Book guide
The Hanging Bones
To kill a predatory baron, a gamekeeper must win a magical hunt where failure costs a hunter’s soul.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyMythologyFantasyRevenge arcFantasyAncient evilGothic FantasyMythologyGothic FantasyRevenge arcGothic FantasyFeminine rageYoung AdultDeadly gameYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultMythologyYoung AdultRevenge arcYoung AdultFeminine rageAdventureDeadly gameAdventureMythologyAdventureRevenge arcAdventureQuestAdventureRace against timeHorrorBody horrorHorrorFolk horror
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About The Hanging Bones
When the Scavenge Moon rises, hunters pursue the otherworldly Breimar Stag: whoever kills it may choose another person to die, but failure lets the stag claim a hunter’s soul. After the baron targets her cousin, Katrin enters the hunt to end his life. Then mutilated bodies appear, and something older and hungrier than the stag awakens in the forest.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Content warnings
- rape (mentioned)
- sexual assault
- non-consensual touching
- blood
- gore
- violence
- animal death
- ritual self-harm
- misogyny
- queerphobia
- gaslighting
- sexual harassment
- gun violence
- body horror
