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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil

By: V. E. Schwab
Narrated by: Marisa Calin, Katie Leung, Julia Whelan
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Brought to life by a captivating multi-cast narration, with spellbinding performances from the award-winning Julia Whelan, Katie Leung (Harry Potter) and Marisa Calin.

From V. E. Schwab, the No. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue: a new genre-defying, unforgettable novel to sink your teeth into . . .


This is a story about hunger.
1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets.

This is a story about love.
1827. London.
A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined.

This is a story about rage.
2019. Boston.
College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge.

This is a story about life—
how it ends, and how it starts.



V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 05/10/2020

©2025 V. E. Schwab (P)2025 Macmillan Publishers International Limited
Dark Fantasy Editors Select Fantasy Gothic Historical Horror LGBTQIA+ Creators Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Editorial Review

What grows when you bury the bones
Some listens just leave you quiet, with nothing but the sound of your heartbeat filling the space. Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil did exactly that. It’s beautiful and painful and so full of longing: for freedom, for love, for a life that feels like your own. Told across three timelines, the story is layered and intimate, with characters whose lives twist around each other in ways that are heartbreaking, brilliant, and just a little toxic (okay, okay, a lot toxic). Self-care looked like not hitting pause—because when I did, I couldn’t stop thinking about it. Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, and Marisa Calin bring it all to life with performances that flow together as seamlessly as the stories of María, Charlotte, and Alice. I finished it and just kept thinking: WOW, this is truly something special. —Patty R., Audible Editor

Critic reviews

Nobody can write like V. E. Schwab . . . an unmissable addition to your To Be Read pile (Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper, on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil)
Compulsively readable . . . surprises in a few new ways, each of them a delight - Locus Magazine on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Lush, gorgeous prose and a gripping take on the vampire that pays homage to the greats while doing something deliciously new - Lex Croucher on Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
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I really did like the story.
Sad but probably inevitable how they lost their humanity as time went on.

A few little issues I had. Alice is Scottish & Lottie was English. Neither would use American terms, it started to irritate me after the first few times. Things like 'cell' we would say 'mobile'.

Some characters could have been developed further like the male vamp friends weren't really mentioned much but could have really added a dimension.

It did very much seem inspired by interview with the vampire.

Interview with the lesbian vampires

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i saw someone compared this to lesbian interview with the vampire and while it’s completely different it does have that compelling toxic divas vibe which i ate up
honestly a slay
and the narration was top notch (lottie in alice’s POV being the voice of caitlyn from arcane was just the cherry on top. katie knew what she was doing making their accents exactly the same)

toxic lesbian vampires

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The only nitpicky criticism I have is:

About Mateo's name real name- Mateusz: "Besides, most Venetians cant pronounce it. But I learned, because I like the way it sounds."

It's a shame that this name was not actually pronounced properly. But tbh, I found this slight error quite endearing. :)

Schwab has delivered AGAIN

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So well performed with a story that just grabs your attention. Perfect amount of back story for all characters, and the performances makes the story so immersive.

enticing story

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i really, really wanted to pove this book.
i cant fault thd writing style but had issues warming to 2 of the 3 characters. i found the character of alice totally lacking in depth and the constant flashbacks with her were confusing and more of an annoyance than anything.
i found the final scenes rushed and underwealming

id have much preffered a dedicated story focusing just about sabine, i wanted to know more about her and the people she met than anything

underwealming and rushed

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The voice artist playing Charlotte is unfortunately very off putting. There is a breathy and questioning tone to every sentence that she reads and her sentences are spoken out of place and disjointed. A beautiful book but taken completely out of the story when she started speaking which is a shame.

A beautifully written and mostly beautifully read book

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With beautiful narration, Schwab pulls everything together seamlessly once again. I loved the vampire element and all the rich backstories of each character.
Her prose was perfect and some of my favourite lines include:
“Heat twitching in the bowl of her hips,”
“Fear and fun are neighbours,”
“Anger and resentment are like rocks in your pockets.”
Schwab truly has a gift for language, she doesn’t just write good words; she crafts unforgettable ones.
👏🏻👏🏻

Another gem from V.E.Schwab

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Enjoyable read. Finished it in 3 days. A few new twists on vampire lore.

Narration was excellent.

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I loved this story. I was bereft when it finished. Schwab is a story teller extraordinaire.

Compelling

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I found myself routing for each of these girls throughout the book at different times of the story. But as the story came together that changed, along with the characters. Surprisingly, the most gut wrenching quote came from Jocelyn in the way of “did you find someone brave enough to love you?” . A close second was Lottie in the roof top 😭💔

Each of them were sad, tragic, hopeful, deserving of more than what life had dealt them. In their deaths, Victoria dealt them a whole other bag of issues.

What a riveting story. As always, Victoria has the most beautiful way with words and her sentences are so beautiful and descriptive.

Another masterpiece from V. E. Schwab I

Powerful storybook

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