A review by harsitha
House of the Beast by Michelle Wong

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

I keep finding comfort in these sad books and I don't know what that says about me but let's just move on. This was so good. Reminded me a little of Full metal Alchemist. I love a good revenge story especially when the one seeking revenge is a women. But although the main focus of this plot was one of revenge and gods and battles. At its core it is simply about a girl (Alma) who is lonely. Alma is raised by her single loving mother and never knew her father until her one day her mom gets sick. Her father offers to provide the care her mother needs on the condition she comes with him. Alma always longed for a friend and she gets that in Aster. One of the four elder gods who seems to be the manifestation of her childhood imaginary friend. And so begins Alma and Asters journey of revenge against her father. 

Also I want to point out to anyone going into this thinking this is a romance and only going in for that. It's not. It's not romantic, that was not the point of this book at all so make of that what you will.