Bones of Faerie

How it reads

Bones of Faerie is young adult (post-apocalyptic fantasy, specifically), and its dominant mood is adventurous. It's driven by momentum, discovery and getting into trouble. It moves fast: plot-driven and hard to put down, the kind of book that carries you along even when you're tired.

It's set in an invented world, in the future, told in the third person, staying close to one character. Its central concerns are survival, family and nature. In weight it sits in the middle: substantial without being heavy going.

It opens a series. It ends on a cliffhanger, so have the next book ready. At 247 pages it's a quick read. It's moderately known: read by plenty of people, but not a household name.