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smartie_chan's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Dementia
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
cadence99's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
4.0
This book is really sweet: found family vibes, emotional moments; quite reminiscent of the very secret society of irregular witches in some ways except sapphic and with the addition of exploring grief. I think it lands somewhere around a 4 star for me: there were some moments with the love interest in the beginning that had me rolling my eyes HARD (think overly grumpy mad at the world cringeyness) and then a few moments in the middle that I could tell were supposed to be grand emotional reveal type things that just didn’t hit me quite perfectly. BUT the ending really wrapped it up so well and left me feeling all the things. Overall a lovely read! So excited for it to hit the shelves- thank you to Netgalley and Bindery for this eARC
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Suicide
jenabest's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
*Thank you to Edelweiss & Bindery Books for the free bookseller ARC in exchange for an honest review*
House of Frank is a cozy fantasy.... but not too cozy. In a similar vein to TJ Klune's Under the Whispering Door, House of Frank deals very heavily with the difficult topics of grief, mourning, and loss. The characters are brought together by a deep sense of loss and learn to heal from each other. I don't want to give too much of the story away, since this is a very early review, but I firmly believe that Synclaire is one to watch. This is magical, emotional, yet still manages to capture the fun, happy moments that occur alongside grief and during healing.
To be perfectly honest, I requested this ARC (releasing in October 2024) after seeing from Jaysen Headley (aka @ezeekat) that this first title from his imprint Ezeekat Press (Bindery Books) was officially coming into print. I absolutely was not disappointed - sometimes influence is positive!
House of Frank is a cozy fantasy.... but not too cozy. In a similar vein to TJ Klune's Under the Whispering Door, House of Frank deals very heavily with the difficult topics of grief, mourning, and loss. The characters are brought together by a deep sense of loss and learn to heal from each other. I don't want to give too much of the story away, since this is a very early review, but I firmly believe that Synclaire is one to watch. This is magical, emotional, yet still manages to capture the fun, happy moments that occur alongside grief and during healing.
To be perfectly honest, I requested this ARC (releasing in October 2024) after seeing from Jaysen Headley (aka @ezeekat) that this first title from his imprint Ezeekat Press (Bindery Books) was officially coming into print. I absolutely was not disappointed - sometimes influence is positive!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
Minor: Child death
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