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A review by beejai
House Name by Michelle West
3.0
This is the final book in what I guess is a prequel trilogy. I have done some digging around and have found that "The House War" series is actually a part of a much larger literary world. I guess it started with "The Sacred Hunt" duology, then Michelle West (aka Michelle Sagara) wrote "The Sun Sword" series and finally wrote the books I have just read. The first three books in THW take place the same time as TSH. Then you have the events that span TSS and finally THW books 4-8... and counting?
Confused yet? Anyways, This book had a different feel to it from the first two. Actually, that isn't right. I mentioned in my review of THW #2 (City of Night) how the story, characterization, pacing, etc seemed to drastically change about 2/3 the way in. This book feels much most like that last third did. I am guessing this is because it is where the plot overlaps with TSH books. Anyways, I am being way too technical. This is a bad review, but I am too tired to fix it right now.
House Name picks up right where City of Night left off. Jewel and her crew have gone from rags to riches, but quite a few of their number are now dead and gone. The underworld city they used to roam and scavenge to make a living from is now completely blocked off and the abode of demons. Those demons are trying to summon their god so they can rule the world. It is up to Jewel, her den, and some new allies to try and stop them.
I am very invested in the characters, but this book was just not nearly as good for me as the first two. I will most likely be backtracking and reading the Hunter books then the Sun Sword books before finishing up The House War series. I don't think any of these books work as standalone so if you're like me, a fan of huge sprawling storylines that require dozens of thousand-page books to tell, then you will probably enjoy Michelle West. If you are more a fan of YA style lit light... pass on it.
Confused yet? Anyways, This book had a different feel to it from the first two. Actually, that isn't right. I mentioned in my review of THW #2 (City of Night) how the story, characterization, pacing, etc seemed to drastically change about 2/3 the way in. This book feels much most like that last third did. I am guessing this is because it is where the plot overlaps with TSH books. Anyways, I am being way too technical. This is a bad review, but I am too tired to fix it right now.
House Name picks up right where City of Night left off. Jewel and her crew have gone from rags to riches, but quite a few of their number are now dead and gone. The underworld city they used to roam and scavenge to make a living from is now completely blocked off and the abode of demons. Those demons are trying to summon their god so they can rule the world. It is up to Jewel, her den, and some new allies to try and stop them.
I am very invested in the characters, but this book was just not nearly as good for me as the first two. I will most likely be backtracking and reading the Hunter books then the Sun Sword books before finishing up The House War series. I don't think any of these books work as standalone so if you're like me, a fan of huge sprawling storylines that require dozens of thousand-page books to tell, then you will probably enjoy Michelle West. If you are more a fan of YA style lit light... pass on it.