Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
by V. E. Schwab
★ Top 25 book of 2025 · #17 on Best Books of 2025
V. E. Schwab weaves together the stories of three lesbian vampires from different countries and eras in this dark fantasy. It won the Goodreads Choice Award for Readers' Favorite Fantasy.
Best for: Dark fantasy fans who want LGBTQ vampire stories spanning different countries and periods
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar.
What Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is about
Three women who happen to be vampires, each from a different country and a different era, are at the heart of this dark fantasy from V. E. Schwab. All three are lesbians, and their immortality is bound up with questions of who they are and how they love.
It is a good fit for readers who like their fantasy moody, queer, and built around several voices rather than one. It won a Goodreads Choice Award in the Readers' Favorite Fantasy category.
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil on the Best Books of 2025
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil came out in 2025. Of the 30 books first published in 2025 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 2025 list.
Why it made the list: 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 5,845 views a month recently. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 2025 list
- Careless People Sarah Wynn-Williams, #15
- The Names Florence Knapp, #16
- Broken Country Clare Leslie Hall, #18
- The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny Kiran Desai, #19
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 28 want to read it, 1 are reading it now and 9 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Wikipedia: its article averaged 5,845 views a month recently.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 90 | 45% |
| Reader love | 67 | 20% |
| Being read right now | 57 | 15% |
| Attention | 50 | 20% |
Questions about Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
When was Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil published?
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V. E. Schwab was first published in 2025.
Was Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil one of the best books of 2025?
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 2025, out of 30 2025 books that cleared our data bar. 300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 5,845 views a month recently.
Why is Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil on the Best Books of 2025 list?
300 readers have shelved it on Open Library; its Wikipedia page averaged 5,845 views a month recently.
More of the best books of 2025
- The Secret of Secrets Dan Brown, #1
- Katabasis R. F. Kuang, #2
- Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid, #3
- Onyx Storm Rebecca Yarros, #4
- If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies Eliezer Yudkowsky, #5
- Wild Dark Shore Charlotte McConaghy, #6
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How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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