Bone Crier's Moon
Written by Kathryn Purdie
Narrated by Fiona Hardingham, Alex Wyndham and Billie Fulford-Brown
4/5
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About this audiobook
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie comes a high-stakes fantasy duology flush with doomed romance and macabre magic, perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Roshani Chokshi.
Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife—lest they drain the light from the living.
Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she’s destined to love.
Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined—in life and in death.
Kathryn Purdie
Kathryn Purdie lives near Salt Lake City, Utah, with her husband and three children. Kathryn is a trained classical actress who studied at the Oxford School of Drama and was inspired to write her debut trilogy while recovering from donating a kidney to her older brother. www.kathrynpurdie.com.
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Reviews for Bone Crier's Moon
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Unfortunately I couldn’t listen to this book due to the horrible quality that was provided. And it wasn’t my connection as I downloaded the book.
3 people found this helpful
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I’ve tried several times to get to the end of this book and failed . The narration is awful and the story could probably be 1/3 the length and I didn’t even finish it . The idea of their powers is great and I wanted to love it .
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I loved the plot of this book, very interesting magic system. Wasn't too big of the narrators, but I do like that it was an all cast production.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The world was really interesting to me and how it worked
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Very clever. I was able to keep up with all the characters with very little effort. I liked being able to feel there was something not quite right without the feeling that obvious facts were omitted to sustain the mystery.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Loved it, and loved the narration style. The story was fun, diving into book 2 right away!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I'm not sure right now so I'm going to give it a 3.
Because while I did fly through this book and enjoyed that the women get heighten abilities from particular animal bones that helps them crier souls into the after life. I just dunno
At the end of the book.... I had that twilight feeling like I just read all this and nothing really happened. But running and a couple fighting scenes.
I'm almost 100% sure who Sabine's dad is and if that's the case I'm pretty sure how the next book will go. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Captivating story, surprising plot twists, voices making you fall for the story more. Bastien sounds a bit like Will Herondale (by Ed westwick in clockwork Prince's audiobook)- you just want to listen to his voice. Just loved it!
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great story line. The narrators voice were not the best, but it was easy to listen to especially before bed.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great book! Spectacular love story and great writing the best.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Decent first novel in a series, really intriguing world and a good slow burn hate to love romance
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5if you’re wondering if you should push through despite the terrible audiobook narration, don’t bother lol
9 people found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/54.5 stars.
Lower score because: Very heteronormative and heterosexist, which I didn’t appreciate, especially for the “soul mate” tradition.
Other than that this was really good YA book!3 people found this helpful
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I gave it a few minutes but simply cannot continue as the male narrator's intonation is annoying me to no end. He raises his pitch awkwardly at the end of almost every sentence and overemphasises words. It's like he never heard of full stops ... Guess I'll just read the book myself.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The narrator for Bastien was awful. He had this annoying inflection at the end of every sentence. The narrators for the female characters were okay even though there were weird edits or 1-2 sentence inserts where the voice or audio would change in the middle of the paragraph. The story itself was just okay but by the halfway point I was reading to finish and not really because I was invested in the story. I probably won't read the next book in the series.
9 people found this helpful
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The book was fine, but I hated the male narrator of the audiobook.
7 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The man who narrates Bastien’s chapters lifts his voice at the end of every sentence it’s very hard to listen to
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The audiobook is very bad. I hated Bastien's voice, also in some text some words, sentences had different voice, and it was very confusing.
7 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Made it to 19%. This is the first time I'm giving up due to the narrator's voice. I can't stand the male narrator. His whispery voice annoys me. The story is good though so I might try again later or perhaps I will just read the book.
5 people found this helpful
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My hopes for this story didnt quite pan out, though the plot twists did keep taking me by surprise. There was a strange tedium to the relentless action, as if we got lost in the minutia of every thrown punch or blind kick, rather than further developing relationships or exploring the strange laws of their required rituals any deeper. And while I appreciated the velvet sound of the male narrator's voice, his constant lifting inflection at the end of EVERY line (like every single thing is shockingly surprising) is incredibly hard to get used to.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I really enjoyed the way the author tells the story from the different perspectives of the three main characters. It really helped build a stronger understanding for each character. The storyline was interesting, with clever ties to some familiar mythology, but there were times that things just felt too forced or far-fetched. While the main plot is supposed to be about star-crossed lovers, I found it really difficult to believe the two characters developed such strong feelings for one another, because the external conflicts of the story receive more attention than the actual development or growth of the bond that forms between the main characters. Overall, I would still recommend it for a casual read for anyone looking for mystical fantasy genre with a bit of action and a hint of romance. However...I truly wish they had found a different male reader for the audiobook version. He sounds so dull and brooding, and the lilt of his voice follows a constant up-down-up-down flow like a boat on the ocean, that doesn't go along at all with the flow of the words he is reading. The person reading for Ailesse and Sabine's chapters does a fantastic job of matching her tone to the specific emotions or actions occurring in the book, keeping the listener more deeply connected to the story.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Story itself was good but narration... Not so much. The male narrator read it like he was racing to the finish line. He'd be a good horse racing commentator. Haha. The female narrators were pretty good, though. I can't say I paid all my attention on the story but I found some bits to be so cute I want to read the next book.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When you've been groomed for a role that involves offing your intended in order to be worthy of assuming the role of escorting the dead to one of two eternities, you could be forgiven for coming across to others as on the bizarre side. When the boy who you think is your intended/prey, refuses to play nice because he's as interested in killing you as you are of killing him, you have a dandy beginning. Even though the attraction between Ailesse and Bastien is evident early on, that just makes watching it develop even more fun. Toss in his two best friends, her mother who isn't exactly being honest with anyone, especially herself, plus Ailesse's best friend who has her own struggles with her lot in life, and you have quite the cast. Then, there are the hordes of dead needing an escort across the bridge to their good, or bad reward. The moment I finished this, I ordered the sequel and am looking forward to finding out how everything gets sorted out.
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