Bone Charmer, The

Told in alternating chapters, each featuring one of Saskia?s potential futures, THE BONE CHARMER is reminiscent of SLIDING DOORS set in a rich and totally unique fantasy world. On the day of her kenning?a special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships of all seventeen-year-olds in the village?Saskia?s worst fears come true. She receives an assignment to train as a Bone Charmer, like her mother, and even worse, a match-making reading that pairs her with Bram?a boy who has suspicious tattoos that hint of violence. Saskia knows her mother saw multiple paths for her, yet chose one she knew Saskia wouldn?t want. Their argument leads to a fracture in one of the bones. Broken bones are always bad luck, but this particular set of bones have been infused with extra magic, and so the break has devastating consequences?Saskia?s future has split as well. Now she will live her two potential paths simultaneously. Only one future can survive. And Saskia?s life is in danger in both.