The Bone Thief’s Tale | Blog Tour & Review

Title: The Bone Thief's Tale

Author: Heleen Davies

Genre: Fantasy/ Romance

Publisher: Self Published

Pages: 352

Release Date: 18 October 2022

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Hello fellow book lovers, welcome to my stop on the Turn The Page Tours blog tour for The Bone Thief's Tale where I'll be sharing my review.

Heleen Davies’ Little Mermaid meets Hades and Persephone,romantasy debut was an enjoyably plot twisty read that I’m glad to have kicked off the spooky season with.

Also, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Heleen for the digital arc.

Synopsis

Introducing a newly reimagined tale written in the vein of The Little Mermaid meeting Hades and Persephone.

Bound to steal her queen magical bones, thief Lynne knows only one mistake equals death. And yet, she dreams of living in the forbidden world upon the surface, hating every minute in the Underworld. When she secretly develops a crush on a human, she loses a bone in his realm and has no choice but to strike a deal with the only one who could help—an evil witch. To save her life, she must earn the man’s love and bring back the bone in 99 days.

Rio Renero is a notorious gang leader in Chicago and his life has been set to one purpose—to get back at his enemies. With a mysterious, beautiful girl showing up on his doorstep, he sees the solution to his machinations. She offers him a chance at a deadly heist that could destroy all his enemies. In return, he must help her steal a book. What a cinch.

As Lynne and Rio dig deep into a dark net of politics, magic and passion, they need to learn to trust each other.

Not so easy, considering they’re not quite sure whether to kiss or kill each other.

Review

I’m a sucker for an underworld setting so really enjoyed the decryptions of Lynne’s home in the first half of the book. Seeing her in her element with Soothie and Bory really sets up her strong and independent personality (she’s no damsel that’s for sure.)

The level of detail in the descriptions was great and I enjoyed the little nods to Little Mermaid—especially Lynne’s penchant for collecting (or stealing) human items and making up her own words for them. Bory-Lynne’s creature companion amd oftentimes, voice of reason also gave of major Sebastian vibes which I really liked.

I also really enjoyed how morally grey so many of the characters actually were (aside from Cherry and a few of Rio’s family members who seemed far too sweet to be bad.) Rio’s morality was especially interesting and on more than one occasion I found myself questioning his actions and motives.

The romance was quite good if a little too Insta love-y for my tastes, but the flirtatious back and forth a between Lynne and Rio was rather enjoyable.

Overall, a fun and fairly quick read with plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting, I just wish we got to see a little more of the underworld as well as the Bone and Blood Queens who govern it.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5

About The Author

Heleen Davies is a 29-year-old teacher with a passion for writing and creating different worlds. Her debut, The Bone Thief’s Tale, is the first in a planned trilogy. She writes Fantasy Romance, set in magical worlds with fierce heroines and broody, morally gray heroes you’ll fall in love with. Heleen is a mother to a little girl and a Golden Retriever, lives in the mountains and usually sticks her nose in all kinds of books.