This one will appeal to fans of fantasy that focuses on family dynamics. It wasn’t exactly what I was in the mood for, so I found it to be a bit slow. Others will surely enjoy this more if they enjoy magical reads.

The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn
Paranormal, fantasy, horror.
Sisters Cordelia and Eustace inherit a house from a great aunt in Connecicutt they must live in. The house comes with a dynasty trust, a carriage house with a groundskeeper, and a crypt full of dead relatives. They will need to learn the family secrets, face off an enemy and reverse their mysteriously declining health issues.

The flowery language and over-abundance of descriptions of the first few chapters had me stalled for a long time. Plus adversarial relations are difficult for me.
I skipped a lot of the long descriptions in the first few chapters to try to move forward but found eventually that I was missing pieces. Lots of secondary characters, death, ghosts and bones.
Overall, it was a depth of history of the family the sisters needed. I did enjoy the grow room at the end, with all the micro greens and vegetables and the way the sisters had grown to accept and even appreciate each other.


I received a copy of this from NetGalley.

Witchy fiction is my favorite 'sub genre' of fiction and The Witches Of Bone Hill did not disappoint! It was a little more creepy at times than I expected (I'm not a horror fan anymore) but I throughly enjoyed the book overall!

There is something I always love about a Victorian mansion. It seems like they become another character in novels and this holds true in this one.
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Coredelia’s life comes crashing down when her cheating husband upends their relationship and entire life. When she receives a call from her older sister that their great aunt died leaving them the mansion she heads to Connecticut thinking all her problems are solved. Family secrets, ghosts and a mystery kept me turning the pages.
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Thank you #StMartinsPress and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I really did not care for this one at all. Unlikeable characters made finishing this book a chore. Also, there was so much happening in the plot. Mafia, witches and crime Oh My!

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of The Witches of Bone Hill by Ava Morgyn in exchange for an honest review. I requested this book as it sounded similar to a book by Darynda Jones which I liked. While there were similarities, it was also different. This was a very interesting read and I thought it was really good.

Without even meaning to, I read two witchy/gothic books back to back and I am definitely not complaining. I enjoyed this spooky read so much! It was giving me Charmed vibes throughout the entire story (where are my Pipers at?), and of course that made me incredibly happy.

I loved the fact that there were so many witchy elements, but the book started off in the non-magical world. Seeing the sisters (Cordelia and Eustace) come into their powers was so much fun.

There was so much involved in the story and I loved every aspect of it. There was a romance, but it wasn’t a huge focus of the story and I thought it was touched on a good amount. There was also a great storyline about sisterhood and the power of families. That warmed my little heart, especially because I have a sister that I love to death. And the sisters were actually funny, and that was a nice little reprieve from the darker elements.

Also, the writing was wonderfully done and the author did an amazing job with the imagery and descriptions.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for my gifted copy!

The Witches of Bone Hill, by Ava Morgyn

Conceptionally, I love this novel hasn’t had many elements that I adore - spooky witches, and murder.

Where it lost me was the add on of a mob boss and their cronies. Because of that, the book felt a bit disjointed.

Selfishly, I would’ve preferred if the novel had left that part our of the plot and focussed more on the families curse, and the mystical underpinnings of this magical family.

In addition, the pace of the book was rather slow in many parts, and I struggled to push to the end.

That said as I did enjoy many bits of this novel, I intend to circle back to this book in the coming months to see if I will have a different experience and feel for the book which may have been impacted by the busyness of this spooky season.

Thank you to the author, the publisher and NetGalley for my digital copy of this novel to read and review.

I grew to love Eustace and Cordelia Bone throughout their plight to save their family name and break the family curse. The organization of the book felt a little disjointed, but overall a good mystical and witchy read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this ARC which has not affected my review.

I enjoyed reading this book. Some of it ran a bit slow for me. At some point I almost put it down but, I’m glad I kept reading.

This was a perfect read for the spooky season!
The story ended up being more scary than I anticipated. The house was its own character, but the Bone sisters were the perfect pair to uncover the story of their family and the house that they inherited. I would suggest going in to this one without knowing a lot, it made it that much better!
Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martins Press for the ARC.

Thank you Netgalley and the publishers for the opportunity to read this book.

I was seeking a cozy fall book and this wasn't quite that. This was definitely more spooky and not in a Casper kind of way. I struggled to continue reading this, it wasn't griping my attention and I didn't feel connections to any characters.

This looked like the perfect spooky season read and I was so excited for it. Unfortunately it did not work for me and I ended up DNF’ing around 40%. The pace of the story was too slow for me and because of that could not hold my attention. I had a hard time connecting to the characters and the mix of everything was just not for me.

I very much wanted to love this book - the cover is gorgeous and the plot sounded so interesting. However, I've had a really hard time getting into it. I don't connect with the characters and for me it's a bit too slow moving to really get pulled into the story. I'm sorry :(

From the moment Cordelia and Eustace enter the grounds of Bone Hill things start to get very interesting and tense. The house seems to have a life of its own. It has a creepy atmosphere with its decor of antiques and macabre curiosities. The people who work for the family are also a little odd or different and everyone seems to be keeping secrets. Added to this is the fact that the townspeople hate the family and are not friendly to Cordelia and Eustace at all.
The story is a bit of a slow burn as the two sisters struggle to understand their heritage and what being a witch of Bone Hill means. They also must accept their suppressed paranormal abilities that come to life in their new surroundings.
The final quarter of the book is very tense and exciting. There are a couple of scenes that are quite gruesome but it's very fitting to the overall feel of the book and goes a long way to creating a sense of menace and horror. I found myself glued to the book even more so at this point and I was on tenterhooks to see how the sisters would survive their ordeal.
A great book for the Halloween season and as a palate cleanser for the rest of the year when switching up reading genres.

Yet another book for October that I was really torn with. I really liked this book, it just wasn’t executed very well. To me, there felt like quite a bit of leading and most of what was going on was easy to figure out – well before the sisters got there. I think if certain aspects of the story had been threaded throughout it would’ve made it more intriguing and more of a mystery. For example, Gordon’s mother and the rhyme. The book also suffered some transitional choppiness between chapters – jumping forward in time or entirely new without much leading up to it. I was also not a fan of the reveal in the last portion of the book involving Cordelia’s physical state – it didn’t serve the plot. I’ll just leave it at that.

Eustace was by far my favorite character and the one that I identified most with (sans the weed). I enjoyed the sister dynamic as well, since I have three older sisters myself. I loved the house, the grounds and the family ghosts – they really helped set the atmosphere of the book. The history was interesting as well & it was intriguing reading about the sisters learning more about their (previously unknown) heritage.

"At the same time, she wanted to drink the stories in like good wine, let them ferment inside her, build a history where she had none, fill up all those empty spaces."

I would like to thank St. Martin’s Griffin and NetGalley for the opportunity to read The Witches of Bone Hill. All opinions are my own. This book had a lot of potential – there were just a lot of unnecessary things that bogged it down.

Perfectly cozy, magical, air of a little creepiness, the witches of Bone Hill has all the elements of a great story. It reminds me of all those great 90s movies that I love to rewatch during the fall. 7.5 out of 10

A twisty witchy ride filled with death and discovery! A little bit Practical Magic and a lot of blood.

There are so many pieces to this story and I really rooted for Eustace and Cordelia through all of the obstacles put in front of them.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my free copy. These opinions are my own.

This was a fun spooky read, perfect for October!
Would I have liked it as much, if I wasn't in the mood for horror? I don't think so.
That being said, I enjoyed the creepiness this book provided!

A great atmospheric witchy read. This book was full of mysteries and magic. I never knew what was going to happen next and it kept me intrigued and entertained. The magic system at times did feel a bit overwhelming with all the different aspects and I did skim through some chapters.

The Bone sisters were vastly different but both great characters in their own way. I loved Cordelia’s character growth and her self-healing that happened throughout the story, I also really enjoyed her relationship with Gordon. Eustace was also a great character, I would have loved some chapters in her pov.

Overall, a great book if you are in the mood for witches, familial bonds, ghosts and a spooky atmosphere.