The Bone Witch
{{Short description|Novel by Rin Chupeco}}
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The Bone Witch is a young adult fantasy novel written by Rin Chupeco. Published in February 2017, it is the first novel of Chupeco's second series. It was followed by two sequels: The Heart Forger in 2018 and The Shadowglass in 2019.
The Bone Witch follows Tea, a teen with the ability to raise the dead, who finds herself caught in a struggle for power as she explores her newfound abilities after she accidentally resurrects her late brother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4926-3582-6|title=Children's Book Review: The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco. Sourcebooks Fire, $17.99 (432p) ISBN 978-1-4926-3582-6|website=PublishersWeekly.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}
Development
Chupeco says that their writing often is very experimental, mixing different styles and themes, which led to them writing The Bone Witch in order to tell the story of characters in two different time periods.{{Cite web|url=https://northernplunder.wordpress.com/2018/10/05/spooky-qa-rin-chupeco/|title=Spooky Q+A: Rin Chupeco|last=northernplunder|date=2018-10-05|website=Northern Plunder|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}} The Bone Witch series was inspired by Filipino witch doctors, mangkukulam, who are revered by the general public yet approached when in need of help, similar to the dark asha in her series. They also drew on Middle Eastern folklore and influences, like the Ayyubid dynasty and Wahhabism.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodreads.com/questions/1289183-hi-i-really-look-forward-to-reading-your|title=Hi! I really look forward to reading your... — Rin Chupeco Q&A|website=www.goodreads.com|access-date=2019-04-03}} The witch aspect was inspired by real-life geisha.
Reception
The Bone Witch received starred reviews from Shelf Awareness{{Cite web|url=https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/book/landing/detailedview?itemcode=9781492635826J|title=Junior Library Guild : The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco|website=www.juniorlibraryguild.com|access-date=2019-05-30}} and Publishers Weekly.
Sequels
In the sequel, The Heart Forger, published in February 2018, Tea finds herself bound to a mythical dragon-like creature and embarks on a quest to find a cure.{{Cite web|url=https://fangirlnation.com/2018/03/10/heart-forger-continues-complexities-bone-witch/|title='The Heart Forger' Continues the Complexities of 'The Bone Witch'|date=2018-03-10|website=FangirlNation Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-30}} It received starred reviews from Booklist{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/The-Heart-Forger-Rin-Chupeco/pid=9297109|title=Heart Forger, by Rin Chupeco {{!}} Booklist Online|last=than 200|first=Booklist Online: More|last2=Librarians|first2=000 Book Reviews for|last3=Groups|first3=Book|last4=Association|first4=book lovers-from the trusted experts at the American Library}} and Foreword Reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/the-heart-forger/|title=Review of The Heart Forger|website=www.forewordreviews.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-30}}
In the last novel in the series, The Shadowglass, Tea faces off with her resurrected brother while searching for a way to make him immortal for good. It was published in March 2019.{{Cite book|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/rin-chupeco/the-shadowglass/|title=THE SHADOWGLASS by Rin Chupeco {{!}} Kirkus Reviews|language=en}}
References
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