to read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Sooooo, I'm a little late with my review 😄

Silver in the Bone is a fantasy tale with Celtic lore and it came out in April of this year.

I've been putting it off due to being in a severe reading slump. I'm also a mood reader who wasn't in the mood for anything and everything for a long period of time.

When I decided to try and give Alexandra Bracken's newest release a shot, I got into it but then my reading slump came back with a vengeance, which made me put it down a couple of times. After wrestling with my mood reader tendencies, I finally picked it up again and devoured Bracken's words.

I was kicking myself for not finishing this book sooner because I really enjoyed reading from Tamsin's point of view. She is an intriguing character with good development. Tamsin is flawed and a fighter, I liked her strength and her growth.

There is a lot of information to keep in mind and the pacing does suffer a little bit due to the world-building. I think the sequel will have a better pace with the set-up being more established, and characters introduced. I did enjoy the Celtic and Arthurian mythology. Alexandra Bracken did a fabulous job researching for her previous book Lore and you can tell she put in the same effort for Silver in the Bone. I am hoping for more in the sequel, though.

There is a rivals to something else romance between Tamsin and Emrys. I think Emrys is a good counterpart to Tamsin. I like how their relationship evolved. I also adore her brother Cabell.

While I did enjoy this read overall, I do think some readers might have trouble with the pacing. It can be slow at times and it did take a few tries to stick for me personally. The story does have a few interesting plot twists that I think are worth continuing reading.

Also, that cover is gorgeous 😍 I'm excited to see what they come up with for the sequel.

3.75 or 4 stars

I love a good retelling and this was loosely based on Arthurian legend which is also something that I have an interest in. This is a decent start to the series and ends with a bit of a cliffhanger but I only enjoy those when I can immediately pick up the next book. In this case I could not and unfortunately, I don't want to. I just didn't connect with the characters and personally don't care enough about the story to continue on. But what I don't like you may love so I still encourage you to give this one a go.

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. I was expecting a typical YA fantasy type book but I got so much more. I love the take on Authurian legends in this book as well as the magic system. The characters are fantastic and I cannot wait to see what happens with this cast of characters in the next book.

all i can is book 2 when. Alexandra delivers such a great follow up to what was an incredible book to end on - Lore - and doesn't disappoint with how she brings you into this world. the cliffhanger was evil!

This was actually my first Alexandra Bracken and I really enjoyed it. It was a great way of sharing the stories that we know all to well through a different scope, while expanding on them in a current time.

Thank you to NetGalley and Random House for this DRC.
Celtic mythology, Avalon, Arthurian legend and magical undergrounds populate this book. Tamsin is an enchanted relic seeker who’s only goal is to find a ring to free her brother Cabell from a curse. Of course, she must team up with the boy she believes is her rival.
A slow beginning but looking back I did enjoy it, and found her mythology interesting.
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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of e-arc in exchange for an honest review! I have been a fan of Alexandra Bracken's work for a long time, and this new story does not disappoint. It has fantastic world-building, great character work, and a story you will not forget. The use of Arthurian legend was done well, and I look forward to seeing how the story progresses. I think if you're a fan of legend retellings, this is a good one to pick up.

Alexandra Bracken delivers once again!! I was captivated with this book from start to finish. I could not put it down! I absolutely cannot wait for the next book!

As soon as I finished reading "Silver in the Bone" by Alexandra Bracken it moved to the top of the To Be Purchased YA Fantasy Fiction! The combination of the Arthurian legend and Avalon was stellar and Fantasy Fiction at it's very best. We will be purchasing the other novels in the series as soon as they are released.

Thank you NetGalley and Knopf Books for Young Readers.

Read if you like: mythology-inspired fantasy
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Tamsin becomes involved in the world of Hollowers, who hunt lost treasure. She gets caught up in finding an artifact from the King Arthur legend and the adventure is not what she expects.
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I loved the connection to the King Arthur legend, and the story was action-packed. It did take me a little bit to get into the story at the beginning, but I enjoyed the story!

Heart-warming, heart-breaking and heart-pounding!

This story, inspired by the legend of King Arthur, was incredible. You wouldn't believe the number of quotes I kept from this one! It is so well written, the description of the Children were disgusting (you'll understand when you'll read them), and the emotions are so raw, you are living them with the characters. I feel hollow after finishing it.... How will my next read be better than this?!

And honestly, this book let SO MANY THINGS UNSAID, it's pure torture. I cannot wait for the next book.

TW for violence, gore and blood, parental abandonment, death.

I enjoyed this book and I could not put it down. I really enjoyed the characters and the writing was really well done. It made you want to keep reading.

This got off to a very slow start for me but the twists at the end will probably keep me coming back for more!

Sadly this book wasn’t for me. I found it extremely difficult to understand what was happening. The world was confusing and the magic didn’t make sense. I put it down at the 30% mark

I took a leap of faith – because when Alexandra Bracken's tales have consistently rocked my reading world, why not dive in headfirst? And guess what? Jackpot!

Silver in the Bone spins a yarn spun from Arthurian threads, introducing Tamsin, a card-carrying member of the cryptic Hollowers, a crew with a knack for gate-crashing portals to snag mystical relics. But wait, there's more – her quest to break her brother's curse pairs her with Emrys, a Hollower rival and the poster child for golden-boy excellence.

Characters, oh, let the love fest begin! Tamsin, Emrys, Neve, Cabell (a.k.a. Flea) – this bunch will charm the quokkas off you with their dynamics. And speaking of dynamics, Tamsin and Emrys? Their chemistry could power a spaceship to Andromeda. Leading the charge with her unfiltered thoughts, Tamsin proves that she's the hero we didn't know we desperately needed.

From creepy critters that'll make your skin crawl to landscapes that even GPS would give up on, topped with curses that put a Halloween hex to shame. The stakes shoot higher than a rocket on Red Bull, the action's hotter than a supernova, and yes, confession time: I might've teared up. Just a little. Or a lot.

And then, like a roller coaster that refuses to come to a complete stop, the ending. My jaw might have hit the floor audibly. How could it just finish like that? The cliffhanger had me questioning my existence!

In a nutshell: I'm enamored.

This book has such a strong start, interweaving stories and lore and very interesting characters. Unfortunately, that is the only part of this story I enjoyed.

The biggest downfall of this book is that the Arthurian legend feels like it doesn’t quite belong in the story. Our main character are looking for a ring to break a curse, and thus end up traveling to another world, Avalon but everything just feels to convenient and by the time they reach Avalon, all we have is large info-dumps of information that keep the story going. It seems like our characters are on a wild goose chase with resolving smaller problems but never getting any closer to the bigger one.

Our characters were also very one dimensional. I don’t think I could tell you a single for attribute about either of them except their most basic goal.

This one wasn’t for me but I think anyone deeply interested in Arthurian legend might enjoy it more than I did.