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Eshbaugh, Julie
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
In this sequel to Ivory and Bone, unexpected tragedies make Mya and Kol the new leaders of their respective clans. Their betrothal is strained by the demands of survival in a prehistoric landscape prone to intertribal warfare. Continual narrow escapes and violent confrontations become wearying, perhaps because narrator Mya remains emotionally reserved; still, her struggle to balance duty and desire feels genuine.
Reviewer: Amy Bennett-Zendzian
(3)
YA
Kol and his brothers are coming of age in a male-only hunter-gatherer tribe. But when two unmarried girls from the south appear, misunderstandings and a history of intertribal violence threaten their alliance. With allusions to Pride and Prejudice, Eshbaugh's gender-swapped prehistoric adaptation cleverly reimagines the characters' desperate marital situation and the slowly developing relationship between earnest Kol and mysterious Mya.
Reviewer: Amy Bennett-Zendzian
2 reviews
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