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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
New · Fantasy, Horror, Vampires

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

by V.E. Schwab
2025 · 535 pages · Fiction
53 New ★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 247K ratings
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (fantasy) winner (2025). 3.87★ from 247K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

53Must-Read Score
  • Critics39 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
  • Readers44 out of 100 · counts 50%+25
  • Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12

Where it ranks

Won

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Dark, Adventurous, Moving

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