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sbloss92 's review for:
House of Blight
by Maxym M. Martineau
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the magical system built into the story with the threadmender magic, very reminiscent of the science of alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist; in order to obtain something, something of equal value must be given up. In this case, each time the FMC, Edira, used her threadmender magic to heal, she would shorten her lifespan either by the minutes or even hours, it's never an exact given how much time she loses.
I also liked how even though the Fae in this storyline were immortal, their only demise is the deadly "blight" that has infected many of their own and slowly they deteriorate over time. Fae being Fae, they are incredibly vain and are always conscientious of their appearance. So the fact this blight disease affects their physical forms to the point they have to glamour themselves 24/7 to keep up was an interesting and different way to exploit their weakness.
This book seemed to teeter between being YA and Adult Fantasy/Romance. The love triangle development was there, but the way it played out throughout the book felt very surface level. This book was very low spice with minimal on page spice scenes. I wish there were more chapters with other character POV, but I don't think the plot twist at the end of the book would have hit as well as it did since the entire story played out from Edira's POV.
There is a cliffhanger at the end, which is what makes me want to continue the story to figure out how to fully eradicate the blight, how Edira's threadmender power's work in full and how they came to be, and what happens with the one male love interest after the fallout.
I also liked how even though the Fae in this storyline were immortal, their only demise is the deadly "blight" that has infected many of their own and slowly they deteriorate over time. Fae being Fae, they are incredibly vain and are always conscientious of their appearance. So the fact this blight disease affects their physical forms to the point they have to glamour themselves 24/7 to keep up was an interesting and different way to exploit their weakness.
This book seemed to teeter between being YA and Adult Fantasy/Romance. The love triangle development was there, but the way it played out throughout the book felt very surface level. This book was very low spice with minimal on page spice scenes. I wish there were more chapters with other character POV, but I don't think the plot twist at the end of the book would have hit as well as it did since the entire story played out from Edira's POV.
There is a cliffhanger at the end, which is what makes me want to continue the story to figure out how to fully eradicate the blight, how Edira's threadmender power's work in full and how they came to be, and what happens with the one male love interest after the fallout.