Seol has a natural curiosity and learns quickly, becoming an asset to the inspector she works under, though, in a time when curiosity and agency are frowned upon in a woman, those same qualities tend to get her into trouble more often than not. She assists the inspector with his investigation in everything from being an errand girl to being used as an extension of their hands when there is a need to touch or move, a female body (men can’t touch women outside of their relatives). There was no romance in this like I thought there would be… that YA label, le sigh… I should know better by now than to assume. While this wasn’t the myth-based fantasy I was looking for – it’s more a historical (Joseon era) sleuth story and I don’t usually read straight-up historical (though I sure seem to be reading a ton of it lately) – I enjoyed it nonetheless. The cover was stunning and grabbed my attention immediately. I came across The Silence of Bones last year when I was looking for something along the lines of a Korean myth-based fantasy.
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