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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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Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1532.
London, 1837.
Boston, 2019.

Three young women, their bodies planted in the same soil, their stories tangling like roots.

One grows high and one grows deep and one grows wild.

And all of them grow teeth.

©2025 V. E. Schwab (P)2025 Macmillan Australia Audio Dark Fantasy Editors Select Fantasy Historical Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy

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

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firstly the narrators were all incredible! so perfectly chosen.
I loved this story, the trauma, the grief, the pursuit of happiness.

love everything this author does!

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Sabina Lottie and Alice grow as their lives in between places throughout history capturing the presence of the times.

Great read

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Honestly, Julia Whelan's narration talks me out of peri menopause. Like Addie Larue before this she just absolutely nails the tone of this book. as do the rest of the cast.

vampire tails are not my go, but this was a wonderful tail of lust, love,pain and all the special feeling of the living. and dead.

Spectacular Narration with Scwabb perfection.

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Beautiful prose, compelling story lines, and expert reading. I wish this book could have continued for many more hours.

Beautiful all around

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She has done it again. Hooked from the first word to the last. Just beautiful.

Perfection

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The first 2/3 felt beautifully written and narrated, like listening to poetry. Unfortunately I disliked the last POV character and narrator so much that I could barely listen to it. Ruined the whole experience for me.
I loved her other book, Addie LaRue, so will still try another novel by VE Schwabb. I will also look for more books read by the first two narrators, as i enjoyed them so much.

Conflicted

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This story was quite interesting, as with all of this author’s work.

However, it was excruciating to listen to.

The narrator reads every sentence like she’s about to reveal a piece of gossip. Could not stand the questioning, breathy quality to every sentence. Do a preview first to see if you can deal.

Good story. Terrible narration.

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