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

3.0

"The coarse grind of a cell wall caused his eyes to flutter open." 

Very easy to read, feels like a fanfic. This one had so much potential but such a let down. It had the magic, the forced trope, Italian, the protective but everything fell flat. 
Read it about a month ago and honestly do not remember much about it.