What does Michael Curran-Dorsano bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? And when so many YA novels have imagined what a dystopian future might look like, it was refreshing to read a young adult novel that shows us what life was really like a long, long, long time ago.Įven though we spend most of the story with Kol, I thought all four of the brothers had outstanding moments. I loved that this novel uses the esteemed tradition of storytelling, which crosses so many cultures all along the timeline of mankind. What did you love best about Ivory and Bone? New and compelling standout in YA fiction With riveting action and illustrative prose that leaps from the audio, newcomer Julie Eshbaugh will have listeners mesmerized. One thing is for sure: This was a war that Mya or Lo - Kol doesn't know which - had been planning all along. Faced with shattering losses, Kol is forced to question every person he's trusted. With them is Lo, an enemy from Mya's past who Mya swears has ulterior motives.Īs Kol gets to know Lo, tensions between Mya and Lo escalate until violence erupts. However, there's something more to Mya's cool disdain - a history wrought with loss that comes to light when another clan arrives.

He wants her to like and trust him, but any hopes of impressing her are ruined when he makes a careless - and nearly grave - mistake. Then bold, enigmatic Mya arrives from the south with her family, and Kol is captivated. Hunting, gathering, and keeping his family safe - that's the life 17-year-old Kol knows. Debut author Julie Eshbaugh's sweeping prehistoric fantasy - with allusions to Pride and Prejudice - will enthrall listeners with high-stakes survival, blinding betrayal, and star-crossed love.

Ivory and Bone by Julie Eshbaugh