4.5/5

Ivory and Bone is a compelling read about a boy and a girl as he tells her his side of their story. Through tough times, life and death, and battle, they survive and bonds grow stronger than ever. Happiness was distant in the beginning, but by the end it's everywhere, even through the tragedy.

This tale starts with Kol as he tells his side of the story, meeting Mya, hunting and almost dying, meeting Lo, Pek and his affections, Shava and her obsessions, and the war. His family is struggling, with food getting scarcer each year and no girls, meaning no reproduction to keep their line alive. But then three visitors come from a neighboring people, and there she is, Mya. We're pulled in right from the beginning, and it's easy to lose yourself in the tale since it almost seems as if Kol is speaking to you, the reader. It's easier to visualize what he recounts, and it makes it seem like a quick read. It's a compelling, rich prehistoric world that you can't help but love.

*I received a free eARC from FFBC in exchange for an honest review so I could participate in a Blog Tour.
*Read my full review here: https://libraryofbooksblog.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/blog-tour-ivory-and-bone-by-julie-eshbaugh-review-giveaway/