About the Book:

Title: The Bone Below

Author: Sylwia Koziel

Publisher: Conquest Publishing

Release Date: April 16, 2024

Pages: 327

Genre: YA Fantasy, YA Fairytale Retelling

Synopsis:

“Throne of Glass meets Bridgerton in this Princess and the Pea fairytale retelling!” Each time Nelka leaves her cottage she seems to bump into the same unnamed stranger who teases her relentlessly and ignites feelings she isn’t prepared for. When her sister becomes ill, Nelka leaves the safety of her village to find a cure. Trouble becomes imminent when Nelka is taken prisoner and held hostage by the foreign King and Queen. Their son, and soon-to-be King, has plans and Nelka is exactly what he needs to set them into motion.Each day Nelka spends in the castle with the Prince brings her closer to a truth she didn’t know had been hidden while pushing her further from the village farmer of her past. The Bone Below is a journey of self-discovery, first love, and learning about one’s place in a vast world.

Review:

* I received an e-arc from the publisher for review. Thank you for the opportunity! All thoughts are my own*

This was such a fantastic debut by author Sylwia Koziel. If you enjoy YA fantasy and YA fairytale retellings, this book is for you. This is the Princess in the Pea retelling that I didn’t know I needed!

I absolutely adore Nelka! She is a relatable main character, and I became invested in her plight. She is very determined to help her family and those in similar circumstances.

The Bone Below is full of court intrigue, mystery, twists and turns, and a protagonist that is on a journey of self-reflection. The story is written in two timelines that intersect in a way that I did not see coming! I am so excited that there is going to be a sequel, as I can’t wait to find out what happens next.

Highly recommend!

About the Author:

Sylwia is a born and raised Chicagoan, spending her days exploring the city, one train stop at a time. She currently works as a media planner at a large media agency where she daydreams of the day when a slack notification no longer makes her heart jump in fear.

Sylwia writes all sorts of genres that have strong romantic subplots. She enjoys character driven stories where the main character is on a journey of discovering themselves and learning to let go of the expectations weighing on them.

On top of publishing her debut duology, The Bone Below and The Bone After, with Conquest Publishing, she is also in the early drafting stages of self publishing a series of novellas under her pen name KC Silver.

The Bone Below, a first installment of The Bone Below series, will hit shelves in April 2024.