popthebutterfly's review against another edition
2.0
Rating: 2/5
Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror
Recommended Age: 15+ (gore, murder, violence, nightmares)
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house’s mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure whom to trust?
Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring Coldthistle House to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin. - Amazon.com
I was reading this book in the car and when I would take a nap or two I would legit have nightmares. So this book was the perfect choice of my October TBR! It was so gory and haunting that it would be an injustice to the book to read it in any other month. I thought the character development was fairly well done and the pacing was very well done as well. I liked that the character wasn’t handed the secret to what she was in the first few chapters and she and the reader were left to guess the secret until almost all the way through the novel. Unfortunately this is all that I really liked about the novel.
I thought that the book was told in a very discombobulated manner. While the plot was very well done and it could have been a good book, I thought that the way it was told was not streamlined at all. It made it very hard to keep reading this book. I thought there was room for improvement on the characters backstories as well. We never do find out some of the more important details of the book and a lot of the magic of the book is not explained. I also had issue with the way the book was wrote. The mix of internal monologue and talking made it difficult to follow throughout the book and it made the book not very easy to read.
Verdict: Would I read this book again? No I don’t think I will. In my opinion while it was very gorey and Halloween appropriate, it reminded me more of a B-rated horror film. However, you might feel different! If you do or read this book later on and love it please tell me in the comments below! I’d love to hear someone who thought this book was good!
Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror
Recommended Age: 15+ (gore, murder, violence, nightmares)
After escaping a harsh school where punishment was the lesson of the day, seventeen-year-old Louisa Ditton is thrilled to find employment as a maid at a boarding house. But soon after her arrival at Coldthistle House, Louisa begins to realize that the house’s mysterious owner, Mr. Morningside, is providing much more than lodging for his guests. Far from a place of rest, the house is a place of judgment, and Mr. Morningside and his unusual staff are meant to execute their own justice on those who are past being saved.
Louisa begins to fear for a young man named Lee who is not like the other guests. He is charismatic and kind, and Louisa knows that it may be up to her to save him from an untimely judgment. But in this house of distortions and lies, how can Louisa be sure whom to trust?
Featuring stunning interior illustrations from artist Iris Compiet, plus photo-collages that bring Coldthistle House to chilling life, House of Furies invites readers to a world where the line between monsters and men is ghostly thin. - Amazon.com
I was reading this book in the car and when I would take a nap or two I would legit have nightmares. So this book was the perfect choice of my October TBR! It was so gory and haunting that it would be an injustice to the book to read it in any other month. I thought the character development was fairly well done and the pacing was very well done as well. I liked that the character wasn’t handed the secret to what she was in the first few chapters and she and the reader were left to guess the secret until almost all the way through the novel. Unfortunately this is all that I really liked about the novel.
I thought that the book was told in a very discombobulated manner. While the plot was very well done and it could have been a good book, I thought that the way it was told was not streamlined at all. It made it very hard to keep reading this book. I thought there was room for improvement on the characters backstories as well. We never do find out some of the more important details of the book and a lot of the magic of the book is not explained. I also had issue with the way the book was wrote. The mix of internal monologue and talking made it difficult to follow throughout the book and it made the book not very easy to read.
Verdict: Would I read this book again? No I don’t think I will. In my opinion while it was very gorey and Halloween appropriate, it reminded me more of a B-rated horror film. However, you might feel different! If you do or read this book later on and love it please tell me in the comments below! I’d love to hear someone who thought this book was good!
reemofbookingdom's review against another edition
4.0
This was surprisingly much better than I expected. The spooky gothic vibes were on point, a couple of scenes disturbed me a bit and of course the pictures and illustrations were just the creepy cherry on top.
The ending was a bit rushed and I had to slow down to make sure I was taking everything in, but I really loved it nonetheless and can't wait to start the next book!
The ending was a bit rushed and I had to slow down to make sure I was taking everything in, but I really loved it nonetheless and can't wait to start the next book!
kendyllgull's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book; I didn't love this book. Once upon a time, when I was in middle/high school, when I was really into YA, I would've loved this book. Now, I don't know...it just seems juvenile to me. This book is very imaginative, though; I loved the creativity behind it and the weaving of actual myth with Roux's imagination. And even though I only liked this book, and not loved this book, I still have a mind or two to continue on with the series.
hannie's review against another edition
5.0
Fucking witch craft how meticulously well made this book was. Also fucking witch craft how so little people have read it???
jang's review against another edition
5.0
This book is Miss Peregrine meets The Bone Season meets Lady Helen meets Outlander, and it worked! This woke me up from my half-year-long reading slump and I'm so thankful I came across this one because now, I'm back anticipating sequels that'll probably come out in a yr or three.
House of Furies is the first book from a planned series of Asylum author Madeleine Roux. I haven't read the Asylum series so I was never acquainted with Roux's writing style nor her favored themes in books. Apparently she's into the gothic, slightly morbid, weird, paranormal series.
Judging from this book, MR is very good at world-building and writing characters because all those aspects were impeccably delivered in this book.
I loved her characters. The heroine Louisa Ditton and "the devil" Mr. Morningside. Poppy and her dog (foreshadowing: would probably turn into that werewolf creature?), Chijioke and even the uptight crone Mrs. Haylam. Madeleine Roux has a knack for writing complex characters that are easy to connect with.
I especially loved Mr. Morningside and it pains me that he's only rarely present in the book. He's the devil that's far from "evil." He makes inhuman things only to people who have sinned greatly. He lures them into his own house of peculiars but only to give justice to the people they have wronged outside of Coldthistle House. This isn't me becoming a Mr.-Morningside-Apologist, fyi. What he's doing--being a punisher, for one--is sort of sick but y'know that millennial saying that "everybody loves a bad guy"? Yep, that goes for me as well. I love him. IDEC.
I see a potential love triangle between Louisa, Mr. Morningside and Rawleigh Brimble. I see this book being adapted into a movie or a series. I see great potential for the sequels and my mind is so ready for it.
House of Furies is the first book from a planned series of Asylum author Madeleine Roux. I haven't read the Asylum series so I was never acquainted with Roux's writing style nor her favored themes in books. Apparently she's into the gothic, slightly morbid, weird, paranormal series.
Judging from this book, MR is very good at world-building and writing characters because all those aspects were impeccably delivered in this book.
I loved her characters. The heroine Louisa Ditton and "the devil" Mr. Morningside. Poppy and her dog (foreshadowing: would probably turn into that werewolf creature?), Chijioke and even the uptight crone Mrs. Haylam. Madeleine Roux has a knack for writing complex characters that are easy to connect with.
I especially loved Mr. Morningside and it pains me that he's only rarely present in the book. He's the devil that's far from "evil." He makes inhuman things only to people who have sinned greatly. He lures them into his own house of peculiars but only to give justice to the people they have wronged outside of Coldthistle House. This isn't me becoming a Mr.-Morningside-Apologist, fyi. What he's doing--being a punisher, for one--is sort of sick but y'know that millennial saying that "everybody loves a bad guy"? Yep, that goes for me as well. I love him. IDEC.
I see a potential love triangle between Louisa, Mr. Morningside and Rawleigh Brimble. I see this book being adapted into a movie or a series. I see great potential for the sequels and my mind is so ready for it.
jmichellethrasher's review against another edition
5.0
I loved the Asylum series by Madeleine Roux and decided I should give this one a try. The first few chapters had me unsure if I’d like it. I loved it! I look forward to reading the rest of the series.
becandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This book was fun and had way more creep/gore factor than I was expecting. Which obviously meant I loved it.
I loved the different characters that appeared in this book - from their diversity, to their mysterious backgrounds, to all the paranormal.
While the book was still a little slow-paced, and even a tiny bit anti-climatic, for me (particularly because of the audio format) I think this book has set the series up well and I'm hoping the next book brings more to the table.
Definitely keeping my eyes peeled for [b:Court of Shadows|35180946|Court of Shadows (House of Furies, #2)|Madeleine Roux|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|56517986].
I loved the different characters that appeared in this book - from their diversity, to their mysterious backgrounds, to all the paranormal.
While the book was still a little slow-paced, and even a tiny bit anti-climatic, for me (particularly because of the audio format) I think this book has set the series up well and I'm hoping the next book brings more to the table.
Definitely keeping my eyes peeled for [b:Court of Shadows|35180946|Court of Shadows (House of Furies, #2)|Madeleine Roux|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/book/50x75-a91bf249278a81aabab721ef782c4a74.png|56517986].
_seanna_nicole_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
smurphy5337's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Felt very rushed in some places but plot was interesting and I’ll probably read the rest of the trilogy to see what happens to the little group of established characters