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A review by lianareadsromantasy
The House of the Wicked: A romantic suspense novel by Oona Arlo
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Enjoyable story with a lot of darkness, mystery and romantic suspense.
Keywords: Romance - Mystery - Dark pasts - Romantic suspense - Forbidden romance - Bodyguard x princess - Forced proximity - Betrayal - Secrets - Illegal family business
I was given the opportunity to read this as an advanced reader copy, thank you Oona Arlo!
First of all, love the cover!
The way this author put the dual povs together was amazing. The Raven (FMC) and the Snake (MMC). Also loved that the first chapters started with the MMC.
There's a variety of characters and most of them are loveable. The police investigator did annoy the crap out of me. Her confidence and agressions.. she made it too personal and that was a bit too much for me. BUT Nora, August, Dima and Thalia are my favorite characters. I also really adore Yves for his humor.
It always intruiges me to see the characters struggle with a dark/emotional past. Both the FMC and MMC have their own darkness.
I enjoyed the plot, the mystery of the story and the tension between Nora and August kept it interesting enough. The betrayal and the revelations made the story captivating to read.
really REALLY loved the tension and spice between Nora and August! Could only wish for more!
I had one struggle about the plot, the way some people had a certain picture of Nora in their head, like she is the one that decided to be a part of the business while she was given no choice and wanted to get out of it herself. It made me kinda annoyed. Also to be locked up for her entire life, everyone thinking she is a spoiled princess, it didn't make enough sense to me, it was so extreme.
Keywords: Romance - Mystery - Dark pasts - Romantic suspense - Forbidden romance - Bodyguard x princess - Forced proximity - Betrayal - Secrets - Illegal family business
I was given the opportunity to read this as an advanced reader copy, thank you Oona Arlo!
First of all, love the cover!
The way this author put the dual povs together was amazing. The Raven (FMC) and the Snake (MMC). Also loved that the first chapters started with the MMC.
There's a variety of characters and most of them are loveable. The police investigator did annoy the crap out of me. Her confidence and agressions.. she made it too personal and that was a bit too much for me. BUT Nora, August, Dima and Thalia are my favorite characters. I also really adore Yves for his humor.
It always intruiges me to see the characters struggle with a dark/emotional past. Both the FMC and MMC have their own darkness.
I enjoyed the plot, the mystery of the story and the tension between Nora and August kept it interesting enough. The betrayal and the revelations made the story captivating to read.
really REALLY loved the tension and spice between Nora and August! Could only wish for more!
I had one struggle about the plot, the way some people had a certain picture of Nora in their head, like she is the one that decided to be a part of the business while she was given no choice and wanted to get out of it herself. It made me kinda annoyed. Also to be locked up for her entire life, everyone thinking she is a spoiled princess, it didn't make enough sense to me, it was so extreme.