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House of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau
5.0

This book sits somewhere between ACOTAR by Sarah J. Maas and A Court of Sugar and Spice by Rebecca F. Kenney and I LOVE IT.

This book gave me all of the good vibes a Romantasy book should—complex magic system, intriguing family and character relationship dynamics, and of course, a human out of place with non-human beings. It is everything I wanted and I need to read book two (which is not out...) IMMEDIATELY.

This book is magical, in a gothic and slightly creepy way, and the choices the characters have to grapple with all come with dire consequences.

High stakes, high fantasy, and I LOVE IT.

~~Tropes~~
✨Gothic, Dark Romantasy
✨Magical Vows
✨Fae-Like Beings
✨Slow Burn
✨Forced Proximity
✨1st Person, Dual POV

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5

✨Thank you, HarperAudio Adult | HarperAudio, Avon, and Harper Voyager | Harper Voyager, for the ARC/ALC and finished copy of this book. All thoughts are my own.✨