Bones & Fangs

The Bones Series by K. L. Speer Has Emotionally Ruined Me (And I’m Begging for Book 3)

I picked up Bones on audio not really knowing what I was walking into, and within minutes I realized: oh no… I’m in trouble. The kind of trouble where you cancel plans, ignore sleep, and cling to your headphones like they’re a lifeline. K. L. Speer builds a dystopian world so bleak, magical, and unnervingly real that it swallowed me whole.

This world is sharp around the edges, haunting, violent, and full of the kind of rebellion that feels like it’s breathing just beneath your skin. And the characters? They are flawed, complex, feral in their determination to survive. I didn’t read about them; I stood beside them.

The audiobook narrator deserves an award for the way they elevated every moment. The tension, the fear, the cracks of vulnerability… it all hit harder because of that performance. And when that book ended? I swear I just sat there in stunned silence. Cliffhanger is an understatement. I was emotionally gutted and starving for the sequel.

So naturally, I dove straight into Fangs, this time eyeball-reading, and honestly? It somehow hurt even more.

Fangs picks up right where Bones leaves off, and the emotional momentum never lets up. The grief is raw, the danger constant, and the sense of found family grows into something beautifully complicated. Bones (the character, not the book) goes through so much, maybe too much, but she keeps rising. Again and again. That line, “You are a river, you do not break,” has never resonated more fiercely with me.

Speer expands the world, the stakes, the magic, and the emotional weight all at once. There are some spicy moments, yes, but the heart of this series beats on themes of trauma, healing, loyalty, and survival. I’m still holding so many theories, hopes, fears, and half-deranged questions for book three. I don’t just want it, I need it.

Readers who crave dark dystopian worlds, magic tangled into ruin and found-family dynamics that sneak under your skin will fall hard for this series. If slow-burn tension, emotional depth, and survival stories rooted in trauma and resilience are your thing, Speer delivers all of it with devastating precision. Anyone who loves complex characters, gritty worldbuilding, and books that leave you feeling both wrecked and rebuilt will find themselves completely consumed by Bones and Fangs.

If you’re ready for a series that hits you in the heart and refuses to let go, this is it. If you want a series that will emotionally wreck you, rebuild you, and leave you begging at the door for the next book, this is it.

Bones and Fangs didn’t just live in my head, they rearranged furniture. I’m counting down the moments until book three.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️

Blurb:

Bones was born with the miraculous power to heal, but all her gift has brought is death.

As a child, her older brother trained her to survive and so survive she did. The blood on her hands will never wash off, she is broken and scarred in more ways than one, but she survived.

After finally escaping the ruthless raiders who imprisoned her for twelve long years, Bones is haunted by her past and desperate for atonement. Freedom is short-lived, however, as the rumors of her abilities catch up to her. Dragged to the northwest mountain stronghold known as the Vault, Bones finds herself involuntarily drawn to the tight-knit crew who captured her, and the feelings she begins to develop for Trey, the heart of the crew, scare her more than all the horrors of her past.

Bones struggles to maintain her distance, navigate her trauma, and deal with the new horrifying ways her healing powers are used to root out a budding revolution. As her defenses slowly break down, everything she believes about herself and the world is challenged, forcing her to confront the question: what are you surviving for?

Xoxo, Melissa