Reviews

House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard

aliterarykerry's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

samanthabush14's review against another edition

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

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

adventurous emotional funny

5.0

teamwombat's review against another edition

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

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.25

anniesreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

miss_alyssa113's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

red_raven22's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

bookishbyrenee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious tense

4.5

House of Bane and Blood by Alexis Menard

-Order and Chaos Book 1-

4.5/5⭐️

1/3🌶️*

2/3🦋

•My Thoughts•

What a RIDE! This world was absolutely fascinating with its 1920s mafia vibes meets magic. The characters and enemies to lovers storyline hooked me from the beginning - add in a marriage of convenience and a dash of mystery and I ate👏🏻it👏🏻up👏🏻. Milla’s growth was so good and I was cheering for her as she became more confident! I also loved Niko and his back story and resilience. These are imperfect characters you find easy to love, root for and I became enamored with their slow but steadfast (if reluctant) support of each other. I did find the government structure a little confusing but didn’t want to slow down enough stop and figure it out (if anyone reads it an wants to  make a chart, please share it with me 🤣). This book was violent but also mesmerizing and full of hope for a better future. I loved the big family dynamics and the never ending plot twists that kept me guessing. This is a completed duology and with that ending, you BET I’m immediately reading book 2. 

*I rated this a 1/3🌶️ because there were only a few scenes with on page intimacy. However, I would like to note that the spice involves kink: breath play.