A small group led by Ayanda Draculesti-a girl who possesses the same powers as vampires when she is in close proximity to them-is able to vanquish the Risen Dead. Naturals and Unnaturals have only ever seen eye to eye on one thing: their fear of vampires. Without vampires nearby, Ayanda can fight no better than any Natural girl.” “Ayanda requires the presence of the Dead to gain strength enough to fight, but those creatures were entirely different. Where Children of the Night leans into the grotesque imagery to stir up a sense of horror in its readers, Isle of Bones leans into haunting undertones to invoke a sense of quiet terror. This follow-up finds comfort in its pre-established world and spends its time exploring deeper into the psyche of its main characters. The first book in the series spends much of its time building up the world of a fictional Venice that is divided into Naturals and Unnaturals, humans who have been untouched versus those who have been tested on and violently transformed by Alchemists. Isle of Bones is the seductively spooky sequel to Children of the Night. “The dead don’t return as spirits, they return with fangs.” Or do they? Zan Safra once again demonstrates her fantastical worldbuilding abilities with this worthy follow-up to the grotesque, gothic Children of the Night.
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