Publishers Weekly
★ 02/05/2024
Wyatt Westlock spent every summer growing up at Willow Heath, her father’s rural estate, with her friends James and Peter. When her mother leaves her father—and takes Wyatt with her—she never hears from either boy again. Now 18, Wyatt inherits Willow Heath following her father’s death. She’s determined to burn it all down, until she finds Peter chained in the basement of her former home. She learns that her father had been the steward of an organization that prevents an encroaching evil from seeping into the world, a task accomplished by sinister magic—and by continuously murdering and harvesting Peter’s immortal body. Forced to take her father’s place, Wyatt struggles with her burden; Peter, meanwhile, plots her murder to be free of his own curse. All the while, both teens fight their growing attraction for each other and contend with the monsters in the dark, which are closer than they appear. Andrew (The Whispering Dark) tackles the protagonists’ predicaments with maturity and complexity, and employs lush and exquisite writing to distinguish this gothic tale. Characters cue as white. Ages 13–up. Agent: Josh Adams, Adams Literary. (Apr.)
From the Publisher
Praise for Your Blood, My Bones:
* "Andrew (The Whispering Dark) tackles the protagonists' predicaments with maturity and complexity, and employs lush and exquisite writing to distinguish this gothic tale." — Publishers Weekly, starred review
"A tragic and grotesque romance that will enchant fans of dark fantasy and horror." — Kirkus Reviews
Praise for The Whispering Dark:
"Andrew handily weaves swoony romance and ominous horror elements to deliver a lush dark academia narrative in which death is always on the horizon." — Publishers Weekly
"A paranormal thriller laced with twists and revelations that will stop your heart and make your blood run cold." — Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys
"The Whispering Dark will burrow into your bones and nestle deep, refusing to let go. Kelly Andrew's prose is aching and lyrical, the mark of a master in the making. This is a story I won't soon forget." — Hafsah Faizal, New York Times bestselling author of We Hunt The Flame and We Free the Stars
Kirkus Reviews
2024-01-19
Redheaded Wyatt Westlock returns to her family’s farmhouse following her father’s death; she’s there to burn it to the ground.
But she finds Peter, her childhood friend, chained in her basement. Wyatt releases him, unaware of his secret: He’s immortal and has been ritually sacrificed by generations of members of Wyatt’s family in order to keep hellish monsters from invading our world. His only escape from the cycle of death and rebirth is to kill Wyatt, the last Westlock. Although each of them can only survive if the other dies, their unspoken love for each other keeps them locked in an uneasy truce. Without Peter’s bones, the darkness in the forest creeps closer, bringing with it terrible creatures and eldritch horrors. The couple must explore Wyatt’s own wild magic if they hope to save their doomed romance. Andrew delivers an emotionally intense story of star-crossed lovers whose story unfolds against the backdrop of an isolated farm that’s visited by terrifying birds, menacing hooded figures, and a creature that uses powers of mimicry to hunt. The farm is so vibrantly described that it thoroughly connects the characters to the setting both physically and emotionally, reflecting the bleakness of the choices Peter and Wyatt face. The rot, mold, and mildew that creep over the farm are almost tangible; so too is the longing Peter and Wyatt feel for each other. All characters read white.
A tragic and grotesque romance that will enchant fans of dark fantasy and horror. (Dark fantasy. 14-adult)
