Synopsis
Seventeen-year-old Aderyn ("Ryn") only cares about two things: her family, and her family's graveyard. And right now, both are in dire straits. Since the death of their parents, Ryn and her siblings have been scraping together a meager existence as gravediggers in the remote village of Colbren, which sits at the foot of a harsh and deadly mountain range that was once home to the fae. The problem with being a gravedigger in Colbren, though, is that the dead don't always stay dead.
The risen corpses are known as "bone houses," and legend says that they're the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?
Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the long-hidden truths about themselves.
The risen corpses are known as "bone houses," and legend says that they're the result of a decades-old curse. When Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker with a mysterious past, arrives in town, the bone houses attack with new ferocity. What is it that draws them near? And more importantly, how can they be stopped for good?
Together, Ellis and Ryn embark on a journey that will take them deep into the heart of the mountains, where they will have to face both the curse and the long-hidden truths about themselves.
Moyenne
15.5
6 votes
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2019 Editions Little, Brown and Company (for Young Readers)
352 pages
24 septembre 2019
ISBN : 9780316418416
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Un roman moins sombre que ce que le résumé laissait penser mais que j'ai beaucoup apprécié pour son ambiance, pour sa mythologie (clairement sur une atmosphère arthurienne) et ses deux personnages principaux. Cependant la fin est trop rapide et relativement bâclée... 50 pages de plus pour mettre de la tension n'aurait pas été de trop. Je recommande.
Un roman d'ambiance sombre, effrayant, dégoutant et sanguinolant - ou plutôt décroupissant. Des zombies, une quête impossible et une chèvre extraordinaire, oui vous avez bien lu : une chèvre ! Ce livre ne sera pas au goût de tous, j'ai trouvé quelques répétitions et lenteurs ainsi qu'une fin prévisible, mais reste tout de même intéressant.