I can’t remember if I knew that this book was about to split into two stories, or not, but I can tell you that it’s a wonderful way to navigate Saskia’s journey.įirst off, let me be the first to assure you that there is no love triangle in The Bone Charmer. That is, until it’s her turn to find her true calling. Each moment painstakingly created so that she’ll stay on the path to her happiest life. Saskia’s life has has always been dictated by bone reading. So very impressed with this book! It took me a few chapters to really settle into the way that Breeana Shields wanted to tell this story, but once I was there I was hooked. Now she will live her two potential paths simultaneously. Broken bones are always bad luck, but this particular set of bones have been infused with extra magic, and so the break has devastating consequences-Saskia’s future has split as well. Their argument leads to a fracture in one of the bones. Saskia knows her mother saw multiple paths for her, yet chose one she knew Saskia wouldn’t want. She receives an assignment to train as a Bone Charmer, like her mother, and even worse, a match-making reading that pairs her with Bram-a boy who has suspicious tattoos that hint of violence. On the day of her kenning-a special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships of all seventeen-year-olds-Saskia’s worst fears come true. Each village has a designated seer who performs readings for the townsfolk, and in Midwood, the Bone Charmer is Saskia’s mother. They tell the future, reveal the past, and expose secrets in the present.

In Saskia’s world, bones are the source of all power. Recommended to: Readers who enjoy “sliding doors” stories with vivid characters and settings.

The Bone Charmer by Breeana Shields