salema 's review for:

House of the Beast by Michelle Wong

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I just love when a story promises to be dark and broody and really pays that off without caring about a keeping a character morally pure. In this story we really get to see the forces of darkness and light vying for dominance within Alma. Her motivations make sense and her relationship with Aster is deliciously complex. The vows of vengeance that Alma and Aster make get paid off in a way that keeps the stakes very high throughout the story. I had a great time. This gave me a similar feel to The Bone Witch Trilogy even though the stories are very different.