Standalone Sunday is a weekly feature created by Megan at Bookslayer Reads which aims to showcase standalone books which you loved or would recommend.
Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps.
So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. But Finn knows what really happened to Roza. He knows she was kidnapped by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember.
As we follow the stories of Finn, Roza, and the people of Bone Gap, acclaimed author Laura Ruby weaves a tale of the ways in which the face the world sees is never the sum of who we are.
It was only recently that I discovered magical realism was a genre I loved, and that discovery was all because of Bone Gap. I saw one rave review for this book and knew I had to add it to my to-read list; then when I read it for myself I fell in love with the story, the characters, and the magic. Bone Gap has fairytale elements which I loved but it shows us a darker side to them. Imagine if Beauty had already been in love when she was taken by the Beast, and hadn’t been content to stay with him in his castle. Bone Gap is full of such amazing characters you can’t help but root for and fall in love with.
“Because we don’t have your typical gaps around here. Not gaps made of rocks or mountains. We have gaps in the world. In the space of things. So many places to lose yourself, if you believe that they’re there. You can slip into the gap and never find your way out. Or maybe you don’t want to find your way out.”
You can check out my review for Bone Gap here.
What did you think of Bone Gap? Have you read it yet or is it still on your to-read list? Let me know in the comments and let me know if you took part in this week’s Standalone Sunday as well.
Also to celebrate reaching my one year blogiversary I am hosting a giveaway and Q&A. The chance to enter and ask me any questions ends in less than a week, on the 1st of December at midnight GMT. For more information you can check out my original post here.
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I’ve been wanting to get this one! I know you love this book so I have it on my TBR!
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Definitely pick it up if you have a chance Stephanie! It’s such a brilliant read and a great magical realism book too, not too confusing like Vassa in the Night was! 😀
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Oh, I will! I think it sounds interesting and intriguing!
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Another person convinced to pick up this book; my work here is done! 😀
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Hahahahahahahahaha! I know how that goes! I feel the same way when I spread the word about a book I loved, and someone else decides to read it. 😂😂😂
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Now I just have to keep my finger’s crossed that you enjoy it! 😀
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I can’t believe I haven’t read this one yet! I’m definitely hoping to get to it early next year. I love magical realism!
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Oh you definitely need to pick this one up when you get a chance Lauren, I’m sure you’ll love it because it’s an amazing book. The perfect read for any fan of magical realism! 😀
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So glad to see you featuring this book, it’s such a magical story 🙂
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As my favourite magical realism book I knew I had to feature it sooner or later! Plus this seemed like the perfect feature to maybe get the word out about it again! 😀
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I have an audio version of this book. I’m really looking forward to it.
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I reckon it’ll be interesting listening to this as an audiobook. Either way I hope you really enjoy it! 😀
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Wow this sounds good! It’s the first time I hear of it, but you were good at selling it 😀
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Thanks Donna! It’s such an amazing book, one of my all-time favourites, so if you do pick it up I really hope you enjoy it! 😀
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Awesome pick! I’ve heard about this one and seen reviews about it, but it definitely sounds like an interesting read.
– Lashaan
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Thanks so much, it’s an amazing book and one I would highly recommend to pretty much everyone! Definitely worth picking up if it’s something that interests you. 😀
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I haven’t read many magical realism books so I think I’ll add this one to my TBR! I think the last magical realism story I read was A Very Old Man With the Enormous Wings! I think it’s time to expand my reading horizons and this sounds like a really interesting book. The concept is so unique. Thanks for the rec! 😀
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If you haven’t read many magical realism books yet then this is definitely the one I would recommend you read. It was the first one I read and it got me hooked on the genre.
Ohh, I may have to check that one out. Magical realism is still a new genre for me so I’m always looking for more books to read from it!
That’s all right, I hope you enjoy this one. 😀
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I’ll definitely have to give it a go then! And yes, I highly recommend the Very Old Man. It’s pretty short and it’s the only reason I remember the uniqueness of magical realism 😀 And thank you!
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In that case I’ll have to add it to my to-read list! 😀
That’s all right.
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I remember reading your review for this and automatically adding it to my TBR. I love the whole idea of the gaps and falling into one. It makes me think of Narnia and the wardrobe in a way but a more unpredictable one. I definitely need to move this one up my list and get to it next year. Great pick, Beth! 😊
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Ohh, that’s good to know! 😀 It’s a brilliant book and hopefully one you’ll really enjoy as well Melissa.
I never thought about it like that before, for me reading this book it was more a dark fairytale/Greek mythology inspired you know?
Definitely do, I’m already excited to hear what you think of this one.
Thanks Melissa! 😀
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I hope so too!
Now that you mention it I can definitely see fairytale/Greek mythology elements just from reading the synopsis. Honestly, I think anything that’s about going into something and potentially ending up in a different place will always automatically make me think of Narnia 😂🙈.
You’re welcome, Beth! 😊
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I guess if Narnia was the first book like that you read anything else would remind you of it. I guess for me I saw in another review before picking this book up the words fairytale/Greek mythology elements and that just stuck with me and I guess I couldn’t see anything else. 🙂
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I actually avoided this book because it has a bee on the cover. Lol I honestly had no idea what this book is about until now.
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Honestly if I hadn’t seen the review I did I don’t think I would have picked this book up because of the same reason, but it’s well worth a read Jill. The blurb doesn’t really give much away but it’s a brilliant story! 🙂
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Oh gosh, I really want to read this book. Not only is the cover brilliant, but I haven’t really had any experience with magical realism. So I really want to get that sorted out! + save the bees.
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If you haven’t had any experience with magical realism this is the book I would recommend to you. It was the first magical realism book I read and it got me hooked on the genre!
I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
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Such a great book. I read it earlier this month and wrote a sticky note review on it. A friend of mine tried to get me to read it over the summer and it took me until November to get to it. I can’t believe it took me so long!
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Bone Gap is such an amazing book, and hey even though it took you a while at least you got around to it eventually, ( I have books like that as well).
Also I love the idea of sticky note reviews, and I love yours for this book as well! 😀
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I had absolutely no idea this was a Magical Realism read even though I’ve heard it reviewed a few times on Booktube. This only intrigues me more than when I originally heard of Bone Gap, thank you for featuring it on your blog…kicking myself for not buying it when I saw it on BookOutlet 😔
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Honestly when I started reading this book I had no idea magical realism was a thing that existed. It was only when I finished this book that I kind of became addicted to the genre and searched out other books like it. Bone Gap remains my favourite though.
That’s all right! 🙂 It’s an amazing book so I hope you do pick it up and love it as much as I did! 😀
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I can’t even tell you how long I’ve been telling myself I am gonna read this book. Because I really want to!! I need to bump it up a little higher on my TBR because I’ve heard so many people say they loved it! Thanks for the rec, Beth!
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It’s a brilliant book and one I’d highly recommend as well. I picked it up immediately because of an amazing review and just loved it, even more than I thought I would!
I hope you manage to get around to it soon, and I hope you love it as well.
That’s all right! 😀
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