The Crown of Bones by Rosalyn Briar

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


If you enjoy re-imagined tellings of well-known Eurocentric fairy tales, then this book is for you. Author Rosalyn Briar weaves multiple, familiar fairy tale characters into a fresh, original story that certainly kept my interest to the very end, which is quite the cliffhanger! My only criticism of the book is that at times, despite the characters knowing they could die at any moment, seemed too preoccupied with sex at the wrong moments. Some might say that this is not unusual, that people often use sex as a coping mechanism during times of extreme stress, and I can't disagree with this point; however, for me, it felt a bit forced.

I hope Ms. Briar is working on the sequel, because her readers are going to be demanding it after finishing The Crown of Bones!

Warning: there is some profanity and a bit of sex, but it isn't gratuitous or overdone.



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