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Goodreads Rating: ★ 3.85/5 (about 31,000 ratings). (goodreads.com) Tropes: YA fantasy, folklore-inspired, enemies to friends, slow-burn romance, undead creatures, quest, found family, grumpy/sunshine, gothic fantasy. Spice Level: 🌶️ 0/5 (No explicit sexual content. The romance is sweet, understated, and secondary to the fantasy and mystery.) Trigger Warnings: Death, grief, undead/zombies, violence, body horror, child loss (referenced), parental death, and frightening scenes. 5-Sentence Summary: Ryn earns her living as a gravedigger in a remote Welsh-inspired village where the dead refuse to stay buried, rising each night as terrifying creatures known as the bone houses. When the attacks become more frequent, she joins forces with Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker whose mysterious past may hold the key to ending the curse. Their dangerous journey through enchanted forests and haunted mountains reveals long-forgotten magic, ancient legends, and heartbreaking truths about life and death. A