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by V. E. Schwab (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 2,572 ratings
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From V. E. Schwab, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying novel about immortality and hunger.

This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.

This is a story about life—
how it ends, and how it starts.

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Praise for Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil:

“Immersive… A time-sweeping, character-juggling, lesbian vampire mystery.” ―The New York Times

“A sensual and haunting look at women who refuse to be bound by convention and instead take what they want.” ―The Washington Post

“A mesmerizing tale of immortality… A beautiful supernatural story that grapples with
loneliness, grief, and queer identity.” ―Town & Country

"Told in alternating perspectives, this is a lush, atmospheric story about love, hunger, rage and sapphic desire. Those yearning for a queer take on Nosferatu will sink their fangs into this seductive gothic horror."― People

“Schwab doing messy sexy vampires is a dream come true… It might be my favorite book of the year so far.” ―Lithub

“Phenomenal. V. E. Schwab absolutely smashes it out of the park in this beautifully written,considered dark fantasy novel about grief, revenge, and trying to fill the endless hunger inside.” ―Nerd Daily

“Vampire fiction the way it should be done.” ―Paste

"It’s bloody, lush, escapist fun ― but it’s also a gorgeous meditation on female hunger."― Bustle

"Lush, Gothic, historical fiction meets fierce, queer longing. Genre defying [and] brilliant, this irresistible pick will haunt the reader through the very last page."― Esquire

Praise forThe Invisible Life of Addie LaRue:

“Epic yet intimate, sweeping but not sprawling… As we live through these darkened days, I feel brighter for having added Addie to mine.” ― Slate

“An achingly poignant romantic fantasy about the desperate desire to make one’s mark on the world.” ― Oprah.com

“The kind of book you encounter only once in a lifetime.” ― Peng Shepherd

About the Author

VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books. Schwab's series and standalone titles for readers of all ages have made her a major literary figure, whose notable works include the Villains series, the Shades of Magic universe, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil. When not haunting Paris streets or writing in the corner of her favorite coffee shop, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D26CZWFD
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tor Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 10 2025
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 30.7 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 515 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1250320537
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VICTORIA “V. E.” SCHWAB is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty books, including the acclaimed Shades of Magic series, the Villains series, the Cassidy Blake series and the international bestseller The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue. Her work has received critical acclaim, translated into over two dozen languages, and optioned for television and film. First Kill – a YA vampire series based on Schwab’s short story of the same name – is currently in the works at Netflix with Emma Roberts’ Belletrist Productions producing. When she's not haunting Paris streets or trudging up English hillsides, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and is usually tucked in the corner of a coffee shop, dreaming up monsters.

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  • Morgan Rae
    5.0 out of 5 stars So gooood!
    Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2025
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    This is only my 2nd V.E. Schwab book and I need to get into their backlist! I loved this - sapphic, vampires, across multiple timeliness...tragic love, fierce women...perfection! I did not predict that ending!! Writing was rich and loved the character work. The best vampire read of 2025 thus far!
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  • Cindy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Over all good, just a small rip
    Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2025
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    Beautiful book that I'm so excited to read it! Only complaint is that a corner of the dust jacket is ripped. Disappointing because I was thrilled with pre-ordering a signed copy.
    Otherwise very happy with the book.
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    Over all good, just a small rip

    Reviewed in Canada on June 11, 2025
    Beautiful book that I'm so excited to read it! Only complaint is that a corner of the dust jacket is ripped. Disappointing because I was thrilled with pre-ordering a signed copy.
    Otherwise very happy with the book.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars mesmerizing
    Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2025
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    I loved this story an incredible mixture of fantasy and reality with great characters that are so relatable. I couldn’t put it down until I knew what became of them.
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  • Cheeks McCoy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good books
    Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2025
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    Worth the read...
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  • Krystle
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
    Reviewed in Canada on June 28, 2025
    It is a story of three lesbian vampires who died in very different time periods but whose stories weave together. Starting with how they died and ending with how they died.
    I listened to the audiobook, and although the narrators were fantastic, I had a hard time following the 3 POVs with multiple flashbacks. I found the beginning to be very confusing for that reason, but somewhere in the middle, I figured it all out and got used to the writing style.
    I ended up really enjoying this story, but I can't help but think I would have preferred the physical book.
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  • Marceline
    5.0 out of 5 stars My favourite book (so far) of 2025
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2025
    Some great stories, you can’t seem to read quickly enough, while others, you want to savour every page. This is the latter ❤️
    The different stories and timelines are woven together beautifully. And I appreciate the lgbtq aspect.
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  • megan schaller
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious
    Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2025
    this book is simply a masterpiece. somehow, i was never surprised by what happened but also, i never knew what was going to happen, but also knew exactly what was going to happen without knowing. this is art. i love the layers it is told in, the individual stories within. this is one y’all have to read.
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  • Beauty in Ruins
    2.0 out of 5 stars Made something boring of what should have been exciting
    Reviewed in Canada on July 17, 2025
    As someone who has yet to encounter the works of V.E. Schwab, I’d have told you there’s no better way to make an introduction than with a paranormal historical fantasy about lesbian vampires… but the fact that she made something boring of what should have been exciting makes me honestly wonder what all the fuss is about.

    Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a character-driven saga that examines themes of power and femininity through a lens of vampire mythology, but the problem is that’s all it is. All character and themes, and no plot. It’s an uneven, disjointed novel that suffers from pacing that drags and narrative POVs that are just long enough to incite curiosity but too short to create connections. To make matters worse, there’s no real depth to the characters and none of the development needed to move a story forward.

    This. Just. Dragged.

    There’s no sense of urgency, no momentum to the story. I prefer a book that has me turning pages, wondering what’s next, how something is going to be resolved, when someone is getting what’s coming to them, or when romance will bloom. Here, the only question I found myself asking was whether it was ever going to go somewhere. Admittedly, I started skimming after the 200 page mark, but I still feel confident saying this felt like 450 pages of exposition, 100 or so of rising action (most of which happens off the page), and then 10 pages of resolution.

    I. Just. Didn’t. Care.

    Stylistically, I think I get what Schwab was going after here. I suspect she was after the feel of a Gothic melodrama, one where style matters more than substance, but my issue is that the story gets lost in the prose. I can appreciate that prose on a technical level, but I found it made for a very slow read when the story itself was already poorly paced. Maybe this is Schwab’s style, and maybe her fans know what they’re in for – I do seem to be in the minority – but as a newbie, this feels like a missed opportunity on so many fronts. I’d really hoped for more.
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  • Pudsey Recommends
    5.0 out of 5 stars Truest tour de force I’ve read in a while
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 17, 2025
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    I read it as a buddy read and we both devoured it. It’s a lush, haunting tale full of whispers and women bound by blood and grief. They bleed, love, suffer — and bite back. From sassy Maria/Sabine, naive Alice, and tragic Charlotte, to Jada and Penny the book dragon and the many, many lost girls, Schwab weaves blood, memory, and medicine into something devastatingly beautiful.

    “And how is a miracle different from a spell? Who is to say the saint was not a witch?”

    Love, arrogance, and toxic lesbian vampires. That ending? A brutal masterclass in tragedy. Page-turning. Heartbreaking. Unforgettable. The truest tour de force I’ve read in a while.
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  • Oya Uzun
    5.0 out of 5 stars signed
    Reviewed in Turkey on July 4, 2025
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    i am so grateful to have a signed copy, can't wait to read it
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  • Atul
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story
    Reviewed in India on July 12, 2025
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    Interesting book
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  • Susan R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simply divine
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2025
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    ”Careful. In nature, beauty is a warning. The pretty ones are often poisonous.”

    V.E. Schwab’s lyrical writing pulls me in like a warm embrace. Her world building is so vivid, it feels like stepping into a dream where the past lingers like perfume, and I am free to wander through the echoes of forgotten lives. Her characters are beautifully complex, shifting from heroine to villain with such subtlety that I can never quite pinpoint the moment my allegiance changed.

    The tale begins with Maria, a young girl with a restless imagination, living a quiet life in the countryside of Santo Domingo. She dreams of escape, of adventure beyond the dusty roads and familiar faces. As she matures, she hones the delicate art of allure, catching the eyes of noblemen who pass along the Pilgrim’s Road. Her beauty ensnares the attentions of a handsome Viscount, and she is swept away into what she believes will be her dream life. But marriage proves a gilded cage. Her days are strictly controlled with rare moments of solitude.

    It is during one of these stolen moments that she glimpses Sabine,"the Widow" whom she once saw years ago, passing through her town like a shadow. Maria is captivated. She begins to seek out Sabine, drawn to her like a moth to flame. With Sabine’s guidance, Maria breaks free of her bonds; but that freedom comes at a cost to them both.

    Maria is reborn, no longer a wife but a creature of the midnight soil. Alone and inexperienced, she takes her maker’s name and begins again.

    Though Sabine’s story forms the heart of the novel, we are also introduced to Alice. Alice is a modern-day college student newly arrived from Scotland to Boston. Haunted by ghosts of her own, Alice struggles to carve out a life outside her family. At a party, she meets “Lottie,” and what begins as a flirtation ends in a night she can’t remember and a morning she’ll never forget. Light makes her feel ill, food tastes of rot, and an unfamiliar thirst gnaws at her insides. Slowly, she pieces together the truth: Lottie was no ordinary girl, and Alice’s life has been irrevocably changed.

    Charlotte’s story remains a mystery until later. For now, she is only “Lottie,” the elusive figure Alice seeks to find answers. First, we must travel back through time with Sabine, learning what it means to be born of the midnight soil. Her journey is as hypnotic as her voice, which lures prey with the promise of something more. Sabine is fierce and independent, but through the centuries she begins to crave companionship. She finds Charlotte on the steps of a London ball, her silent anguish calling out to Sabine like a siren’s song. With calculated grace, Sabine draws her in, offering a life that seems to promise everything Charlotte desires. But as time passes, the cracks begin to show, and Charlotte sees the violence beneath the beautiful facade.

    "She imagined her by turns a goddess, a devil, a force of nature."

    "And the real Sabine is all those things."

    Like Sabine, Schwab has the power to glamour her readers, leading our thoughts to her secret purpose. She spins a sapphic romance dripping in luxurious details that is reminiscent of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, but with a softer feel. The threats are veiled, peaking from the shadows just as we begin to feel comfortable. The goal is to keep the reader on edge, anxious about what lies beyond the next page.

    The ending comes tangled in a web of deception, throwing our ladies of the darkness together in a struggle to see who survives and who returns to soil from which they were
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  • Kiwi
    5.0 out of 5 stars Es hat wirklich alles erfüllt, was vorher angepriesen wurde.
    Reviewed in Germany on July 9, 2025
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    *Toxic lesbian vampires, Lovers to Enemies, a violet game of cat and mouse, murder, hunger, history und etwas Leser von Anne Rice (und Killing Eve, was ich jedoch nicht kenn daher, ka)*

    Die Story hat recht langsam begonnen und sprang am Anfang lediglich zwischen Alice und Maria hin und her. Wobei mich die Kapitel mit Alice am Anfang eher gestört haben.
    Maria war von Anfang an, ein Charakter den ich mochte, aber auf eine faszinierte Art. Schnell lässt sich lesen, was für eine ambitionierte Frau Maria ist und wie unterdrückt sie sich in Ihrer Zeit und von ihrem Umfeld fühlt. Es war interessant zu lesen, wie sie diesem Leben entkommt und wie das ganze mit Alice und schließlich auch Charlotte zusammenhängt.

    Die Geschichten von Alice und Charlotte waren ebenfalls interessant zu lesen. Auch wenn ich etwas genervt war drei mal innerhalb von 550 Seiten die Verwandlung und ersten Erfahrungen der drei jungen Vampirinnen zu verfolgen, hat es meinem Lesespaß keinen Abbruch getan. Die letzten 200 Seiten hatten mich an der Kehle und mich nicht mehr losgelassen.
    Ich habe die Hinweis auf das Zerwürfnis genossen und auch bis zum Ende war das Buch interessant.
    Lediglich das Ende war überrascht und plötzlich. Ich hatte das Gefühl, dass mir noch ein oder zwei Kapitel (oder gar ein weiteres Buch) fehlen würde. Außerdem gab es so viele Spannende Figuren, zu denen ich gerne mehr wissen würde. :D

    Schreibtechnisch war Schwab wieder auf ihrer Höhe und hat mich kleines Fangirly vollkommen verwöhnt. Ich würde Freunden von Vampir-Büchern, dieses Buch ans Herz legen. 😊

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