Honeysuckle and Bone

"Eerie, propulsive, and sumptuous, Honeysuckle and Bone is a trip to Jamaica you won't soon forget." --Ayesha Curry

On the run from her own dark secrets, a teen girl becomes the nanny for a prestigious family on their Jamaican estate, where she quickly discovers even paradise may be haunted.

Carina Marshall is looking to reinvent herself, and what better place to do it than Jamaica, her mother's alluring homeland where she conveniently has access to an au pair gig for the wealthy and powerful Hall family. After months of being the target of vicious rumors and hate online, Carina might have found everything she wants at the luxurious Blackbead House: a world of mango trees, tropical breezes, and glamorous parties--and a place to disappear.

Once there, Carina finds herself settling right into her busy, but comfortable, new life. Yes, the family runs a tight ship, and yes, there is some tension between the Halls, but Carina is content flying under the radar and hanging out with her new friends--not least, the handsome and charming Aaron. But when inexplicable things start happening to her in the house, only getting worse each night, Carina realizes that someone, or something, is out to get her. Is it the Halls? The house itself? Or is her own past catching up with her? With Aaron's help, she must figure out what is haunting her, and fast, before she's forced out of Blackbead House for good.

Honeysuckle and Bone is a deliciously atmospheric and utterly spooky young adult novel following an imperfect yet courageous teen as she seeks to remake herself in the homeland she always idealized, discovering that new beginnings don't always come easy.

Author: Trisha Tobias
Publisher: Zando - Sweet July Books
Published: 01/14/2025
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.70w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781638931027
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/30/2024
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2024
Booklist 11/01/2024 pg. 82
School Library Journal 01/01/2025 pg. 65
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 02/01/2025

About the Author
Trisha Tobias is an associate developmental editor at YA book packager Dovetail Fiction, a Highlights Foundation Diversity Fellow, and a Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient. She lives in Morganton, North Carolina, and you can find her on Twitter @misstrishtobias. Honeysuckle and Bone is her debut novel.