Laurel wanted nothing more than to escape her past, but following her mother’s death, the sleepy little family farm that she grew up on has awakened. The woods are restless and bones are walking. Now Laurel must try and unravel her mother’s secrets before they doom everyone she loves. Wake the Bones by Elizabeth Kilcoyne is a sweltering southern gothic in the vein of Ghost Wood Song or Summer Sons , delving into themes of grief, family, and loss. What I loved most was how vividly atmospheric the story was. You can practically feel the Kentucky heat, and the nightmare-inducing woods and undead deer almost reminded me of Hannibal . I understand this is a debut novel, and I definitely think the story’s flow could have been improved. The story changes POVs sometimes mid-scene even though all the same characters were in the same room. This felt disorienting to me since it would take a page or two for me to finally figure out who’s head I was in. Honestly, I wish...