“Alas, she had died, Again.”
Iris, a tightrope performer, is not as normal as she seems. She does not remember her past either, but has a sense on whether somethings familiar. Iris’s weird traits don’t stop there. She’s like a phoenix overseeing the whole crowd. And a trait that she shares with that bird is she can’t die. No matter the pain, she’s still going to be fine in the end. Iris wonders about her past for her whole life, well, she didn’t know her past and abilities was much more monstrous. A boy named Adam is curious about her too. promised to show Iris her passed. The two along with others enter a competition of trials and missions. Discovering more knowledge as they do. But little did Iris know he had more to information on her than herself. The chaos, friends, foes, secrets, mystery, all in which Iris had entered once she met Adam. Is she going to win the battle or will she get eaten by a bigger bird?
I’ve always loved reading books with secrets snd mysteries behind every corner. When I find out an information, I find out more that goes with it. Not to mention the mystery in those types of stories go deep. The Bones of Ruin was a phenomenal book, with great plot. It has twists and turns that got my head spinning. In addition to the deep mystery that follows throughout the story. It gave my mind a bit of a thinking frenzy, wondering what really happened to her. The book gives a scary, intimidating mood throughout. And the characters were all on point. They even had mysteries and secrets behind themselves as well, and as the story moves along there’s a part of a character that gets revealed, whether it’s Iris, Adam, or others. It always has my jaw drop to see a different side of the character or his/her story. It really is a touching book, and gets me excited on reading more mystery books.
Although it wasn’t really the book I expected to read. Especially the love/ love interests in this story was weird for me. I didn’t quite get a hold of whether there was one or not. I’d love it more if there was love story going on in this book. A quality in a book that I love, and other people too. Also, it may not apply to a lot of people, but I didn’t like the fact of the many characters in the book. 3 or 5 characters is my limit to a great story. If it’s more or less than that It’d either be boring or way to stressful to read, keeping up with characters. I’m not talking about background characters, or extras. I’m talking about side, and main characters. Too much can leave my brain a bit fuzzy, and confused on who’s who, or who the real main characters are. Lastly, the length of the book was a little too long for me. I like books between the radar of 100-200 or even 300 pages. I thought of trying this book to a gate way of me reading more longer books, but it wasn’t really for me.
My liking doesn’t much matter right now though. What matters is that someone who loves long stories and mystery find this book. Especially someone who like unnatural powers, and love a mystery book that is a little bit hard to figure out. This book also may target students who love fantasy. Go take a deep dive on this book, and find out what secrets Iris has to offer.