Reviews - The House of Always

307 reviews for:

The House of Always

Jenn Lyons

4.2 AVERAGE

pemdas97's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leseratte97's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bookish_selkie's review against another edition

5.0

The House of Always is the highly anticipated fourth book in The Chorus of Dragons series. It is complex, clever, and heartwarming! As the tale unravels, I found myself marveling at how each well-planned twist and reveal was executed. The group is forced to spill secrets and examine betrayals to try and battle Vol Karoth. They are forced into close proximity and must work together or risk losing everything. Jenn Lyons is a highly creative and talented writer; if you’re new to her work then I highly recommend you start this series.

I devoured The House of Always! Lyons has a gift for prose that makes reading the pages fly by, with excellent dialogue and memorable side characters. I love all of the characters from this series so much!! I particularly loved seeing Kihrin, Janel, and Teraeth together again and seeing how their relationship had grown. The footnotes remain witty and informative; Lyons pulls off this challenging format with ease.

The Chorus of Dragons series has intricate worldbuilding and is a beautifully LGBTQ+ inclusive world. If you love reading epic fantasy with outstanding LGBTQ+ representation and witty writing, then you need to check out this series! I already can’t wait for the next book! Thank you so much to Jenn Lyons, Tor Books, and Netgalley for a free ARC in exchange for an honest review.

maggsgreen's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

soovailyn's review against another edition

3.0

Notes:

**Note to Self: Don't spend more money on the series. See if books are in library or don't bother.

Great narration, but the story is going off the rails. The series started well in the first book, but I'm not enjoying the following books.

If you're going to tell a story from the PRESENT and fall back into the past in odd chunks, it's a good idea to make the plot somewhat feasible.