This book was published on January 22nd, 2019. I got my hands on an advance reader's copy, so undoubtedly there will be some differences between the version I read, and the published edition. Probably just clearing up some grammar/typos/etc... but you know, just in case there's something else.
An amazon summary, "One girl must uncover secrets of the past to save her friend from a terrible curse in this dark and mesmerizing story of love, revenge, and redemption inspired by the myth of Medusa.
Milla knows two things to be true: Demons are real, and fear will keep her safe.
Milla’s whole world is her family’s farm. She is never allowed to travel to the village and her only friend is her beloved older brother, Niklas. When a bright-eyed girl named Iris comes to stay, Milla hopes her loneliness might finally be coming to an end. But Iris has a secret she’s forbidden to share: The village is cursed by a demon who possesses girls at random, and the townspeople live in terror of who it will come for next.
Now, it seems, the demon has come for Iris. When Iris is captured and imprisoned with other possessed girls, Milla leaves home to rescue her and break the curse forever. Her only company on the journey is a terrible new secret of her own: Milla is changing, too, and may soon be a demon herself.
Suspenseful and vividly imagined, The Cold Is in Her Bones is a novel about the dark, reverberating power of pain, the yearning to be seen and understood, and the fragile optimism of love." AMAZON LINK OF JUSTICE
Milla has always been cooped up around their family's homestead as she helps her mother with all the chores, spends time with her brother Niklas, and obeys her father. ...which makes her pine to discover more of the world at large. Her brother and father go to town to sell their goods, and Milla asks to go along but is always denied. Her mother...is also kind of afraid of her. Both her and her mother are very meticulous about the rituals to keep demons away.
But, their neighbors have Iris come to stay with them, Milla's world broadens from five people she's always known, to one more she just met. She's overcome with excitement, Iris was from town! Iris is full of stories, friendship, and a demeanor where she can be pleasing to any of the adults but still be energetic and fun when she's with Milla.
...but there's a serious question that troubles Milla, why did Iris come to stay with them? They say it's so Niklas may grow fond of her, but there's something about the way Iris answers questions about town that makes Milla wonder. Something else is going on.
That's enough summary.
Okay. So this book felt WAY too long. Like there was a solid 8-9 chapters that could have been taken out and the story would have felt a lot smoother and less heavy of a read. By heavy, I mean the kind of sad story that wears on your soul. ....
Yeah, so this is definitely a tragedy of sorts. It's a coming of age, it's a revolution against societal standards, but it's also just so damn long. I got maybe two thirds of the way through the book and was like, "HOW IS THERE SO MUCH LEFT TO READ?"
There was also a few scenes where I just wasn't sure what point was trying to be accomplished. I wasn't sure how it fitted into this bigger puzzle of magic, curses, demons, and familial love.
The story is interesting, intricate, but there were a few times it felt like the tone of the story changed too quickly. Like confused, to scared, to uncertain, to determined, to confused, to scared, to I don't even know.
It kind of felt like one of those old fairy tales but too long. I'm just going to drive home the book was too long. I fell asleep on it a lot, but I still finished it because the last few chapters were very intense.
Milla also felt too innocent based on everything that was happening around her. I get she was very sheltered, but however, she handled herself amongst large groups of people almost too easily. It just doesn't make sense.
Happy reading!
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