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House of Blight
by Maxym M. Martineau
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
You guys, this could seriously be my creepy gothic fantasy Roman Empire. My next One Dark Window. (<—If you know me, that’s a big deal). I’m going to need character art, special editions, and stickers. Please and thank you.
Welcome to a world of unique magic, complicated history, amazing characters, and a mysterious sickness that can’t be stopped. Edira lives her life hiding her Threadmending skills because to use it is to shorten her own threads. Until she catches the eye of one of society’s elite, and her brother’s fall ill to the Blight, thus forcing her into an uncomfortable arrangement with the Ferngloves. From there, she’s thrown into a crazy world of immortals and magic, lies and half truths, infatuation and hate.
The concept of being able to view someone’s life threads and mend them to heal people is a really cool concept in its own. Add in the fact that her healing comes at the cost of shortening her own life span and you have an amazingly unique magic trait within an already unique magic system. I also love that the different houses have their own elemental magic so to speak, and that they are a different take on the idea of fae.
Edira is a little naive for me at times but I think her selflessness and ability to be nice to people makes her character arc more special. Her need to put everyone first definitely has its pros and cons, and watching her realize it’s okay to put herself first sometimes is refreshing…even if I don’t always agree. I won’t go much into our MMCs because I don’t think I can discuss them without spoilers but let’s just say I struggled to decide if my theories about either of them were correct for most of the story.
I do hope we get more of Seville’s story in the sequel, and I wouldn’t mind knowing more about Vora either. I think she’s a very solid character and I bet her history is fascinating. Lastly, YWENA💚 I love her and I want one!
Thank you to NerdFamily, NetGalley, and Maxym for this amazing ARC opportunity!
Welcome to a world of unique magic, complicated history, amazing characters, and a mysterious sickness that can’t be stopped. Edira lives her life hiding her Threadmending skills because to use it is to shorten her own threads. Until she catches the eye of one of society’s elite, and her brother’s fall ill to the Blight, thus forcing her into an uncomfortable arrangement with the Ferngloves. From there, she’s thrown into a crazy world of immortals and magic, lies and half truths, infatuation and hate.
The concept of being able to view someone’s life threads and mend them to heal people is a really cool concept in its own. Add in the fact that her healing comes at the cost of shortening her own life span and you have an amazingly unique magic trait within an already unique magic system. I also love that the different houses have their own elemental magic so to speak, and that they are a different take on the idea of fae.
Edira is a little naive for me at times but I think her selflessness and ability to be nice to people makes her character arc more special. Her need to put everyone first definitely has its pros and cons, and watching her realize it’s okay to put herself first sometimes is refreshing…even if I don’t always agree. I won’t go much into our MMCs because I don’t think I can discuss them without spoilers but let’s just say I struggled to decide if my theories about either of them were correct for most of the story.
I do hope we get more of Seville’s story in the sequel, and I wouldn’t mind knowing more about Vora either. I think she’s a very solid character and I bet her history is fascinating. Lastly, YWENA💚 I love her and I want one!
Thank you to NerdFamily, NetGalley, and Maxym for this amazing ARC opportunity!