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Tales of Weeping Hollow #2
Bone Island: Book of Danvers
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ๐. ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐.
๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐.
To my beloved black sea,
It was full dark when I snuck out of the castle to meet you.
You wore those ripped black jeans and your new friendโs boots, with sleet from the forest still in the grooves. You moved awkwardly in your new clothes because you were still creating yourself, like one of your drawings.
We drank vanilla cola from glass bottles and listened to a song about how fast the night changes over and over. Two adults frolicking as youths, French kissing in secret to hide from winter and distract ourselves from the town crumbling around us. The way we touched each other was equally punishing and artful, painting a world where we could be together on each otherโs skin.
For a while, we pretended. For a while, I was the kind of woman you could be loyal to and fight for, and you werenโt the lost, forbidden Heathen.
Now, itโs been days since Iโve seen you. Iโve decided long ago, and this is my last letter. Everything Iโve worked so hard forโbefore you came alongโwill carry on as if our time together never happened.
Donโt bother stopping me. As I once said, the tremor between us will only lead to carnage.
But as I plunge a knife into the chest of the man I once desired to marry, Iโll think of all those foolish nights when we pretended, our time on Bone Island, vanilla cola, our stupid song, and you.
Yes, my beloved black sea.
Iโll think of you.
xx, a
Bone Island can be read as a stand-alone or within the interconnected series. For a better reading experience, read books in the order they are published.
๐๐ฐ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐.
To my beloved black sea,
It was full dark when I snuck out of the castle to meet you.
You wore those ripped black jeans and your new friendโs boots, with sleet from the forest still in the grooves. You moved awkwardly in your new clothes because you were still creating yourself, like one of your drawings.
We drank vanilla cola from glass bottles and listened to a song about how fast the night changes over and over. Two adults frolicking as youths, French kissing in secret to hide from winter and distract ourselves from the town crumbling around us. The way we touched each other was equally punishing and artful, painting a world where we could be together on each otherโs skin.
For a while, we pretended. For a while, I was the kind of woman you could be loyal to and fight for, and you werenโt the lost, forbidden Heathen.
Now, itโs been days since Iโve seen you. Iโve decided long ago, and this is my last letter. Everything Iโve worked so hard forโbefore you came alongโwill carry on as if our time together never happened.
Donโt bother stopping me. As I once said, the tremor between us will only lead to carnage.
But as I plunge a knife into the chest of the man I once desired to marry, Iโll think of all those foolish nights when we pretended, our time on Bone Island, vanilla cola, our stupid song, and you.
Yes, my beloved black sea.
Iโll think of you.
xx, a
Bone Island can be read as a stand-alone or within the interconnected series. For a better reading experience, read books in the order they are published.
680 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 17, 2023
About the author
Nicole Fiorina
13 books2,965 followersNicole Fiorina is the #1 Best Selling Author in Poetry for her debut trilogy, Stay with Me, and Amazonโs #1 Best Selling Author in Gothic Romance for Hollow Heathens. She has four published titles, all translated into multiple languages.
Her writing style and stories are known to evoke imagery and emotion, varying across all sub-genres, settings, and time periods due to her ambition to live a thousand lives. She's a rule breaker who cannot be confined in a box, except when she's in the writing cave. In this case, she will lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. When she's not writing, she's busy being inspired, traveling, or planning her next bookโwith one hand on her laptop and the other balancing a latte.
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Reading Order
Stay with Me Series:
Stay with Me
Even When I'm Gone
Now Open Your Eyes
Tales of Weeping Hollow Collection:
Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
Bone Island: Book of Danvers (coming fall of 2021)
Stand-alones:
Ethan (coming end of 2021)
Love Sick Fool (coming Spring 2022)
Her writing style and stories are known to evoke imagery and emotion, varying across all sub-genres, settings, and time periods due to her ambition to live a thousand lives. She's a rule breaker who cannot be confined in a box, except when she's in the writing cave. In this case, she will lose track of time and will have to be dragged away. When she's not writing, she's busy being inspired, traveling, or planning her next bookโwith one hand on her laptop and the other balancing a latte.
Newsletter Sign up โ http://bit.ly/nfbnews
Facebookโ https://facebook.com/nicolefiorinabooks
Book Club โ https://facebook.com/groups/nfgang
Website โ www.nicolefiorina.com
Instagramโ https://www.instagram.com/authornicol...
TikTokโ https://tiktok.com/@nicolefiorinabooks
Reading Order
Stay with Me Series:
Stay with Me
Even When I'm Gone
Now Open Your Eyes
Tales of Weeping Hollow Collection:
Hollow Heathens: Book of Blackwell
Bone Island: Book of Danvers (coming fall of 2021)
Stand-alones:
Ethan (coming end of 2021)
Love Sick Fool (coming Spring 2022)
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March 27, 2023
"What if I told you that in the beginning, we were lifetimes apart?"
What. A. Masterpiece. I've been waiting, like many of you, for this book to release for a really long time. I'm here to tell you that the wait was well worth it, and I couldn't be happier that Nicole waited to release this until she was 100% ready. It's rare for me that an author's writing can completely captivate me just based on the style alone, but when I first read Hollow Heathens, I knew what Nicole was doing with this series was magical. From the first page, I felt the poetic brutality of Stone and Adora as characters and their blossoming romance.
Nicole has a way of writing romantic relationships that feel so overwhelmingly emotional that you can't help but ache alongside the characters in their feelings. This was tragic and beautiful in all definitions of the words, and I couldn't be prouder of her for creating this. I'm still processing the whole story here, but I can't wait to get my hands on my physical copy and read it again.
Nicole - you have created something so magical with this series and I hope you know how genuinely proud we are of you. I could not be more excited to see where the town of Weeping Hollow takes me next. Until then, I'll sit with my beloved black sea and the heathen who started it all.
What. A. Masterpiece. I've been waiting, like many of you, for this book to release for a really long time. I'm here to tell you that the wait was well worth it, and I couldn't be happier that Nicole waited to release this until she was 100% ready. It's rare for me that an author's writing can completely captivate me just based on the style alone, but when I first read Hollow Heathens, I knew what Nicole was doing with this series was magical. From the first page, I felt the poetic brutality of Stone and Adora as characters and their blossoming romance.
Nicole has a way of writing romantic relationships that feel so overwhelmingly emotional that you can't help but ache alongside the characters in their feelings. This was tragic and beautiful in all definitions of the words, and I couldn't be prouder of her for creating this. I'm still processing the whole story here, but I can't wait to get my hands on my physical copy and read it again.
Nicole - you have created something so magical with this series and I hope you know how genuinely proud we are of you. I could not be more excited to see where the town of Weeping Hollow takes me next. Until then, I'll sit with my beloved black sea and the heathen who started it all.
March 26, 2023
5+++ stars โญ๏ธ
I know Iโve said this before but i will say it again- if i could only choose one author to read for the rest of my life it would no doubt be Miss Nicole Fiorina. Im still processing how much I loved this book and how much in awe i am of nicoleโs writing and her talent. The way she wrote this story how she weaved words to make a masterpiece is something i will NEVER understand. I really donโt know how nicole does it. Thereโs not even a single book of hers which i didnt hate but i have to say BONE ISLAND is my favourite of hers. She never fails to disappoint and i can wait 5-6 years for her books and I wonโt even complain cause i know she will come with a banger ๐๐ผ
Adora Sullivan like Nicole heroines is an iconic person. The way she was raw with her emotions, how she put everyone before her, how she always cared for the people in Weeping Hollow. Adora is my fav nicole heroine yet and she stole my heart with her personality and just everything which make her her. Words cant fail to express how much relatable i found her and how like her i have a raging mind. Nicole really needs to give us a warning when she writes characters which break your heart with how much you can relate to them.
Stone Denvers dnjfineuciudvuinrvun. I dont know what to say about my troubled man. The way he went through so much shit in his life but still grew up to be a person with a pure, gentle soul and perfect for Adora. The way he loved her with everything he had and he did his best to make sure heโs worthy of Adoraโs love had me on my knees ๐งโโ๏ธ
Adora and Stoneโs love story will forever be injected in my veins. I canโt say which one of these two i loved more cause its not possible. Their love story is haunting, freeing, heartbreaking and devastatingly beautiful. This is not just a simple story. Its SO much more. Adora and Stone have made a huge mark on me and I wouldnt have it any other way. Its a love story which i will remember for ages to come.
I had tears in my eyes during certain chapters. I was legit sobbing out loud in few of them. No one captures emotions like Nicole. I can always count on her to make me cry, make me smile and make me feel all 25 emotions. Its so hard to write a review for a book you love and i feel like no words can bring justice to what this book means to me. This book came to me at a point where I didnโt know what i was doing and where i felt lonely and this book made my month. It came when i needed it the most.
Nicole all i can say is thankyou for this. Thankyou for writing a story which is so tragic but gives me hope. A story which broke my heart but pierced me back together. A story which will never leave me.
Thankyou for writing the best book Iโve read in two years and thankyou for sharing your love of writing with us๐ซถ๐ป I will forever be in debt.
I have so many highlights and I wish I could go on and on about this book cause it deserves essays written on it but all i can do is urge all the readers to give this one a go and find yourself in a world which is unlike any other.
**Arc provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.**
โThe sea was a collector of things. It took things we cherishedโmost things weโd forgottenโand I still found myself drawn to her, unable to resist her call, needing to step into the graveyard of the lost, wild, and treasured.โ
I know Iโve said this before but i will say it again- if i could only choose one author to read for the rest of my life it would no doubt be Miss Nicole Fiorina. Im still processing how much I loved this book and how much in awe i am of nicoleโs writing and her talent. The way she wrote this story how she weaved words to make a masterpiece is something i will NEVER understand. I really donโt know how nicole does it. Thereโs not even a single book of hers which i didnt hate but i have to say BONE ISLAND is my favourite of hers. She never fails to disappoint and i can wait 5-6 years for her books and I wonโt even complain cause i know she will come with a banger ๐๐ผ
โShe was the sun, who shone a light on me, making me question if she were gone, who would I be, and would I exist at all?
Without her, there would be no ears to hear me.
No fingers to touch me.
No lips to taste me.โ
Adora Sullivan like Nicole heroines is an iconic person. The way she was raw with her emotions, how she put everyone before her, how she always cared for the people in Weeping Hollow. Adora is my fav nicole heroine yet and she stole my heart with her personality and just everything which make her her. Words cant fail to express how much relatable i found her and how like her i have a raging mind. Nicole really needs to give us a warning when she writes characters which break your heart with how much you can relate to them.
โSomehow, Iโd found a hidden passage winding into the tomb heโd built around himself. Inside, Stone had a heart that wasnโt as black and cold as his eyes. He just didnโt know how to use it. His face was like a marble statue as we stared at each other. His breaths were quiet again, whispers through carved blue lips. He looked into my eyes, and each time he blinked his lashes splayed across his muted cheeks like soot.โ
Stone Denvers dnjfineuciudvuinrvun. I dont know what to say about my troubled man. The way he went through so much shit in his life but still grew up to be a person with a pure, gentle soul and perfect for Adora. The way he loved her with everything he had and he did his best to make sure heโs worthy of Adoraโs love had me on my knees ๐งโโ๏ธ
โ I feel like you and me are ashes,โ I whispered, and Stoneโs eyes were bloodshot when they swung to mine. Iโd never seen them bloodshot before. Ink and blood. โWeโre ashes,โ I repeated. โWe hold our shape until someone pokes at us. We last hundreds of years. We donโt dissolve or float; we sink, and oh, do we sink. But at the end of the day, weโre still ashes.โ
Adora and Stoneโs love story will forever be injected in my veins. I canโt say which one of these two i loved more cause its not possible. Their love story is haunting, freeing, heartbreaking and devastatingly beautiful. This is not just a simple story. Its SO much more. Adora and Stone have made a huge mark on me and I wouldnt have it any other way. Its a love story which i will remember for ages to come.
โAll this time, we kept rewriting our tragic story, desperate to change our bitter end. And what has saved us? Our hearts were so tangled it was hard to know who was holding who too tight. We have a love that outlasts love. Fate was never on our side, but we didnโt need it. Time stood in our way, so we created our time.โ
I had tears in my eyes during certain chapters. I was legit sobbing out loud in few of them. No one captures emotions like Nicole. I can always count on her to make me cry, make me smile and make me feel all 25 emotions. Its so hard to write a review for a book you love and i feel like no words can bring justice to what this book means to me. This book came to me at a point where I didnโt know what i was doing and where i felt lonely and this book made my month. It came when i needed it the most.
โ Thereโs more to me than this, I know, but there is no escape. Trauma has a way of tying knots with our bones. This is what happens when a woman has a mind she canโt use, a loyalty sheโs forced to refuse. This is what happens when a womanโs oppressed, silenced, ridden of purpose. This is what happens, I want to scream. My rage has turned into crazy. My secret is so heavy, the things that would happen to me if I ever said it aloud. I hate them for what they did to her. I hate them for what theyโre doing to me. But I hate myself more for this thing inside me, feeding me these thoughts I canโt control.โ
Nicole all i can say is thankyou for this. Thankyou for writing a story which is so tragic but gives me hope. A story which broke my heart but pierced me back together. A story which will never leave me.
Thankyou for writing the best book Iโve read in two years and thankyou for sharing your love of writing with us๐ซถ๐ป I will forever be in debt.
I have so many highlights and I wish I could go on and on about this book cause it deserves essays written on it but all i can do is urge all the readers to give this one a go and find yourself in a world which is unlike any other.
โ Whatโs the cure for heartbreak?โ I asked. She looked up at me as she turned the page. โPoetry,โ she replied. โAnd books. A lot of books.โ
**Arc provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.**
January 17, 2024
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!โจ๐ค
Nicole Fiorina REALLY outdid herself in this one. I have no words, y'all ...... *deep sighs* Okay, listen, I'm not into cheating nor do I go back on my word and I SWEAR Julian is the only Heathen who'll forever own every single inch of my heart but after getting to know STONE DANVERS .....
God, I feel like I might sink and drown and die *insert swoony-eyes* ๐โพ๏ธ
Old Update: Bless my stars! After waiting for soooo long, it's a date with Stone Danvers on March, 23rd!! Even less than 2 weeks left, can't contain my excitement!!๐ฅณ๐
Nicole Fiorina REALLY outdid herself in this one. I have no words, y'all ...... *deep sighs* Okay, listen, I'm not into cheating nor do I go back on my word and I SWEAR Julian is the only Heathen who'll forever own every single inch of my heart but after getting to know STONE DANVERS .....
God, I feel like I might sink and drown and die *insert swoony-eyes* ๐โพ๏ธ
Old Update: Bless my stars! After waiting for soooo long, it's a date with Stone Danvers on March, 23rd!! Even less than 2 weeks left, can't contain my excitement!!๐ฅณ๐
March 19, 2023
Review coming. But I am speechless.
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Itโs no secret Nicole is a poetic mastermind so knowing this I knew Iโd be in for a treat when I started Bone Island. But honestly, โa treatโ doesnโt even cover it. A lyrical paragon of romance? Is already more like it. NicoleโI applaud you. This book was everything I could have hoped for and nothing I could have prepared myself for.
Bone Island is utterly heartbreaking yet devastatingly beautiful. Intertwined love stories from past and present are woven effortlessly into one and another and itโs brilliant. Book of Danvers is not an actual book like weโve seen with the book of Blackwell. Book of Danvers is a metaphor. Itโs Bone Island. Itโs Adora. Itโs Stone. Itโs [redacted because of spoilers].
This book felt like the true definition of catharsis. An emotional purification of cataclysmic proportions. I had tears in my eyes during certain chapters, I actually smiled when reading others. I loved this book so much, I canโt find the right words right now to explain how much. Iโve typed and deleted my attempt I donโt know how many times but they all felt inadequate. So.. Iโm sorry. But this review will have to do.
I said it before but Iโll gladly, proudly, say it again. NicoleโBone Island is applaud-worthy. This is one of those stories that makes me experience all the emotions on the spectrum. Honored to have read it, sad thatโs itโs over. Be aware that this story is darker in terms of psychological and sexual themes than Hollow Heathens; but itโs also raw, itโs passionate, itโs fierce and bewitching. And I loved every single minute of it.
No โanywaysโ today.
Will forever recommend.
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Itโs no secret Nicole is a poetic mastermind so knowing this I knew Iโd be in for a treat when I started Bone Island. But honestly, โa treatโ doesnโt even cover it. A lyrical paragon of romance? Is already more like it. NicoleโI applaud you. This book was everything I could have hoped for and nothing I could have prepared myself for.
Bone Island is utterly heartbreaking yet devastatingly beautiful. Intertwined love stories from past and present are woven effortlessly into one and another and itโs brilliant. Book of Danvers is not an actual book like weโve seen with the book of Blackwell. Book of Danvers is a metaphor. Itโs Bone Island. Itโs Adora. Itโs Stone. Itโs [redacted because of spoilers].
This book felt like the true definition of catharsis. An emotional purification of cataclysmic proportions. I had tears in my eyes during certain chapters, I actually smiled when reading others. I loved this book so much, I canโt find the right words right now to explain how much. Iโve typed and deleted my attempt I donโt know how many times but they all felt inadequate. So.. Iโm sorry. But this review will have to do.
I said it before but Iโll gladly, proudly, say it again. NicoleโBone Island is applaud-worthy. This is one of those stories that makes me experience all the emotions on the spectrum. Honored to have read it, sad thatโs itโs over. Be aware that this story is darker in terms of psychological and sexual themes than Hollow Heathens; but itโs also raw, itโs passionate, itโs fierce and bewitching. And I loved every single minute of it.
No โanywaysโ today.
Will forever recommend.
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March 24, 2023
If the first book was The Covenant dupe, then this is Practical Magic mixed with that season of Once Upon A Time with the Darkness shadow shit scooping people up. Probably going to have some light (or heavy, depending how pressed reflecting on this book I get) spoilers from here on out but if you're trawling the bowels of low rated reviews, I'm sure you're here for some tea.
My beloved Black Sea, I wanted this to be better. I loved the glimpses of Adora we got in Hollow Heathens & even reread that book to try to get more insight on her as a character & where this story could potentially go. If you did the same, then congrats because we've both be scammed. hoodwinked. swindled. Adora is a cooked bitch, in a cool way but still a crazy ass mother fucker. It is her life's mission to kill a certain someone & honestly, good for her but I didn't need to see this bitch wandering around on a beach for literally 166 odd kindle pages before she meets love interest Stone 21% of the way through.
Adora is part of the Sacred Sea coven & has a very particular hatred for the Heathens of Weeping Hollow because they were responsible for the death of her childhood friend, who meant SSSOOO much to her...but is mentioned 5 times tops in relation to her dislike of the Norse Woods Coven because that's who the Heathens belong to, but she's deff still willing to party at Phoenix's bar, get herbs from Julian Blackwell's mother & interact with Fallon when it suits her endgame. This book gets a whole ass extra star because Stone Danvers is a fucking saint for putting up with this woman who devolved to physical violence with literally every person she came across.
Literally every single one of this towns problems could be solved if they just fucking spoke to each other. In fact, I predict we will have some John Lennon Imagine moment in the final book of the series where they realise they are all stronger together.
This book clocks in at 783 kindle pages & when I tell you I SUFFERED through the first 66%, at which point I was told by a well meaning friend "it gets better after this", I was about to show up in Weeping Hollow & kill these people MYSELF. Nobody should have to read 521 pages for a story to get going. But the true kicker is that, just like in Hollow Heathens, after everyone gets a happily ever after, it is all wrapped up in literally 3 pages. You're kidding me???!!!!!!
Did I also mention that this book has 2 different tragic love stories as well as ... four?? timelines? No? Ok, well that's also another thing going on.
Another huge gripe I have is the word salad this devolves into. I live by the motto "Congratulations to anyone who has ever written a book" (Heidi Montag, 2017) but fuck me, if this author could just stop with the thesaurus on her Word document. At one point it's said "He always had eyes that were expressional".... girl, just say expressive & go. In a particularly jarring scene when Adora is shepherded into a room to receive medical treatment, we get 2/3rds of a page description of the furniture & decor??? Babe, not everything needs to be a purple prose Lana Del Rey Pinterest post.
I will admit that the tie in with the original curse worked pretty well but it took us literally 600 pages to get there. The personalities of the other Heathens & the group dynamic was cute to see with their weird little personalities shining through. We were teased with a couple that ended in brutal fashion (and came back again, lol) but instead of having a conversation, I guess those characters need to be put through their own 700 pages of total fuckery to get a happily ever after that lasts half a chapter & readers who can be bothered continuing with this series will catch glimpses of that in future books.
I canโt recommend this series for the pay off you receive & I'm done with this series to the point, I don't even think I'll skim future books lol.
ok love you bye xoxo
My beloved Black Sea, I wanted this to be better. I loved the glimpses of Adora we got in Hollow Heathens & even reread that book to try to get more insight on her as a character & where this story could potentially go. If you did the same, then congrats because we've both be scammed. hoodwinked. swindled. Adora is a cooked bitch, in a cool way but still a crazy ass mother fucker. It is her life's mission to kill a certain someone & honestly, good for her but I didn't need to see this bitch wandering around on a beach for literally 166 odd kindle pages before she meets love interest Stone 21% of the way through.
Adora is part of the Sacred Sea coven & has a very particular hatred for the Heathens of Weeping Hollow because they were responsible for the death of her childhood friend, who meant SSSOOO much to her...but is mentioned 5 times tops in relation to her dislike of the Norse Woods Coven because that's who the Heathens belong to, but she's deff still willing to party at Phoenix's bar, get herbs from Julian Blackwell's mother & interact with Fallon when it suits her endgame. This book gets a whole ass extra star because Stone Danvers is a fucking saint for putting up with this woman who devolved to physical violence with literally every person she came across.
Literally every single one of this towns problems could be solved if they just fucking spoke to each other. In fact, I predict we will have some John Lennon Imagine moment in the final book of the series where they realise they are all stronger together.
This book clocks in at 783 kindle pages & when I tell you I SUFFERED through the first 66%, at which point I was told by a well meaning friend "it gets better after this", I was about to show up in Weeping Hollow & kill these people MYSELF. Nobody should have to read 521 pages for a story to get going. But the true kicker is that, just like in Hollow Heathens, after everyone gets a happily ever after, it is all wrapped up in literally 3 pages. You're kidding me???!!!!!!
Did I also mention that this book has 2 different tragic love stories as well as ... four?? timelines? No? Ok, well that's also another thing going on.
Another huge gripe I have is the word salad this devolves into. I live by the motto "Congratulations to anyone who has ever written a book" (Heidi Montag, 2017) but fuck me, if this author could just stop with the thesaurus on her Word document. At one point it's said "He always had eyes that were expressional".... girl, just say expressive & go. In a particularly jarring scene when Adora is shepherded into a room to receive medical treatment, we get 2/3rds of a page description of the furniture & decor??? Babe, not everything needs to be a purple prose Lana Del Rey Pinterest post.
I will admit that the tie in with the original curse worked pretty well but it took us literally 600 pages to get there. The personalities of the other Heathens & the group dynamic was cute to see with their weird little personalities shining through. We were teased with a couple that ended in brutal fashion (and came back again, lol) but instead of having a conversation, I guess those characters need to be put through their own 700 pages of total fuckery to get a happily ever after that lasts half a chapter & readers who can be bothered continuing with this series will catch glimpses of that in future books.
I canโt recommend this series for the pay off you receive & I'm done with this series to the point, I don't even think I'll skim future books lol.
ok love you bye xoxo
March 21, 2023
Stone and Adora, have my entire heart ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
โ Adora Sullivanโs life had turned upside down since the day she saw her mom being put into a coma by a member of the coven. From that point on, her life had one mission only and that was to kill the man responsible in hopes of waking her mother up.. After years of her plan being in motion, it was almost time to execute it, until her beloved sea gifts her a โฐ๏ธ
โ Stone Danvers, the fifth heathen has finally returned to the town of weeping hallow, woken up by non other than the girl of his dreams, Adora, an interaction I could NOT wait to read about. THAT GUY HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH HER SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. LITERALLY ๐ฅนAnd when they finally meet, ITS AMAZING, SPARKS FLYING EVERYWHERE!!
๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โ Bone Island. ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค more like Adora & Stones Island ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค I can not express how much I enjoyed their cute little moments in that lighthouse ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐,โ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. โ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐.โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ
โ Stone our tortured hero, he went through some serious hardships in his life but he still managed to be the softest, cuddliest, amazing, hottest partner for Adora, I just absolutely LOVE THEM TOGETHER!! And when he finally reunited with his brothers ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . โ๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐? ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?โ ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐? ๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?โ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐.โ
โ There were times I wanted to punch Adora on the face but out of love okay?
๐ถ WHY CANT YOU SEEEEEEEE YOU BELONG WITH STOOOOOOONE
YOU BELONG WITH STONE ๐ถ
(sing that line as you would sing the almost same verse from you belong with me by Taylor Swift pls)
โ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐,โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. โ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.โ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. โ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.โ
Iโm sure the heathens will also agree with me when I say that Stone is the perfect Romeo ๐ฅน
โ The ENDING, its was so unexpected, I was at work secretly crying and hoping no one would call me or pass by my desk because then that would have just been embarrassing ๐
โ okay so Iโm just going to say this and run away but I like Kane and wouldnโt mind ever reading his book. Anti hero redemption story, Okay bye. Wait I donโt think he is an anti hero maybe a misunderstood hero ๐ค๐ค๐ค
โ Also that one scene (when you read it you will know exactly know which Iโm talking about) it never happened okay? it does not exist. ๐ฅ read it and forgot about its existence immediately.
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โ Adora Sullivanโs life had turned upside down since the day she saw her mom being put into a coma by a member of the coven. From that point on, her life had one mission only and that was to kill the man responsible in hopes of waking her mother up.. After years of her plan being in motion, it was almost time to execute it, until her beloved sea gifts her a โฐ๏ธ
โ Stone Danvers, the fifth heathen has finally returned to the town of weeping hallow, woken up by non other than the girl of his dreams, Adora, an interaction I could NOT wait to read about. THAT GUY HAS BEEN OBSESSED WITH HER SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. LITERALLY ๐ฅนAnd when they finally meet, ITS AMAZING, SPARKS FLYING EVERYWHERE!!
๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
โ Bone Island. ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค more like Adora & Stones Island ๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค๐ค I can not express how much I enjoyed their cute little moments in that lighthouse ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐,โ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. โ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐.โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ต๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐.โ
โ Stone our tortured hero, he went through some serious hardships in his life but he still managed to be the softest, cuddliest, amazing, hottest partner for Adora, I just absolutely LOVE THEM TOGETHER!! And when he finally reunited with his brothers ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ . โ๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐? ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐?โ ๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ด๐ ๐๐๐๐.โ โ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐? ๐พ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐?โ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐โ๐.โ
โ There were times I wanted to punch Adora on the face but out of love okay?
๐ถ WHY CANT YOU SEEEEEEEE YOU BELONG WITH STOOOOOOONE
YOU BELONG WITH STONE ๐ถ
(sing that line as you would sing the almost same verse from you belong with me by Taylor Swift pls)
โ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐,โ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. โ๐ช๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐.โ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. โ๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.โ
Iโm sure the heathens will also agree with me when I say that Stone is the perfect Romeo ๐ฅน
โ The ENDING, its was so unexpected, I was at work secretly crying and hoping no one would call me or pass by my desk because then that would have just been embarrassing ๐
โ okay so Iโm just going to say this and run away but I like Kane and wouldnโt mind ever reading his book. Anti hero redemption story, Okay bye. Wait I donโt think he is an anti hero maybe a misunderstood hero ๐ค๐ค๐ค
โ Also that one scene (when you read it you will know exactly know which Iโm talking about) it never happened okay? it does not exist. ๐ฅ read it and forgot about its existence immediately.
enjoy my memes
April 3, 2023
There goes all my pining and anticipation into the thin air.
Boring. This was a yawn fest. The writing style was so yawn-worthy, and it was unnecessarily dragged. I didnโt like one thing.
Boring. This was a yawn fest. The writing style was so yawn-worthy, and it was unnecessarily dragged. I didnโt like one thing.
Want to read
January 10, 2023Any updates on the book release??
April 25, 2023
*ARC Review*
To my beloved black sea...
--- I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ---
After waiting so long, I was scared that my expectations for the story would be too high.
But then I read the first two chapters and was instantly back in this world.
It set up the mood for this book very well, and I liked the use of a You POV making it feel like a voiceover at the beginning of a TV Show.
Disclaimer: I donโt think Bone Island can be read as a stand-alone. The main story picks up right after Hollow Heathens and doesnโt explain anything already established in that book, so I highly recommend reading this series in order. (Also, who can say no to Julian Blackwell?)
Bone Island is divided into three parts. Especially at the beginning, we get many scenes set in the past. It switches between MCs, and I always wanted to stay longer in one of their chapters, only to get captivated just as much by the other.
Stone was such a fascinating character and made me stay invested. He has suffered so much, and his connection with Adora felt magical.
While I adored Stone, Adora had to grow on me. She has many flaws, which is great for a story, but I wish there would've been more character development (especially considering how long this book is). Stone, however, grew so much, and I loved it.
Bone Island is this secluded, mysterious place that felt like a safe haven for Stone and Adorra to be together. Their relationship was filled with so much yearning and angst.
This book is long, and the beginning could've been shortened. While Stone's backstory was gut-wrenching and made me get to know him as a character more, it wasn't as important to the actual plot as I had hoped it would be, and it felt like it was mainly there for shock value.
But I was still captivated from start to finish.
I loved the parallel story of Circe and Alec, told in 3rd person reflecting Stone and Adora's fate.
The side characters were also so complex and well-rounded. Particularly one scene made me go on a rollercoaster of emotions. Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Relief, Dread, you name it.
The ending, however, felt rushed, and I wasn't a fan of some of the choices made, because it felt so out of character (If you know, you know).
I wanted more! More of Adora and Stone, the Heathens, and more answers. There were things set up only to never be mentioned or referenced. But since this is part of a series, I hope we get more answers in later books.
While this book had more magic than the previous one, it is still pretty low for a paranormal setting. (I wanted some badass witchy magic, but there is an explanation for why magic isn't used as much.)
The story has many heavy topics, so please check out the trigger warnings. There is also some cheating, but it was handled in a way where I could see past it. It also made my heart hurt and angry, but in a "good" way because it showed that I was invested in these characters.
Overall, I loved being back in Weeping Hollow and am excited for future books to come!
๐Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
๐Type: Part of a Series, #2
๐ทTropes:
- Star-crossed Lovers
- Forbidden
- Witches
- Curses & old tales
- Gothic vibes & small town
- Mystery & Suspense
- Tortured & Inexperienced MMC
- Hurt/Comfort
- Pining
- Slow-burn
โ ๏ธSafety: Omd , rape (on-page, not between MCs), torture and mutilation, noncon, dubcon, Blood play, Toxic/ Abusive behavior (FMC), (Cheating ), Hunting, (domestic) Violence, sexual assault, Drug use & addiction (not MCs)
๐Format: 1st person, dual POV + sprinkled in 3rd person
๐งTheme song: Afternoon - Tender
โขโขโขTales of Weeping Hollowโขโขโข
#1: Hollow Heathens - 4.5โ
#2: Bone Island - 4โ
To my beloved black sea...
โWelcome to Weeping Hollow, where monsters called Heathens kill your friends, neighbors, and even children. A town where shadows appear in the middle of the night and murder you while youโre dreaming.โ
--- I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ---
After waiting so long, I was scared that my expectations for the story would be too high.
But then I read the first two chapters and was instantly back in this world.
It set up the mood for this book very well, and I liked the use of a You POV making it feel like a voiceover at the beginning of a TV Show.
Disclaimer: I donโt think Bone Island can be read as a stand-alone. The main story picks up right after Hollow Heathens and doesnโt explain anything already established in that book, so I highly recommend reading this series in order. (Also, who can say no to Julian Blackwell?)
Bone Island is divided into three parts. Especially at the beginning, we get many scenes set in the past. It switches between MCs, and I always wanted to stay longer in one of their chapters, only to get captivated just as much by the other.
Stone was such a fascinating character and made me stay invested. He has suffered so much, and his connection with Adora felt magical.
While I adored Stone, Adora had to grow on me. She has many flaws, which is great for a story, but I wish there would've been more character development (especially considering how long this book is). Stone, however, grew so much, and I loved it.
Bone Island is this secluded, mysterious place that felt like a safe haven for Stone and Adorra to be together. Their relationship was filled with so much yearning and angst.
โHere, on Bone Island, we were two people from two different worlds who found ourselves across the ocean in a lighthouse where secrets screamed to be kept, new stories to be collected like dust.โ
This book is long, and the beginning could've been shortened. While Stone's backstory was gut-wrenching and made me get to know him as a character more, it wasn't as important to the actual plot as I had hoped it would be, and it felt like it was mainly there for shock value.
But I was still captivated from start to finish.
I loved the parallel story of Circe and Alec, told in 3rd person reflecting Stone and Adora's fate.
The side characters were also so complex and well-rounded. Particularly one scene made me go on a rollercoaster of emotions. Happiness, Sadness, Anger, Relief, Dread, you name it.
The ending, however, felt rushed, and I wasn't a fan of some of the choices made, because it felt so out of character (If you know, you know).
I wanted more! More of Adora and Stone, the Heathens, and more answers. There were things set up only to never be mentioned or referenced. But since this is part of a series, I hope we get more answers in later books.
While this book had more magic than the previous one, it is still pretty low for a paranormal setting. (I wanted some badass witchy magic, but there is an explanation for why magic isn't used as much.)
The story has many heavy topics, so please check out the trigger warnings. There is also some cheating, but it was handled in a way where I could see past it. It also made my heart hurt and angry, but in a "good" way because it showed that I was invested in these characters.
Overall, I loved being back in Weeping Hollow and am excited for future books to come!
๐Genre: Paranormal Romantic Suspense
๐Type: Part of a Series, #2
๐ทTropes:
- Star-crossed Lovers
- Forbidden
- Witches
- Curses & old tales
- Gothic vibes & small town
- Mystery & Suspense
- Tortured & Inexperienced MMC
- Hurt/Comfort
- Pining
- Slow-burn
โ ๏ธSafety: Omd , rape (on-page, not between MCs), torture and mutilation, noncon, dubcon, Blood play, Toxic/ Abusive behavior (FMC), (Cheating ), Hunting, (domestic) Violence, sexual assault, Drug use & addiction (not MCs)
๐Format: 1st person, dual POV + sprinkled in 3rd person
๐งTheme song: Afternoon - Tender
โขโขโขTales of Weeping Hollowโขโขโข
#1: Hollow Heathens - 4.5โ
#2: Bone Island - 4โ
March 22, 2023
โ ALL THE STARS
"And so, our story begins," he whispered, afraid.
"So, it does," I replied, terrified.
Nicole is one of my favorite authors, I know what to expect and I do go into her books with high expectations. So it's crazy to me how every single time I'm still caught by surprise with how much her writing truly affects me. I think it will never truly sink in how much power her words have over me and like with Bone Island, I will never truly be prepared for the avalanche of feeling I will go through from the moment I open one of her books till the very last page. I mean this book literally made me cry before even starting lol. -iykyk
I could write and write about this book but no words I can come up with will ever be able to encompass what Stone & Adora's story is about. It's not something that can be summarized, it needs to be felt. It needs to be experienced in its entirety because even then you will feel like you haven't even scratched the surface.
Just like the Ocean these two characters and their love have so many layers. You can try to grasp it as you go but you will never get to the bottom of it. You will never be able to truly fathom the magnitude of who they are as individuals and even more so who they are together. That's not to say you won't feel it. Just like the Ocean, you will feel its beauty deep inside regardless of how far you can see it. At least I did!
I felt its beauty. But I also felt the sorrow, the heartbreak and the despair that accompanied it. I cried & cried, and then cried some more but I also smiled, boy did I smile. It was haunting, dark, addictive, freeing and so damn beautiful. It's two love stories combined. It defies how you think the story should go and makes you believe that it could always only end in one way, this way, and it was perfect!
"We can survive a lifetime without love, as long as it doesn't touch us."
"And so, our story begins," he whispered, afraid.
"So, it does," I replied, terrified.
Nicole is one of my favorite authors, I know what to expect and I do go into her books with high expectations. So it's crazy to me how every single time I'm still caught by surprise with how much her writing truly affects me. I think it will never truly sink in how much power her words have over me and like with Bone Island, I will never truly be prepared for the avalanche of feeling I will go through from the moment I open one of her books till the very last page. I mean this book literally made me cry before even starting lol. -iykyk
I could write and write about this book but no words I can come up with will ever be able to encompass what Stone & Adora's story is about. It's not something that can be summarized, it needs to be felt. It needs to be experienced in its entirety because even then you will feel like you haven't even scratched the surface.
Just like the Ocean these two characters and their love have so many layers. You can try to grasp it as you go but you will never get to the bottom of it. You will never be able to truly fathom the magnitude of who they are as individuals and even more so who they are together. That's not to say you won't feel it. Just like the Ocean, you will feel its beauty deep inside regardless of how far you can see it. At least I did!
I felt its beauty. But I also felt the sorrow, the heartbreak and the despair that accompanied it. I cried & cried, and then cried some more but I also smiled, boy did I smile. It was haunting, dark, addictive, freeing and so damn beautiful. It's two love stories combined. It defies how you think the story should go and makes you believe that it could always only end in one way, this way, and it was perfect!
"We can survive a lifetime without love, as long as it doesn't touch us."
April 1, 2023
Oh, where to start. What a journey this book was! Buckle up, this review is about to be a long one.
Bone Island isโฆ unlike any story youโve read before. This book is just like the sea. There are chapters where the tide puts you under. There are chapters where its hypnotizing movements put you at peace.There are chapters were it leaves you stranded on the beach, a bit lost and unsure.
Adora was unexpected and unconventional. Where Fallon was considerate and sensitive, Adora appeared as hardness personified and cold. She intruiged me. Page after page, she proved violence and sensitivity could coexist within her. I didnโt always understand her but at the same time, I wanted to remain in her unstable, unhinged head. She was fascinating, I think thatโs the perfect word. Her goals, the background plot with her mom, the arranged marriage, her love for her sistersโฆ I was extremely invested. Her characterโs development was great.
Stoneโฆ I was a bit scared at the beginning, because for the first half of the book, besides the few chapters about his past, you only get to know him through the Adora spectrum. He didnโt really act or talk like someone who had lived 24 years in another century and amongst tribes, and he was pretty experimented and good at many things he supposedly had never done before.
In all honesty, it took me a while to connect with AdoraStone as lovers. I think the very first scene of them letting go and getting lost in each other happened rather early in the book and was actually quite violent emotionally and physically. It threw me off because I was expecting more buildup, more longing and connection before moving to the physical. Iโm thankful for the TWs because even with them, Iโll admit some scenes caught me off guard! For these reasons, I was less invested in the romance itself than in the other plotlines.
All in all, the first half of the book precisely revolving mostly around AdoraStone had me a bit underwhelmed. It really started to scare me because I wanted to love this book SO BAD.
But I just should have trusted the process and blindly trust Nicoleโs talent.
BECAUSE, the second half of the book suddenly brings in more stakes, angst, information and new relationships dynamic. Shit REALLY hits the fan at times. I was losing my entire mind.
Stone slowly connecting with the other Heathens, with Ocean, had me in SHAMBLES. In the end, his story with Adora got more to me once other people were involved and not just the two of them in a sort of โin cameraโ setting. A romantic in public and a freak in the sheets!
Those very last chapters broke me apart and put me back together. By the time I reached the afterword I was just crying. Special mention to Cyrus, selfless king. To Ivy, no fucking words.
Before wrapping up this review, I have to mention Nicoleโs absolutely unique writing style. Iโm in awe of her. Diving back into her worldbuilding was SO satisfying. Rich and full of imagery, feelings pouring from the pages. The town of Weeping Hollow is still one of my favorite settings ever. The atmosphere, the characters, the covens, the fucked up and toxic and real relationships, the hardships and the loveโฆ Nicole has the power of mesmerizing you through words, for real. Like the town of Weeping Hollow, once you start her books, they wonโt let you go!
Extremely thankful I got to read an ARC of this book, and terribly sorry it took me so long! Sometimes I wish I had a lighthouse to go to in order to escape life as well.
Iโll be tuned in for whenever book 3 comes out, Iโm already READY! (And not to be dramatic but if it isnt Phoenix and Fable Iโll end myself).
Solid 4 stars!
Bone Island isโฆ unlike any story youโve read before. This book is just like the sea. There are chapters where the tide puts you under. There are chapters where its hypnotizing movements put you at peace.There are chapters were it leaves you stranded on the beach, a bit lost and unsure.
Adora was unexpected and unconventional. Where Fallon was considerate and sensitive, Adora appeared as hardness personified and cold. She intruiged me. Page after page, she proved violence and sensitivity could coexist within her. I didnโt always understand her but at the same time, I wanted to remain in her unstable, unhinged head. She was fascinating, I think thatโs the perfect word. Her goals, the background plot with her mom, the arranged marriage, her love for her sistersโฆ I was extremely invested. Her characterโs development was great.
Stoneโฆ I was a bit scared at the beginning, because for the first half of the book, besides the few chapters about his past, you only get to know him through the Adora spectrum. He didnโt really act or talk like someone who had lived 24 years in another century and amongst tribes, and he was pretty experimented and good at many things he supposedly had never done before.
In all honesty, it took me a while to connect with AdoraStone as lovers. I think the very first scene of them letting go and getting lost in each other happened rather early in the book and was actually quite violent emotionally and physically. It threw me off because I was expecting more buildup, more longing and connection before moving to the physical. Iโm thankful for the TWs because even with them, Iโll admit some scenes caught me off guard! For these reasons, I was less invested in the romance itself than in the other plotlines.
All in all, the first half of the book precisely revolving mostly around AdoraStone had me a bit underwhelmed. It really started to scare me because I wanted to love this book SO BAD.
But I just should have trusted the process and blindly trust Nicoleโs talent.
BECAUSE, the second half of the book suddenly brings in more stakes, angst, information and new relationships dynamic. Shit REALLY hits the fan at times. I was losing my entire mind.
Stone slowly connecting with the other Heathens, with Ocean, had me in SHAMBLES. In the end, his story with Adora got more to me once other people were involved and not just the two of them in a sort of โin cameraโ setting. A romantic in public and a freak in the sheets!
Those very last chapters broke me apart and put me back together. By the time I reached the afterword I was just crying. Special mention to Cyrus, selfless king. To Ivy, no fucking words.
Before wrapping up this review, I have to mention Nicoleโs absolutely unique writing style. Iโm in awe of her. Diving back into her worldbuilding was SO satisfying. Rich and full of imagery, feelings pouring from the pages. The town of Weeping Hollow is still one of my favorite settings ever. The atmosphere, the characters, the covens, the fucked up and toxic and real relationships, the hardships and the loveโฆ Nicole has the power of mesmerizing you through words, for real. Like the town of Weeping Hollow, once you start her books, they wonโt let you go!
Extremely thankful I got to read an ARC of this book, and terribly sorry it took me so long! Sometimes I wish I had a lighthouse to go to in order to escape life as well.
Iโll be tuned in for whenever book 3 comes out, Iโm already READY! (And not to be dramatic but if it isnt Phoenix and Fable Iโll end myself).
Solid 4 stars!
December 21, 2023
This book feels like drowning in the deep black sea and there is nothing I long for more. I already know that the story will stay with me for a long time, too cheesy and too raw to forget.
.
There is so much incredible pain and desperation in these two stories that become one to pull you into the depths and save you.
So much loss, grief and sadness.
So many people deserve so much better.
Adora and Stone are both lovable and insufferable in their own ways.
The book is both too much and too little at the same time.
.
"Because while you were spending those few forsaken weeks fucking me, I was loving you," I admitted, my chin trembling. "I was loving you, and that's something that breaks you from the inside out." - Adora
.
"What I feel for you knows no time or place" - Stone
.
There is so much incredible pain and desperation in these two stories that become one to pull you into the depths and save you.
So much loss, grief and sadness.
So many people deserve so much better.
Adora and Stone are both lovable and insufferable in their own ways.
The book is both too much and too little at the same time.
.
"Because while you were spending those few forsaken weeks fucking me, I was loving you," I admitted, my chin trembling. "I was loving you, and that's something that breaks you from the inside out." - Adora
.
"What I feel for you knows no time or place" - Stone
March 30, 2023
แดกสแดแด ษชา ษช แดแดสแด
สแดแด แดสแดแด ษชษด แดสแด สแดษขษชษดษดษชษดษข, แดกแด แดกแดสแด สษชาแดแดษชแดแดs แดแดแดสแด?
I mean where do I even begin right?
My most anticipated read of the year and it was worth every day, every hour, every minute of waiting..
When youโre brought to tears by just the forward note from the author you know youโre in for some heartache and tear shed. She speaks right to your heart.
แดกแดโแด แด แดสแดกแดสs สแดแดษด ษชษด แดสษชs แดแดษขแดแดสแดส, แดาแดแดส แดสส. แดแด แดษด ษชา แดกแดโสแด แดษชสแดs แดแดกแดส.
Stone is everything, but Stone and Adora together are absolute. All their hardships, itโs them against it all โ nothing else matters.
I love Stoneโs heart, and his drive to do and be better. This tortured hero, that goes through unimaginable things but is still able to keep hope and crave a love thatโs all his. Heโs deep, and gentle, and sweet. An old soul, grounded to the Earth.
Adora is calculated, hard working, artistic โ sheโs forced to grow up too soon and refuses to give up; even when its revenge thatโs running through her veins. The sea is her calling and Bone Island is her escape.
แดแด สแดsแด, แดสแด sแดแด สแดแด ษขษชแด แดษด แดแด sแดแดแดแดสษชษดษข ษชษด สแดแดแดสษด.
สสแดแดแดษด ษชษดาแดสs แดสแดสแด ษชs sแดแดแดแดสษชษดษข ษชษดsษชแด แด แดแด แดแด สแด าษชxแดแด . ษชโแด ษดแดแด สสแดแดแดษด, แดแด แดสแด. ษชแดโs แดสแดแด ษชโแด ษดแดแด แดกสแดสแด แดกษชแดสแดแดแด สแดแด
าแดแดแด แดกแดs ษดแดแด แดส แดษด แดแดส sษชแด แด, สแดแด แดกแด แด ษชแด ษดโแด ษดแดแดแด ษชแด.
แดษชแดแด sแดแดแดแด ษชษด แดแดส แดกแดส, sแด แดกแด แดสแดแดแดแดแด แดแดส แดแดกษด.
I was angry, sad, yelling, screaming, crying at my screen and going through every emotion she laid before us..
I think it's so very fitting that one of Nicole's sayings is "You are magic" because I believe with every fiber of my being that YOU, Nicole Fiorina are magic. And I couldn't be prouder watching you soar.
There's something about Nicole's writing... something about this world that makes you want to stay here. It seeps right into your soul, and once it's in there, it's there for good.. I don't ever want to leave Weeping Hollow. And I cannot wait for this to go live so I can go through my paperback again and againโฆ
แดแดษขษชแด แดษดสส แดxษชsแดs ษชา สแดแด สแดสษชแดแด แด ษชษด ษชแด
And fuck do I believe in it.
สแดแด ษขแดแด แด แดแด แดส sแดษชสแด แดษดแด สแดแดษขส, แดษดแด ษช ษขแดแด แด สแดแด แดสส ษช สแดแด สแดาแด.
I mean where do I even begin right?
My most anticipated read of the year and it was worth every day, every hour, every minute of waiting..
When youโre brought to tears by just the forward note from the author you know youโre in for some heartache and tear shed. She speaks right to your heart.
แดกแดโแด แด แดสแดกแดสs สแดแดษด ษชษด แดสษชs แดแดษขแดแดสแดส, แดาแดแดส แดสส. แดแด แดษด ษชา แดกแดโสแด แดษชสแดs แดแดกแดส.
Stone is everything, but Stone and Adora together are absolute. All their hardships, itโs them against it all โ nothing else matters.
I love Stoneโs heart, and his drive to do and be better. This tortured hero, that goes through unimaginable things but is still able to keep hope and crave a love thatโs all his. Heโs deep, and gentle, and sweet. An old soul, grounded to the Earth.
Adora is calculated, hard working, artistic โ sheโs forced to grow up too soon and refuses to give up; even when its revenge thatโs running through her veins. The sea is her calling and Bone Island is her escape.
แดแด สแดsแด, แดสแด sแดแด สแดแด ษขษชแด แดษด แดแด sแดแดแดแดสษชษดษข ษชษด สแดแดแดสษด.
สสแดแดแดษด ษชษดาแดสs แดสแดสแด ษชs sแดแดแดแดสษชษดษข ษชษดsษชแด แด แดแด แดแด สแด าษชxแดแด . ษชโแด ษดแดแด สสแดแดแดษด, แดแด แดสแด. ษชแดโs แดสแดแด ษชโแด ษดแดแด แดกสแดสแด แดกษชแดสแดแดแด สแดแด
าแดแดแด แดกแดs ษดแดแด แดส แดษด แดแดส sษชแด แด, สแดแด แดกแด แด ษชแด ษดโแด ษดแดแดแด ษชแด.
แดษชแดแด sแดแดแดแด ษชษด แดแดส แดกแดส, sแด แดกแด แดสแดแดแดแดแด แดแดส แดแดกษด.
I was angry, sad, yelling, screaming, crying at my screen and going through every emotion she laid before us..
I think it's so very fitting that one of Nicole's sayings is "You are magic" because I believe with every fiber of my being that YOU, Nicole Fiorina are magic. And I couldn't be prouder watching you soar.
There's something about Nicole's writing... something about this world that makes you want to stay here. It seeps right into your soul, and once it's in there, it's there for good.. I don't ever want to leave Weeping Hollow. And I cannot wait for this to go live so I can go through my paperback again and againโฆ
แดแดษขษชแด แดษดสส แดxษชsแดs ษชา สแดแด สแดสษชแดแด แด ษชษด ษชแด
And fuck do I believe in it.
สแดแด ษขแดแด แด แดแด แดส sแดษชสแด แดษดแด สแดแดษขส, แดษดแด ษช ษขแดแด แด สแดแด แดสส ษช สแดแด สแดาแด.
March 29, 2023
*original review* What an emotional rollercoaster. Hollow Heathens will still always be my favorite. This is a heart wrenching continuation in the world of Weeping Hollow. Check TWs, because some are rather uncomfortable. Sometimes it was hard to like Adora, but other times it was hard to not like her. Stone is precious. This is a story of 2 broken people, from different worlds who never should have met. Their love story is not in the traditional sense of what I normally read, but somehow it made total sense for them. It made it that much more interesting to read. I really hope the next book is Fable and Phoenix ๐ค๐ป
*I lowered my rating* the more I think about this book, the more let down I am. HH is easily a top 10 book for me, but yet BI was lacking that special something. There were too many sad and toxic moments. But the sweet moments were a nice buffer. It felt too long in the end. And the resolution is literally 3 pagesโฆAdora lashes out physically all the time. There are some issues between another character but I wonโt go in to detail bc of spoilers.(I actually feel bad for this character!) I feel like there were a lot of inconsistencies and missed opportunities. Some unanswered questions still. I wanted more of the town and more interactions with other characters. Some scenes traumatized me. I really hate giving a book in this series a lower than 4 star rating. It hurts my soul. Nicoleโs writing is great, I just wanted more out of this book than what I got. I think my expectations were set really high because of how much I love book 1. Hoping book 3 gives me all the feels that book 1 did!
*I lowered my rating* the more I think about this book, the more let down I am. HH is easily a top 10 book for me, but yet BI was lacking that special something. There were too many sad and toxic moments. But the sweet moments were a nice buffer. It felt too long in the end. And the resolution is literally 3 pagesโฆAdora lashes out physically all the time. There are some issues between another character but I wonโt go in to detail bc of spoilers.(I actually feel bad for this character!) I feel like there were a lot of inconsistencies and missed opportunities. Some unanswered questions still. I wanted more of the town and more interactions with other characters. Some scenes traumatized me. I really hate giving a book in this series a lower than 4 star rating. It hurts my soul. Nicoleโs writing is great, I just wanted more out of this book than what I got. I think my expectations were set really high because of how much I love book 1. Hoping book 3 gives me all the feels that book 1 did!
December 7, 2023
I just finished this book and Iโm crying.
Crying because I feel seen.
Crying because I feel heard.
Crying because I no longer feel alone.
Iโve read few books that spoke to my soul. That tunneled their way deep down into my very being and embraced my broken and hollow parts with warmth and understanding.
Bone Island is the comfort I didnโt know I needed.
A tragic, heartbreaking, and hopelessness came from this bookโฆand like a siren, it sang to me.
Adora Sullivan is every hopeless thought Iโve ever had. Every faรงade I had to master. Every distraction Iโve ever used.
She constantly battles with these feelings inside herself, and is scared to be vulnerable in fear of adding to the hurt sheโs already burdened with.
She is strong. She is resilient. She is callous.
She wants to do whatโs best for those she loves but is simultaneously fighting her own battles. She is constantly being selfless and sacrificing her own happiness out of her fear and obligation to others.
Stone Danvers. Stone speaks to me in a way I donโt think any character ever has. Every aspect of him, felt too personal. Felt too real.
He was seen as an abomination. Someone who needed to hide, someone who wasnโt worth effort, someone who wasnโt allowed to feelโฆbut someone who feels everything.
He is battered and bruised and scared and shattered. A walking, talking, and breathing tragedy. He has suffered more than even fathomable, yet he is still so loving, caring, and nurturing. He will fight for what is right and longs for the only pure thing in this world. The only thing he has never felt. Love. He has so much to give despite all that was taken from him. He doesnโt let people take advantage of others and isnโt afraid to speak his mind and set things straight. Heโs lived most of his life in pain, so he welcomes it and nurtures it and isnโt afraid to let it blossom into something worth hurting for. Heโs tired of bowing down and taking orders from others and refuses to submit.
He is something I didnโt know I needed. He felt like an extension of me. I will forever be grateful for him and he will forever live in my heart.
The world of Weeping Hollow is the gothic, romantic, love letter to my soul. I am enraptured with this story and these characters and I cannot thank Nicole enough for writing these books.
My face is a river. My neck is a landslide. My chest is a saltwater spring.
I havenโt gotten this emotional about a book in a long time.
I am absolutely in love.
Crying because I feel seen.
Crying because I feel heard.
Crying because I no longer feel alone.
Iโve read few books that spoke to my soul. That tunneled their way deep down into my very being and embraced my broken and hollow parts with warmth and understanding.
Bone Island is the comfort I didnโt know I needed.
A tragic, heartbreaking, and hopelessness came from this bookโฆand like a siren, it sang to me.
Adora Sullivan is every hopeless thought Iโve ever had. Every faรงade I had to master. Every distraction Iโve ever used.
She constantly battles with these feelings inside herself, and is scared to be vulnerable in fear of adding to the hurt sheโs already burdened with.
She is strong. She is resilient. She is callous.
She wants to do whatโs best for those she loves but is simultaneously fighting her own battles. She is constantly being selfless and sacrificing her own happiness out of her fear and obligation to others.
Stone Danvers. Stone speaks to me in a way I donโt think any character ever has. Every aspect of him, felt too personal. Felt too real.
He was seen as an abomination. Someone who needed to hide, someone who wasnโt worth effort, someone who wasnโt allowed to feelโฆbut someone who feels everything.
He is battered and bruised and scared and shattered. A walking, talking, and breathing tragedy. He has suffered more than even fathomable, yet he is still so loving, caring, and nurturing. He will fight for what is right and longs for the only pure thing in this world. The only thing he has never felt. Love. He has so much to give despite all that was taken from him. He doesnโt let people take advantage of others and isnโt afraid to speak his mind and set things straight. Heโs lived most of his life in pain, so he welcomes it and nurtures it and isnโt afraid to let it blossom into something worth hurting for. Heโs tired of bowing down and taking orders from others and refuses to submit.
He is something I didnโt know I needed. He felt like an extension of me. I will forever be grateful for him and he will forever live in my heart.
The world of Weeping Hollow is the gothic, romantic, love letter to my soul. I am enraptured with this story and these characters and I cannot thank Nicole enough for writing these books.
My face is a river. My neck is a landslide. My chest is a saltwater spring.
I havenโt gotten this emotional about a book in a long time.
I am absolutely in love.
March 23, 2023
I read to escape. Well, Bone Island provided me with both a time and town I never wanted to leave. Characters that for the first time I wanted to meet, hug, and befriend. A love story that made my heart ache with emotion and romance.
I would never see a lighthouse the same way again. Now, I will always remember the love story of Stone and Adora.
The boy with a paper heart, and the girl whose secrets are in the beloved black sea.
Magic is not real or so we say. But when you read the magic that pours from each word, it's far from the truth. I was enchanted, and bewitched by its spell, and when I read The End, it followed me for days. Even now I still feel its magic.
So to Weeping Hollow, you should add one more to your population count as I am trapped along with the Heathens.
I'm glad I am.
โ โ โ โ โ
FIVE MAGICAL STARS!
April 15, 2023
Ohhhhh wow!!! If you want a story that makes all your emotions come out.. read this book... . I felt every emotion there is to feel when reading a book. Stone will break your heart so many times and all you want to do is wrap him in your arms. It took me a minute to read this because I HAD to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I fell in love with Julian and Fallon but Stone and Adora have maybe moved into first. You must start this series with Hollow Heathens (you don't have too but you will understand the characters more) Such an amazing book!!!
May 1, 2022
Where's the book
March 23, 2023
Oooooh what a breath of fresh air to be back and explore this world again.
Nicole is the queen of world building. You can tell she puts her whole heart and soul into Weeping Hollow. The description of this place is absolutely phenomenal. We got a glimpse of it in Hollow Heathensโฆ but here we discover some new places and honestly, Iโm ready to pack my bags and somehow find my way there.
And the writing.. gosh, itโs magical. Something I love about Nicoleโs writing is it feels poetic and hypnotic you feel entranced by it.
The romance story itselfโฆ I will say and I do truly apologize, I mean no disrespect, wasnโt for me. The thing is if I cannot connect with one character then I have trouble rooting for them as a couple and that was the case here. Stone, my darling, I completely adore. Thereโs layers to him, you couldnโt help but want him to finally find happiness. However, Adora, I felt absolutely nothing for and that left me a bit disappointed considering she had intrigued me. Sheโs a fashion lover and has some strong feels deep inside her but I felt she was completely hollow (and yeah itโs The Tales of Weeping Hollow but ๐).
Maybe I was in a mood. Iโm not sure. Iโll probably need to do a reread in the future and my thoughts may change then. Overall, i did like it. I was just expecting to fall in love with it.
Nicole is the queen of world building. You can tell she puts her whole heart and soul into Weeping Hollow. The description of this place is absolutely phenomenal. We got a glimpse of it in Hollow Heathensโฆ but here we discover some new places and honestly, Iโm ready to pack my bags and somehow find my way there.
And the writing.. gosh, itโs magical. Something I love about Nicoleโs writing is it feels poetic and hypnotic you feel entranced by it.
The romance story itselfโฆ I will say and I do truly apologize, I mean no disrespect, wasnโt for me. The thing is if I cannot connect with one character then I have trouble rooting for them as a couple and that was the case here. Stone, my darling, I completely adore. Thereโs layers to him, you couldnโt help but want him to finally find happiness. However, Adora, I felt absolutely nothing for and that left me a bit disappointed considering she had intrigued me. Sheโs a fashion lover and has some strong feels deep inside her but I felt she was completely hollow (and yeah itโs The Tales of Weeping Hollow but ๐).
Maybe I was in a mood. Iโm not sure. Iโll probably need to do a reread in the future and my thoughts may change then. Overall, i did like it. I was just expecting to fall in love with it.
August 5, 2024
Another 6 star read....WooHoo!!! I loved everything about this book. The Gothic vibes were on point, the coastal town provided the perfect atmospheric setting, and the story was captivating. I love Nicole Fiorina's writing. So lush with detail and heart. I really didn't want this book to end and while it was a chonky book, I could have had it even longer just to enjoy this world some more. So glad I found this series. It's become a favorite!
March 19, 2023
โ BONE ISLAND, by Nicole Fiorina
rating: โ โ โ โ stars (4) loved it!
state condition: heartbroken and numb
I could not wait to return to Weeping Hollow, and two years later, I was finally back! Stone and Adora have kept us waiting for a while, but I promise you all that the anxious wait was worth it.
I feel like every time I post a review of Nicoleโs books this is the first thing I jump into, but I cannot go through my thoughts without mentioning it. Nicoleโs writing is astonishingly captivating, and not only did she not fail to swoon my heart and soul with it, but she accomplished to make me feel back at Weeping Hollow from the very first sentence (Freddy in the Mourning, I missed you).
Now onto the review: I consider myself to still be in a heartbroken, emotionally drained state after finishing Bone Island, so Iโll try my best to put my thoughts into words (no promises though). I feel like, Bone Island was, in a way, SO much different than Hollow Heathens. This book was rough, sometimes even painful to read, To be clear: This is not your light, easy romance read. But Iโll tell you something: It was beautiful nevertheless.
Adora and Stone met in the most beautiful way and, even though it did feel a bit like an instant-love situation, the two shared moments purely made my heart melt. I loved their relationship and the stolen moments between them, for some reason, especially after the halfway mark. Iโll say though, regardless of being beyond excited to read about them and their story, I could not help to sometimes be won over by other things such as the tight bond between the Sullivan siblings, and the long-awaited, finally reunited five Heathens.Donโt ask me why, my heart and attention were set on them. Those two subplots were the icing on the cake for me.
Iโve sobbed, truly broken myself down to tears twice in this book, and while I wonโt reveal that because of spoilers, let me tell Nicole and you all: those two events destroyed me. I am AFRAID to have witnessed the power Nicole and her characters have over me. Both moments were utterly heartbreaking and I still have not recovered (letโs be honest, I probably never will)
While I loved reading about Stone and Adora, Zephyr and Phoenix continue to be my favourites in the series. I donโt think anyone will be able to get that spot from them. This book made me even more excited to see whatโs in store for them. In fact, I am secretly praying that the next book in the series will be about one of them. PLEASE NICOLE!
note: the reason this book did not get 5 stars for me (because if a book makes me experience what bone island did, it would easily get five stars) is that i felt like some moments were a bit dragged. it could also be my fault because i stubbornly read this book in almost 48 hours regardless of not wanting it to end. it was magical anyway.
rating: โ โ โ โ stars (4) loved it!
state condition: heartbroken and numb
I could not wait to return to Weeping Hollow, and two years later, I was finally back! Stone and Adora have kept us waiting for a while, but I promise you all that the anxious wait was worth it.
I feel like every time I post a review of Nicoleโs books this is the first thing I jump into, but I cannot go through my thoughts without mentioning it. Nicoleโs writing is astonishingly captivating, and not only did she not fail to swoon my heart and soul with it, but she accomplished to make me feel back at Weeping Hollow from the very first sentence (Freddy in the Mourning, I missed you).
Now onto the review: I consider myself to still be in a heartbroken, emotionally drained state after finishing Bone Island, so Iโll try my best to put my thoughts into words (no promises though). I feel like, Bone Island was, in a way, SO much different than Hollow Heathens. This book was rough, sometimes even painful to read, To be clear: This is not your light, easy romance read. But Iโll tell you something: It was beautiful nevertheless.
Adora and Stone met in the most beautiful way and, even though it did feel a bit like an instant-love situation, the two shared moments purely made my heart melt. I loved their relationship and the stolen moments between them, for some reason, especially after the halfway mark. Iโll say though, regardless of being beyond excited to read about them and their story, I could not help to sometimes be won over by other things such as the tight bond between the Sullivan siblings, and the long-awaited, finally reunited five Heathens.Donโt ask me why, my heart and attention were set on them. Those two subplots were the icing on the cake for me.
Iโve sobbed, truly broken myself down to tears twice in this book, and while I wonโt reveal that because of spoilers, let me tell Nicole and you all: those two events destroyed me. I am AFRAID to have witnessed the power Nicole and her characters have over me. Both moments were utterly heartbreaking and I still have not recovered (letโs be honest, I probably never will)
While I loved reading about Stone and Adora, Zephyr and Phoenix continue to be my favourites in the series. I donโt think anyone will be able to get that spot from them. This book made me even more excited to see whatโs in store for them. In fact, I am secretly praying that the next book in the series will be about one of them. PLEASE NICOLE!
note: the reason this book did not get 5 stars for me (because if a book makes me experience what bone island did, it would easily get five stars) is that i felt like some moments were a bit dragged. it could also be my fault because i stubbornly read this book in almost 48 hours regardless of not wanting it to end. it was magical anyway.
March 17, 2023
If I had to use the sea to describe how it felt like reading Bone Island, it would go like this:
I was sitting on a beach with black sand and dark blue waters. Where the waves crashing against the rocks provided the perfect soundtrack.
Sometimes there was a storm breaking on the horizon that left me anxious with dread. Fog and spindrift created the ideal gloomy and spooky atmosphere.
Other times the waters were calming, soothing all aches. When the sky opened up and I was able to get a glimpse of sunrise colors, it created the flawless canvas for new beginnings.
-
Ok, but for real now: I lost count on how many times I tried to write a review and ended up deleting it because thereโs just no way I can make this book justice with my vocabulary. This one is the best I got ๐ฅฒ
It might be early, but I honestly donโt see how another book this year will be able to make me feel emotions the way Bone Island did. It was everything from Nicoleโs majestic writing to the story itself. The little moments between Stone & Adora that you think were cute, but the longer you sit after finishing it, you realize how magnificent they actually were. Their heartbreaks, the sacrifices, the battles, the lossesโฆ
โ๐. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐. ๐๐ค๐ช ... ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ผ๐๐ค๐ง๐, ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐. ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐. ๐๐ค, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ.โ
This is a story of two people truly meant to be. You will embark on a journey thatโs guaranteed to make you cry. Sometimes because it hurts, sometimes because itโs simply too beautiful to handle. Itโs haunting and ethereal at the same time. Stone Danvers & Adora Sullivan fought tooth and nail against all odds to be together.
Theyโre both such layered characters, with so much to offer - good and bad. There were times I disliked something they did or said, but the next page I was ready to put them in a safety box and never let anything get to them.
Bone Island is a true masterpiece and, in my opinion, Nicoleโs best work yet. My expectations after Hollow Heathens were super high and she managed to catapult through them. Itโs been days since I finished the book and I havenโt been able to stop thinking about it. It altered my brain chemistry and, if I had to pick a book to get buried with me after I die, it would be this one.
โ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐.โ
I was sitting on a beach with black sand and dark blue waters. Where the waves crashing against the rocks provided the perfect soundtrack.
Sometimes there was a storm breaking on the horizon that left me anxious with dread. Fog and spindrift created the ideal gloomy and spooky atmosphere.
Other times the waters were calming, soothing all aches. When the sky opened up and I was able to get a glimpse of sunrise colors, it created the flawless canvas for new beginnings.
-
Ok, but for real now: I lost count on how many times I tried to write a review and ended up deleting it because thereโs just no way I can make this book justice with my vocabulary. This one is the best I got ๐ฅฒ
It might be early, but I honestly donโt see how another book this year will be able to make me feel emotions the way Bone Island did. It was everything from Nicoleโs majestic writing to the story itself. The little moments between Stone & Adora that you think were cute, but the longer you sit after finishing it, you realize how magnificent they actually were. Their heartbreaks, the sacrifices, the battles, the lossesโฆ
โ๐. ๐๐ค๐ซ๐. ๐๐ค๐ช ... ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐๐๐ก๐, ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ค๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ผ๐๐ค๐ง๐, ๐ ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ข๐. ๐๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ก๐ฎ ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐. ๐๐ค, ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ.โ
This is a story of two people truly meant to be. You will embark on a journey thatโs guaranteed to make you cry. Sometimes because it hurts, sometimes because itโs simply too beautiful to handle. Itโs haunting and ethereal at the same time. Stone Danvers & Adora Sullivan fought tooth and nail against all odds to be together.
Theyโre both such layered characters, with so much to offer - good and bad. There were times I disliked something they did or said, but the next page I was ready to put them in a safety box and never let anything get to them.
Bone Island is a true masterpiece and, in my opinion, Nicoleโs best work yet. My expectations after Hollow Heathens were super high and she managed to catapult through them. Itโs been days since I finished the book and I havenโt been able to stop thinking about it. It altered my brain chemistry and, if I had to pick a book to get buried with me after I die, it would be this one.
โ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ, ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ซ๐, ๐๐จ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ช๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ. ๐๐ค๐๐๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐.โ
March 29, 2023
I am absolutely stunned, astonished, mesmerized. My soul has been stolen.
March 20, 2024
Sad, beautiful, tragic, gut wrenching, emotional, healingโฆ. My god did this book put me THROUGH IT! A painful love story about two people who were never meant to cross paths but somehow end up being each others heartbreak and salvation. Iโm obsessed with this spooky, haunted world Nicole has created, itโs so immersive and makes me feel like im watching each scene unfold through the characters eyes. Stone and Adora are the definition of soulmates who will absolutely find each other in every universe no matter where they are. But their journey is anything but easy, these two will take you on a roller coaster of emotions. Honestly this series is unlike anything Iโve ever read, the writing is so poetic and lyrical, every time Stone opened his mouth I had my highlighter ready. That manโฆ. Must be protected at all costs.
Adora our FMC bothered me at times, but I also felt like I could relate to her and and her trauma, so her actions in the end made sense to me.
I did find the book slow to get into and the ending wrapped up a bit too fast, making this a solid 4 star read for me!
Adora our FMC bothered me at times, but I also felt like I could relate to her and and her trauma, so her actions in the end made sense to me.
I did find the book slow to get into and the ending wrapped up a bit too fast, making this a solid 4 star read for me!
April 14, 2023
I have been wrecked. Ripped apart, broken and torn. This book made me feel things that canโt ever be unfelt. Iโm not even being dramatic. Nicole Fiorina has crafted a love story for the ages. Her writing so beautiful and whimsical it puts love ballads to shame. While Bone Island may have felt like it took forever to be written, I can guarantee it was worth the wait.
Stone and Adora were cataclysmic. A love as violent as the sea during a storm. I loved every minute of their coming together and falling apart. Both stubborn in admitting their feelings but unable to stop themselves from fighting for each other.
Stone Danvers was made to feel a monster when all he ever tried to do was his best self with the shit life he was dealt. He was such a kind soul who was used and hurt by so many. When you look at the other Heathens and their experiences living in Weeping Hollow, their situation doesnโt seem as bad. At least they had people around them who understood the curse and their coven rallying around them. The guys even had each other; true friendship and camaraderie. Stone had no one.
While I hated Adora at times, I never actually hated her. Her decisions frustrated me but if I were in her position I canโt say I wouldnโt make the same choices. Iโd put my family above all else too. In the end I couldnโt hold any of what transpired against her.
The ending blew my mind. The way it all came together and pulled these loose strings together, things I hadnโt even considered, was genius.
I find it hard to believe anyone will be disappointed in this book. From the steamy scenes, to the love story and the wistoragic of it all, this book will resonate with many.
Stone and Adora were cataclysmic. A love as violent as the sea during a storm. I loved every minute of their coming together and falling apart. Both stubborn in admitting their feelings but unable to stop themselves from fighting for each other.
Stone Danvers was made to feel a monster when all he ever tried to do was his best self with the shit life he was dealt. He was such a kind soul who was used and hurt by so many. When you look at the other Heathens and their experiences living in Weeping Hollow, their situation doesnโt seem as bad. At least they had people around them who understood the curse and their coven rallying around them. The guys even had each other; true friendship and camaraderie. Stone had no one.
While I hated Adora at times, I never actually hated her. Her decisions frustrated me but if I were in her position I canโt say I wouldnโt make the same choices. Iโd put my family above all else too. In the end I couldnโt hold any of what transpired against her.
The ending blew my mind. The way it all came together and pulled these loose strings together, things I hadnโt even considered, was genius.
I find it hard to believe anyone will be disappointed in this book. From the steamy scenes, to the love story and the wistoragic of it all, this book will resonate with many.
April 10, 2023
The first book was great. I was dying to go back to weeping hollow again.
HERE are my thoughts on the story.
1. Bone Island was a very frustrating read for me. It felt like I was reading a unedited version of the book. I don't mind a long book, but every single chapter should be worth reading. So many pages in this book felt unnecessary. Also one thing that I absolutely hate about long books is when authors drag you through whole 40 chapters , giving you only bits and pieces and then conclude the whole story in 5 chapters.... bitch..what..
2. Also I couldn't connect with Adora and I really tried to understand her view and situation she was in, but she made it very difficult. At the beginning I thought she was one those fmc who have a rough exterior for outside world but really cared about people she loved and would eventually grow on me. But no Adora was just a bitch. spoiler*Though cause of her behavior was later explained in the story* I still hated her. She had no regard for others feelings whatsoever, she was a self centered character. And the only time she was nice in the story, it felt so forced like the author was blatantly trying to make her a hero. lol. spoiler*I didn't like how she didn't do anything when she and Ivy realized that the people being murdered by Shadows, were somehow related to her. Nope, this bitch was too busy planning a murder, for several years I might add (which btw she had no proof of, if the person she was going to off was really guilty or not) * :/
3. The book is written in same manner as hollow heathens was written. the present story and a different story from past and story of Stone's past as well. Other than the present scenario the other two stories didn't grab my attention as much. In Hollow Heathens the story from past made me want to know the story of Julian's ancestor just as much as his and Fallon's. But in Bone Island you can sort of predict how the story of Alec and Circe will end.
The way both books were structured, felt new and fresh in hollow heathens whereas in bone island it felt like the author was trying to milk the same ideas from book one hoping it'll bring same reaction from her audience. Which was really unfortunate.
NOW moving on to good parts of the book which aren't many :(
Stone was a great MMC. He was everything I imagined him to be. I loved all the parts of the story where heathens showed up. Which sadly happened in like 30% of the story. I loved all their interactions with Stone. And how he grew to find a family in them.
Unexpectedly I ended up loving Ivy out of all Sullivan sisters and not just because of what happened in the end but throughout the story I connected with her more than I did with Adora. But Fallon is still my favorite girl in weeping hollow. #teammoonchild
I also liked Cyrus's character and how inherently good he was, Adora having no regard for his feelings made me want to bitch slap her so many times.
Anyways..... the story had so much potential, I hated how we waited 3 years just to read 700 pages of story that could easily be 400 pages or something. gahhhhh.
HERE are my thoughts on the story.
1. Bone Island was a very frustrating read for me. It felt like I was reading a unedited version of the book. I don't mind a long book, but every single chapter should be worth reading. So many pages in this book felt unnecessary. Also one thing that I absolutely hate about long books is when authors drag you through whole 40 chapters , giving you only bits and pieces and then conclude the whole story in 5 chapters.... bitch..what..
2. Also I couldn't connect with Adora and I really tried to understand her view and situation she was in, but she made it very difficult. At the beginning I thought she was one those fmc who have a rough exterior for outside world but really cared about people she loved and would eventually grow on me. But no Adora was just a bitch. spoiler*Though cause of her behavior was later explained in the story* I still hated her. She had no regard for others feelings whatsoever, she was a self centered character. And the only time she was nice in the story, it felt so forced like the author was blatantly trying to make her a hero. lol. spoiler*I didn't like how she didn't do anything when she and Ivy realized that the people being murdered by Shadows, were somehow related to her. Nope, this bitch was too busy planning a murder, for several years I might add (which btw she had no proof of, if the person she was going to off was really guilty or not) * :/
3. The book is written in same manner as hollow heathens was written. the present story and a different story from past and story of Stone's past as well. Other than the present scenario the other two stories didn't grab my attention as much. In Hollow Heathens the story from past made me want to know the story of Julian's ancestor just as much as his and Fallon's. But in Bone Island you can sort of predict how the story of Alec and Circe will end.
The way both books were structured, felt new and fresh in hollow heathens whereas in bone island it felt like the author was trying to milk the same ideas from book one hoping it'll bring same reaction from her audience. Which was really unfortunate.
NOW moving on to good parts of the book which aren't many :(
Stone was a great MMC. He was everything I imagined him to be. I loved all the parts of the story where heathens showed up. Which sadly happened in like 30% of the story. I loved all their interactions with Stone. And how he grew to find a family in them.
Unexpectedly I ended up loving Ivy out of all Sullivan sisters and not just because of what happened in the end but throughout the story I connected with her more than I did with Adora. But Fallon is still my favorite girl in weeping hollow. #teammoonchild
I also liked Cyrus's character and how inherently good he was, Adora having no regard for his feelings made me want to bitch slap her so many times.
Anyways..... the story had so much potential, I hated how we waited 3 years just to read 700 pages of story that could easily be 400 pages or something. gahhhhh.
April 1, 2023
4โญ๏ธ
I must say that Iโve been thinking about Weeping Hollow and Julian& Fallon frequently ever since I finished reading Hollow Heathens (book 1) thatโs why returning to this world felt amazing๐ซถ๐ป Nicole created a world so captivating, that I couldnโt put Bone Island down, just like I when I read Hollow Heathens, even the pacing was not that fast. But the depth of the story?! JUST WOW.
If Iโm being honest, I wasnโt expecting Bone Island to be like this when Nicole first announced it. I wasnโt expecting a story that would consume me wholly, a story that would be so dark yet beautiful at the same time. And Adora & Stoneโs story was exactly like that! It was the perfect balance of light and dark, heartbreak and joy. Their love and affection for one another made me yearn for a connection like theirs, but the impossibility of them being together was very heartbreaking to read. So yeahโฆ the angst in this story was something else indeed.
Letโs talk about the characters. I LOVED Stone, our MMC! That man is so damn precious and we should protect him at all costs๐คงโJulian youโre not my favorite heathen anymore, sorry not sorry! I loved that he was always honest about what he thought and felt. Seeing him show his sincerity and vulnerability even after all the things heโd been through was incredible. We surely love a strong man with a soft heart!
Okay letโs move on to the hard partโฆThereโs just two things that I didnโt particularly like. Please donโt come at me *takes a deep breath* . If Iโm being honest, I didnโt like Adora or connect with her that much๐ Iโll not go into detail tho. But the second thing is the ending was a bit rushed in my personal opinion. Something wasโฆ missing. And thatโs why I didnโt give 5 stars to itโI really, REALLY wanted to. But overall, I still enjoyed this book and I recommend it to everyone who loves dark gothic romance!!Everyoneโs opinion is different after allโจ
I must say that Iโve been thinking about Weeping Hollow and Julian& Fallon frequently ever since I finished reading Hollow Heathens (book 1) thatโs why returning to this world felt amazing๐ซถ๐ป Nicole created a world so captivating, that I couldnโt put Bone Island down, just like I when I read Hollow Heathens, even the pacing was not that fast. But the depth of the story?! JUST WOW.
If Iโm being honest, I wasnโt expecting Bone Island to be like this when Nicole first announced it. I wasnโt expecting a story that would consume me wholly, a story that would be so dark yet beautiful at the same time. And Adora & Stoneโs story was exactly like that! It was the perfect balance of light and dark, heartbreak and joy. Their love and affection for one another made me yearn for a connection like theirs, but the impossibility of them being together was very heartbreaking to read. So yeahโฆ the angst in this story was something else indeed.
Letโs talk about the characters. I LOVED Stone, our MMC! That man is so damn precious and we should protect him at all costs๐คงโJulian youโre not my favorite heathen anymore, sorry not sorry! I loved that he was always honest about what he thought and felt. Seeing him show his sincerity and vulnerability even after all the things heโd been through was incredible. We surely love a strong man with a soft heart!
Okay letโs move on to the hard partโฆThereโs just two things that I didnโt particularly like. Please donโt come at me *takes a deep breath* . If Iโm being honest, I didnโt like Adora or connect with her that much๐ Iโll not go into detail tho. But the second thing is the ending was a bit rushed in my personal opinion. Something wasโฆ missing. And thatโs why I didnโt give 5 stars to itโI really, REALLY wanted to. But overall, I still enjoyed this book and I recommend it to everyone who loves dark gothic romance!!Everyoneโs opinion is different after allโจ
April 6, 2024
This book has wrecked me. I donโt know what took me so long to continue with this series, but Iโm so glad I finally did, because I will never be the same after that ๐ญ I was actually hung over from how late I stayed up and how much I cried while finishing this book.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จโ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญโ
What a beautiful and tragic story this was. Nicole has such a beautiful, poetic writing style and I was captivated by it the entire time. This book is longer than book one, with quite a bit of world building and history in the beginning, but itโs worth it to truly appreciate the charactersโ growth and the journey they went on before finding each other.
This is not a cute, happy love story. Itโs full of secrecy, fear, forbidden longing, heartbreak, mystery, grief and sacrifice. But it was so precious and beautiful all the same. Stone, the MMC, is so unique and so easy to fall for. While his past is full of tragedy and trauma, he doesnโt let it break him. He is perfect ๐ฅน and must be protected at all costs. His and Adoraโs love is so special, and his dedication to her through all her shenanigans is honestly impressive at times ๐คฃ although they face so many challenges, their undeniable pull towards each other was just the best and I was so happy with how it ended (although we were really put through hell to get there ๐ฉ๐ญ)
โ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ. ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ.โ
I had so many highlights from this book, and looking back at them for this review made me emotional all over again. I highly recommend this series, especially if you like gothic fantasy and tragic/forbidden love stories! I will now make it a goal to read everything else Nicole has written.
โ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐จโ๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง. ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ญโ
What a beautiful and tragic story this was. Nicole has such a beautiful, poetic writing style and I was captivated by it the entire time. This book is longer than book one, with quite a bit of world building and history in the beginning, but itโs worth it to truly appreciate the charactersโ growth and the journey they went on before finding each other.
This is not a cute, happy love story. Itโs full of secrecy, fear, forbidden longing, heartbreak, mystery, grief and sacrifice. But it was so precious and beautiful all the same. Stone, the MMC, is so unique and so easy to fall for. While his past is full of tragedy and trauma, he doesnโt let it break him. He is perfect ๐ฅน and must be protected at all costs. His and Adoraโs love is so special, and his dedication to her through all her shenanigans is honestly impressive at times ๐คฃ although they face so many challenges, their undeniable pull towards each other was just the best and I was so happy with how it ended (although we were really put through hell to get there ๐ฉ๐ญ)
โ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ. ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐, ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ, ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ.โ
I had so many highlights from this book, and looking back at them for this review made me emotional all over again. I highly recommend this series, especially if you like gothic fantasy and tragic/forbidden love stories! I will now make it a goal to read everything else Nicole has written.
March 20, 2023
โพ๏ธ stars
[To be completely honest, I sat on my review for some days, before posting. When a story is that so special to me, where I love everything about it, where I never want the story to end. I find I have a really hard time put all my thoughts down on a piece of paper to share. Thinking will everyone understand how truly amazing this book and how everyone needs to read it. Thats how I felt writing this review, and I still donโt think my written words can explain it well enough but here is to me trying]
Can I live on Bone Island, with the fire going and reading stories all day? The way Nicoleโs writing can transport you to an island off a cursed town that once you enter you can never leave. Sign me up! I would gladly live in Weeping Hollow.
The wait was a long one but oh my is it TOTALLY worth it, like completely and utterly worth the wait! This story is truly amazing and wonderful and magical and beautiful and haunting and lyrical and I donโt think there are enough adjectives to describe how breathtaking this book is. Itโs everything and then itโs even more. Itโs magic and madness.
Stone and Adora. Both different in their own ways but also so similar too. Forbidden. Both of these character arcs, while both growing in the ways they need to grow but also to stay 100% true to them too. These two and the plot are what makes this story so magical (well basically everything about it is what makes it so magical). There is an amazing blend of the two, that makes it actually impossibly to put now. The way I wanted to savor the story, I was reading it so slow, I mean I was finally back in Weeping Hollow and I was NOT leaving any time soon. Alas, I knew that when I hit a certain part I wasnโt going to be able to put it down and didnโt. I had to finish it and itโs so beautifully poetic.
[To be completely honest, I sat on my review for some days, before posting. When a story is that so special to me, where I love everything about it, where I never want the story to end. I find I have a really hard time put all my thoughts down on a piece of paper to share. Thinking will everyone understand how truly amazing this book and how everyone needs to read it. Thats how I felt writing this review, and I still donโt think my written words can explain it well enough but here is to me trying]
Can I live on Bone Island, with the fire going and reading stories all day? The way Nicoleโs writing can transport you to an island off a cursed town that once you enter you can never leave. Sign me up! I would gladly live in Weeping Hollow.
The wait was a long one but oh my is it TOTALLY worth it, like completely and utterly worth the wait! This story is truly amazing and wonderful and magical and beautiful and haunting and lyrical and I donโt think there are enough adjectives to describe how breathtaking this book is. Itโs everything and then itโs even more. Itโs magic and madness.
Stone and Adora. Both different in their own ways but also so similar too. Forbidden. Both of these character arcs, while both growing in the ways they need to grow but also to stay 100% true to them too. These two and the plot are what makes this story so magical (well basically everything about it is what makes it so magical). There is an amazing blend of the two, that makes it actually impossibly to put now. The way I wanted to savor the story, I was reading it so slow, I mean I was finally back in Weeping Hollow and I was NOT leaving any time soon. Alas, I knew that when I hit a certain part I wasnโt going to be able to put it down and didnโt. I had to finish it and itโs so beautifully poetic.
November 24, 2023
Wow. WOW. 4.5/5 stars.
This was MAGICAL. INCREDIBLE.
This was MAGICAL. INCREDIBLE.
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