Melody Writes

A story of growth, change, and acceptance – The Knave of Graves – is a profound piece of work. It starts as a slow burn but soon evolves into a harrowing exploration of right, wrong, and learning from our mistakes. The story is easy to settle into, but difficult to climb out of. I took my time reading it, but it was still over too soon, leaving me with that post-book “can I have some more, please?” that often comes of good books. Jeppo is a grave digger, but he does not want to be. His true calling is an apotropaist – someone who makes charms/trinkets to ward off evil or for luck. Many take him for a charlatan, but his charms actually work and, despite perceptions, are what saves the little town he lives in from unseen disasters. He protects their cemetery from ghouls, and during the course of the novel, an evil sorcerer who seeks the bones of the saint protected by Jeppo and will stop at nothing to get them. Yet, Jeppo is not a standard hero. Resentful of his position, he often abuses...