Something I liked here is there is some seriously biting social commentary slipped in there? Set in Peru and following American characters, this book doesn’t shy away from the obvious discussion of colonialism and privilege in America. Nita lives in a world where supernatural beings are prized for their parts but despised for their being, but also look exactly like other humans. I never knew what was coming next - all I knew was that I was desperate to find out.Īnd better yet, this book features some seriously cool worldbuilding. It's almost a thriller and almost an urban fantasy book and either way, it's so fun to read. So first of all, this book is impossible to put down and so addicting. Not Even Bones follows Nita, a girl who dissects other supernatural beings for the black market - until she’s sold into the black market herself. You know how sometimes, you read YA fantasy and you just feel like it could have gone darker and it doesn’t? Not Even Bones just keeps Going There. This is a deeply fucked up book, in a good way. the 'Dexter meets This Savage Song' comparison really encapsulates this? This was not the most well-written thing I have ever read but I really really enjoyed my time reading it. Now she’s going to do a lot of bad deeds to get it all back.Wow, so. Nita did a good deed, and it cost her everything. Nita just dissects the bodies after they’ve been “acquired.” But when her mom brings home a live specimen, Nita decides she wants out - dissecting living people is a step too far.īut when she tries to save her mother’s victim, she ends up sold on the black market in his place - because Nita herself isn’t exactly “human.” Now Nita is on the other side of the bars, and there is no line she won’t cross to escape and make sure no one can ever sell her again.

Nita doesn’t murder supernatural beings and sell their body parts on the internet-her mother does that. Sarah Holland, NYT bestselling author of Everlessĭexter meets This Savage Song in this dark fantasy about a girl who dissects monsters and sells their body parts on the black market - until she’s betrayed. “Twisty, grisly, genre-bending and immersive, Not Even Bones will grab you by the throat and drag you along as it gleefully tramples all of your expectations.”

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