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Book Review: Sofi and the Bone Song by Adrienne Tooley
Hey readers of magic & queers, long time no see. Today is my our stop for Sofi and the Bone Song hosted by TBR and Beyond Tours.Thanks to publisher, author and TBR and Beyond Tours for providing me with an e-arc for my participation in the tour. Let's talk about the book first, the plot,
In this gorgeous, queer standalone fantasy, a young musician sets out to expose her rival for illegal use of magic only to discover the deception goes deeper than she could have imagined—perfect for fans of An Enchantment of Ravens!
Music runs in Sofi’s blood.
Her father is a Musik, one of only five musicians in the country licensed to compose and perform original songs. In the kingdom of Aell, where winter is endless and magic is accessible to all, there are strict anti-magic laws ensuring music remains the last untouched art.
Sofi has spent her entire life training to inherit her father’s title. But on the day of the auditions, she is presented with unexpected competition in the form of Lara, a girl who has never before played the lute. Yet somehow, to Sofi’s horror, Lara puts on a performance that thoroughly enchants the judges.
Almost like magic.
The same day Lara wins the title of Musik, Sofi’s father dies, and a grieving Sofi sets out to prove Lara is using illegal magic in her performances. But the more time she spends with Lara, the more Sofi begins to doubt everything she knows about her family, her music, and the girl she thought was her enemy.
As Sofi works to reclaim her rightful place as an Musik, she is forced to face the dark secrets of her past and the magic she was trained to avoid—all while trying not to fall for the girl who stole her future.
Moving onto the rant review of the book, I went through a rollercoaster of emotions while reading it. This book was so good, I swallowed it whole in two days and didn't even flinch. It holds your heart in its hand, peels the layers back, filling your heart with love for it, even though you're hurting at the same time, would stitch it back altogether so you can never go back to your life without thinking about it every single day.
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I will think about how Sofi found her muse in Lara, how Lara made Sofi open up, how they loved each other despite their differences and way of thinking, how Jakko and Sofi are best friends, everything about this book made me crave for even more, even though I read chunks of it altogether, it still wasn't enough. Sofi was not your perfect protagonist, she was flawed, she is broken and she would hurt you in return because of it, without regret. She was raised learning, emotions are best kept behind the walls in her heart. A good musician will never reveal what they're feeling to the audience or the world. So being a good student like she always has been, she obeyed. It wouldn't have been easy for Sofi to tear down the wall of emotion she spent 16 years building, ripping apart something that has been a part of you ever since you were alive is a very hard thing to do. I absolutely loved that this phase was focused on in the story, how her inner turmoil was discussed, making us, the readers, understand what she was going through.
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I absolutely adored the significant role of music throughout the book. It was like a main character itself. The author holds a degree in Musical theatre and it is very visible in her work, Sofi and the Bone Song is a masterpiece which I would recommend every single time someone asks me for it. The emotions music makes you feel, the light touch of the breeze on your cheeks, the subtle warmth of the sun. Also, how the technical knowledge of your art is not the most important part, instead its the performance. Its the performer who makes the audience feel the sentiments through their gestures, voice, and their eyes. A major part of the story also revolves around this concept, about which we're often ignorant.
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Her world turned upside-down the day Lara entered her life, her rival in the competition. The one who stole her dream, her whole life, her title of Musik. But there were things that didn't sit right with Sofi about Lara winning, either she was blinded by her jealousy or rage or, some other forces were actually at work. Sofi works her way through Lara. To unravel secrets she is hiding, Sofi gets close to her, maybe too close that she might end getting burned.
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AND I've to mention the adorable family bonding we got towards the last part of the book, Sofi, who has never actually gotten to know what a real family is, got a home. She was raised in an empty mansion with almost never present father, and a dead mother. All she knew was her nanny, in the name of family. Cold hallways, strict training routines, and punishments for not being good enough, that's what sixteen years taught her. But when she got the warmth she deserved, my heart was full. Like Lara said, "The things you love shouldn't hurt you."
THIS BOOK is one of my top reads of this year hands down, queer-witches? Ancient curse? A doomed country to save? Grumpy x Sunshine trope? Enemies-to-Lovers? WHERE THE HELL DO I SIGN UP!!!!
I'm dropping down the links from where you can get the book!
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