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The Sins on Their Bones
The Sins on Their Bones | Laura R. Samotin
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Set in a Jewish folklore-inspired reimagining of 19th century Eastern Europe, this queer dark fantasy debut pits two estranged husbands and a daring spymaster on opposite sides of a civil war. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, C.S. Pacat, and Katherine Arden. Dimitri Alexeyev used to be the Tzar of Novo-Svitsevo. Now, he is merely a broken man, languishing in exile after losing a devastating civil war instigated by his estranged husband, Alexey Balakin. In hiding with what remains of his court, Dimitri and his spymaster, Vasily Sokolov, engineer a dangerous ruse. Vasily will sneak into Alexey�s court under a false identity to gather information, paving the way for the usurper�s downfall, while Dimitri finds a way to kill him for good. But stopping Alexey is not so easy as plotting to kill an ordinary man. Through a perversion of the Ludayzim religion that he terms the Holy Science, Alexey has died and resurrected himself in an immortal, indestructible body�and now claims he is guided by the voice of God Himself. Able to summon forth creatures from the realm of demons, he seeks to build an army, turning Novo-Svitsevo into the greatest empire that history has ever seen. Dimitri is determined not to let Alexey corrupt his country, but saving Novo-Svitsevo and its people will mean forfeiting the soul of the husband he can�t bring himself to forsake�or the spymaster he�s come to love.
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khooliha
The Sins on Their Bones | Laura R. Samotin

I pre-ordered a book from my local bookstore and I got a copy from Canada? I live in Florida???

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#bookmail while I was at work yesterday. The tagged is my April Owlcrate adult fantasy. And then I ordered Home is Where the Bodies Are because I loved the premise and cover. And finally, my #botm books arrived.

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xicanti
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THE SINS ON THEIR BONES gives the reader a lot to admire, including a secondary world with shades of 19th century Russia, a magic system rooted in Jewish folklore, and a queer-accepting society. I enjoyed it very much, but I probably would‘ve loved it had there been a bit more depth to the characters‘ relationships and a few more chances for the reader to put things together for themself via context instead of direct revelation. #gaymay

xicanti If you want more details, I shared a much longer review on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/C6lfuGwA498/?igsh=MXhheXV4bXg3eTViNg== 8mo
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xicanti
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I‘m dying to read an ARC on my new (-to-me) Kindle, but THE SINS ON THEIR BONES was only available to me as a PDF through the NetGalley reader and it expires soon, so here we go! It‘s very moreish so far, though there are a couple of issues that‘ve kept me really liking it instead of loving it. We‘ll see how it develops (and if it‘s a full story; at this point, it feels like it could lead to a cliffhanger).

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
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xicanti
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I had to postpone my usual February plan to take the month off from American creators because I‘m still in the thick of my big X-Men catch-up and I didn‘t want to pause it for that long, but I‘m definitely going ahead with Gay May as scheduled! To that end, I‘ve started stockpiling queer books. WHAT A DESI GIRL WANTS showed up in a Little Free Library this morning and THE SINS ON THEIR BONES was too tempting on NetGalley. #gaymay