Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by quietlycreepy
House of the Beast by Michelle Wong
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
This is a strange and intriguing story about gods, faith, revenge, guilt, and love. I like my fantasy stories to be heavy on story and light on the romance, and House of The Beast ticked that box.
Our main character, Alma, will do whatever it takes to protect the people she cares about, even at great cost to herself. Forced to leave the life her mother had built for her, Alma grows into a force to be reckoned with.
Consumed by guilt, fear, anger, and loneliness, Alma vows to have her revenge, aided by her God and only friend, Aster. An ancient Eldritch being, Aster has chosen Alma to be his warrior in a pilgrimage to slay a fallen star and take the coveted position of his First Hand.
Full of courtly intrigue, unreliable narratives, horror violence, found family and twists I never saw coming, House of The Beast was one of those dark fantasy stories that I will be grabbing to reread time and time again! I highly recommend!!! Go buy it right now!
Thanks so much to harpervoyager_uk and Michelle Wong for sending me an early copy to enjoy 🫶
[Gifted]
Our main character, Alma, will do whatever it takes to protect the people she cares about, even at great cost to herself. Forced to leave the life her mother had built for her, Alma grows into a force to be reckoned with.
Consumed by guilt, fear, anger, and loneliness, Alma vows to have her revenge, aided by her God and only friend, Aster. An ancient Eldritch being, Aster has chosen Alma to be his warrior in a pilgrimage to slay a fallen star and take the coveted position of his First Hand.
Full of courtly intrigue, unreliable narratives, horror violence, found family and twists I never saw coming, House of The Beast was one of those dark fantasy stories that I will be grabbing to reread time and time again! I highly recommend!!! Go buy it right now!
Thanks so much to harpervoyager_uk and Michelle Wong for sending me an early copy to enjoy 🫶
[Gifted]