A review by winterreader40
House Name by Michelle West

5.0

Continuing Jewel's journey with the first few months after she shows up at the Terafin's door with news that her brother is dead while a member of her Den is dying. Jewel spends the first half of this book trying to find one of the entrances to the undercity but they are being unmade and if she can't find one she won't be able to prove that the Lord of the Hells is trying to return to the mortal plain and it isn't just a few demons or Kialli that got loose. We also follow the members of her Den as they are employed in the house guard, the merchant authority and the office of the right-kin and others as they explore the more behind the scenes aspects of the house.
When Jewel finally finds a way into the city things get dangerous for the men and women who are going down to fight the demons but it's still better than continuing to listen to the screams of the people who where taken as they are tortured to death as the demons project the sound over the city at irregular intervals to destroy hope in the people above as well as those they have taken.
This is my favorite from this series so far, lots happens and many emotions are felt.