The Bone Houses

Praise for The Bone Houses IndieBound BestellerA Fall 2019 Indie Next pick A dark, mesmerizing fairy tale reminiscent of the Grimm Brothers, the Brontes, and Neil Gaiman in turn. The Bone Houses is a haunting and hypnotic novel that I drank deeply and savored. Emily Lloyd-Jones is an author who should be on everyone's radar. --Mackenzi Lee, NYT bestselling author of The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue The Bone Houses is the adventure of a gravedigger and a mapmaker, the story of the place where fable and rumor intersect with real-life danger and quest. Mysterious, earthy, utterly magical. --Anna Bright, One More Page Books * Both exciting and imaginative. Inspired by Welsh mythology, this stand-alone novel is both a classic quest saga and a page-turning horror story.... A required purchase for collections serving young adults, this fine novel will especially appeal to those who enjoy fantasy with more than a touch of terror. --VOYA, starred review * With ghostly prose...filled with breathless moments and occasional humor...this melancholic horror novel digs its way into the heart. --Booklist, starred review The Bone Houses is a dark and beautiful book, full of magic, as quiet as death and as powerful as love. Lloyd-Jones gives us a beautiful setting full of vibrant characters that's resonant with gorgeously eerie mythology, plus my absolute favorite literary goat. I loved this book. --Kat Howard, author of An Unkindness of Magicians The Bone Houses is an atmospheric and enthralling tale about life after death that mixes thoughtful characterization with whimsy, horror, and a dash of magic. Emily Lloyd-Jones instantly transports you to a northern Wales of old where the dead rise and legends may turn out to be histories. It pulled me -- and every bone I possess -- in from the start and refused to loosen its hold. It's a book best consumed with the lights on and a hand to hold. You'll definitely need them! --Kalie Young, Barns & Noble at the Grove, LA [A] gorgeously eerie, lushly written fairy tale. --Book Riot [Emily] Lloyd-Jones (The Hearts We Sold) creates an evocative world of magic...and plays with the conventions of fairy tales and horror.... The story serves as a meditation on the complicated relationship between the living and the dead, combining fear, humor and enchantment in equal measure. --Publishers Weekly A deliciously monstrous novel, full of the magic of ancient Wales. Reminiscent of Juliet Marillier and Marion Zimmer Bradley. Expect the unexpected in this funny, scary, mysterious, and ultimately unputdownable story! --Dawn Kurtagich, author of Teeth in the Mist A new and magical journey, filled with the best parts of a fairy tale. Monsters, curses, love -- both slow-burn and familial -- beautiful descriptions of an eerie mythical Welsh setting, and a streak of humor make this stand-alone novel a must-read. --SLJ Centered around a truly epic journey, with a satisfying ending and slow-burn love story complicated by the walking dead, The Bone Houses is a horror-drenched fairy tale. Emily Lloyd-Jones spins wit, longing, and loss into something just as magical as the creatures that haunt the night in Ryn and Ellis's world, and the result is a careful, beautiful examination on the impression love leaves behind. --Sarah Henning, author of Sea Witch and Sea Witch Rising Emily Lloyd-Jones has crafted a world of myth and magic, legend and lore, fantasy and fairy tale that has a quality of timelessness about it.... Readers who enjoy fantasy, adventure, horror, and/or folklore will certainly enjoy this novel with its engaging characters and unusual premise. --SLC I immediately fell into the world Emily Lloyd-Jones created, and then I barely came up for air! This is the most original, mythical-magical, undead story I have ever read. I mean, there's a dead goat -- and you're gonna fall in love with her. The feisty, axe-swinging gravedigger's daughter found a place in my heart, too. The imagination and wit astound me. I am a lifelong reader of Lloyd-Jones' books. What's next? --Alena Deerwater, Gallery Bookshop Readers...who prefer their fairy tales touched with darkness, will find satisfaction here. --BCCB This Welsh-inspired story is haunting and compelling...A stand-alone dark fantasy that readers will want to sink their teeth into. --Kirkus Reviews Throw excellent world-building, action-packed prose, and incredible representation for chronic pain into a cauldron, and you'll get The Bone Houses, a masterclass on the epic journey archetype with plenty of surprises in store. --Sami Thomason, Square Books