Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a 2025 sapphic fiction and queer fantasy novel by V. E. Schwab. It takes readers to Santo Domingo de la Calzada and Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Spain in 1532. Key subjects include vampires, LGBT, Queer and Adult.
33 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 5 editions.
At about 544 pages, most readers finish it in 9–10 hours.
About Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
This is a story about hunger. 1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada. A young girl grows up wild and wily—her beauty is only outmatched by her dreams of escape. But María knows she can only ever be a prize, or a pawn, in the games played by men. When an alluring stranger offers an alternate path, María makes a desperate choice. She vows to have no regrets. This is a story about love. 1827. London. A young woman lives an idyllic but cloistered life on her family’s estate, until a moment of forbidden intimacy sees her shipped off to London. Charlotte’s tender heart and seemingly impossible wishes are swept away by an invitation from a beautiful widow—but the price of freedom is higher than she could have imagined. This is a story about rage. 2019. Boston. College was supposed to be her chance to be someone new. That’s why Alice moved halfway across the world, leaving her old life behind. But after an out-of-character one-night stand leaves her questioning her past, her present, and her future, Alice throws herself into the hunt for answers . . . and revenge. This is a story about life— how it ends, and how it starts.
Quick answers
Who wrote Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil?
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was written by V. E. Schwab and first published in 2025.
What genre is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil?
It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy, Vampire Fiction and Horror.
How long is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil?
The median edition has 544 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil?
Readers who like it often enjoy A Dowry of Blood, The Gilda Stories and Lost Souls.
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