A review by rebeccas_in_book_love
House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

 I am SHOOK! Ahhh! Ok - let me get myself together….this book was perfection for me. Let me explain. 😊 House of Bane and Blood by Alexis L. Menard is the first book in her Order and Chaos series. In this world we follow two POV’s - Milla and Nico as they navigate an arranged marriage from two powerful families - one whose power comes from magic bloodlines and one whose power comes from influence and control but corruption runs deep in the quest to be on top. This is enemies to lovers, found family, and the ‘who hurt you vibes’ are VIBING (I see you Nico 🖤!!) My tabs are exploding and I was here for all of it! If you love a fast-paced (and well paced in my opinion), character driven story with a great plot, slow burn done amazingly, with magic, lore, and a world that I loved being immersed in - then check this one out! It looks like book 2 is set to be released in May 2024 - ahhhhh! I feel about as patient as Milla but it’s fine… 😂! Five star read to close out the year and what a fantastic time! I’ll definitely be rereading this - also the amount of tabs sacrificed to the reading of this books was….excessive but I have no regrets! 😂 💜🥰🫶