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House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard

leaps's review against another edition

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3.0

"The coarse grind of a cell wall caused his eyes to flutter open." 

Very easy to read, feels like a fanfic. This one had so much potential but such a let down. It had the magic, the forced trope, Italian, the protective but everything fell flat. 
Read it about a month ago and honestly do not remember much about it. 

bunnyread's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

missymay0919's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ezramol's review against another edition

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I realised it's a no for me. It bored me

aliterarykerry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.25

samanthabush14's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

everybody's review against another edition

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3.0

There are interesting and original parts to this story but overall it just didn't work for me.
My suspension of disbelief got stretched too far too often to stay immersed.
There are just too many plot holes and too little logic and the romance is just too clichéed in a bad way.
The original parts of the setting and the world-building are interesting but if you look behind the curtains of the setting there is nothing but the same old romance story.

lilreadbookwyrm's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny

5.0

teamwombat's review against another edition

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2.0

This book is a mess jumping all over the place and it ends on a cliff hanger which is infuriating 

aggressivearies13's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25