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of course the first series i get embarrassingly emotionally invested in in years has no active fandom or any fandom at all of fucking course

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House of Furies - review (AKA: me spilling my feelings all over the place).

i First, let me just say… when I entered a library one fateful Sunday and bought the first books (House of Furies and Court of Shadows) a few months ago… I never thought I’d get so emotionally invested in them.

 I finished the first one, I started the second… and then curioisity got the best of me, so I learnt that a third (and final) book was yet to be released. What did my dumbass do? Stopped reading the second because I needed the third book.

 Scratch record a few more months, I did not find the third book anywhere. A fucking nightmare. I’m in Mexico, finding books in English is a pain in the ass, but finally, after restless search, found it! So… after re-reading the first book, finishing the second and eating the third in nine hours; here’s the review.

( SPOILERS AHEAD. I NEED TO RAMBLE ABOUT SOME THINGS, OKAY!? OKAY )

 HOUSE OF FURIES.

 Let’s start with Louisa Ditton, please and thank you. A goddamn QUEEN. Smart, witty and knows how to defend herself. No damsel in distress.

 A refreshing character, really. From the very beginning until the very end. She is a complete beast in Coldthistle House, gives as much as she takes.

 And… Henry Ingram Morningside. Favorite bastard.

 Cunning, secretive as all hell and witty.

 Kept me on my toes a few two too many times, more than anyone has the right to. I never knew if he was one of the “good” guys, or the bad ones and honestly, it’s this same wonder what keeps you attached to him. Doesn’t help that he is charming as fuck. Bastard.

 And to this… THEIR DYNAMIC.

 I am not shameful to admit I shipped these two from the very beginning. The way they interact, how they jab at the other and come up with the most delicious of atmospheres. Sure, sure… I doubted my morality a few times when shipping them, but… irresistible. A good pair, when they weren’t barking at each other.

 Also, just saying, after the Bremerton drama– he was the one sitting down with her, cleaning her face and everything.

 But putting shipping feels aside, enjoyable book. Way too good for its own good. Great characters, great story and a trama that engages you. 100/5 would kill for any of the characters. Eh. Kinda~

 COURT OF SHADOWS.

 Alright, this book gave me Louisa’s dad. And a whole-ass bunch of people pitting against Henry. What does this mean? DELICIOUS, JUICY AND DARK TRAMA. Not to mention I had Bennu for less than 418 pages and I fell in love, such an endearing character he is. But, let’s face it, the real MVP here is and will always be Khent *CHEFS KISS* honestly, who wouldn’t absolutely love a giant puppy that can ocassionally kill people and beasts alike? Exactly.

 Okay… okay… here it is. This is what I’m going to ramble about. The Louisa/Henry dynamic. Hit me. But I won’t regret this.

 These two “working together” to fix Henry’s mess was honestly fun as heck. Every time a new page was discovered, every time Henry had to go with Louisa or the other way around. Their chats on the misterious room, the warm moments. I’M. I loved learning a new side of Henry, too… side, dare I say, he spoke with Louisa about. And, let me say, I enjoyed every second of it.

  In this book I got:

- Louisa refering to Henry as Henry, not Mr. Morningside.

- Bennu and Khent.

- Heartache all over, when my Coldthistle babes were in danger.

- AMAZING visuals, the whole tent-business is really astonishing. Magical. Breath taking.

 Another 100/5 for me. And that’s final.

 TOMB OF ANCIENTS.

 A.k.a.: the book I slurped up in nine hours.

 Amazing characters all bundled up in one book. Louisa with her evil father inside her head. Henry Morningside being the same dastardly, pretty man of always. Khent being an adorable man that protects his people and don’t get me started in the “courage” thing, I am so soft. Mary and Chijioke, honestly. Even Mrs. Haylam, for the love of god–

 BUT KHENT. KHENT IS JUST, HANDS DOWN, SECOND FAVORITE AFTER HENRY. What a heartfelt man, gave a lot of somber moments a hint of happiness, of light.

 It was chaos, complete, beautiful chaos. But, it was so worth it.

 Spent half of this book sobbing, I’m not going to lie. Like I’ve said before, I am emotionally invested in Henry Morningside and let me say… I cried. Like a baby. Dalton’s diary is honestly a godsent and a curse, I didn’t need to see how my baby was before. How he thought. What he wanted to do. AND this is the book, indeed, where I started shipping another ship… the Henry/Dalton one.

And just, let me say, the riddle:

 What is a tree that needs the sun but bends and grows away from it? What is a flower that craves rain but only blooms in the desert?

 It’s been a few days and I’m still marinating over this riddle. I don’t get it. I don’t know what’s the answer (yet), but it’s just… when i say I had to close the book because I was crying like a baby without it’s pacifier, I mean it.

 And putting shipping things aside…

 The last line of the book. A glorious way to end this trip.

 “Do you fancy birds?”

 LOOK.

 I loved these three books. I will definitely re-read them until the end of my days. Louisa Ditton, Henry Morningside and Khent = marvelous characters.

 Their trip. Their changes. The situations they drag us into. Simply magnificent.

 I can only thank my God and Savior Madeleine Roux for creating them… and promise that, in the future, I’ll read whatever she writes, for the worlds she portrays and the characters she brings to life are, hands down, perfect.

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friendly reminder that...

THE DEVIL’S NAME IS HENRY MORNINGSIDE AND HE HAS AN ANGEL BOYFRIEND NAMED DALTON SPICER AND I LOVE BOTH OF THEM VERY, VERY MUCH.

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