Dark ✔️ Gothic ✔️ Fantasy ✔️ this read was eveeerrrything from the first page to the last. Our FMC Edira is a threadmender, so she can heal others and restore life, but it comes at a cost to her own. Of course this means there will be people who are interested in taking advantage of her, so she is reluctant to use her powers, until she needs to save her brother’s lives. I was fascinated with the magic system and the twist to “healing magic” with the ultimate cost to the healer. Everything Edira did, was to save her family, which made her such an admirable main character that you can’t help but root for. There was also an interesting romantic subplot (brothers? thank you. lol) that I think was perfectly balanced with action and mystery. This story will keep you on your toes as you try to figure out the history of this deadly disease “blight”, what every characters intentions are, and how Edira will get her family out of the mess they are in. I will absolutely be continuing this duology because the ending stilllll has me reeling! Highly recommend!

I looooooove a forced proximity, love triangle, gothic fantasy. This was so amazing! The vibes of Ferngrove Manor was PERFECTION. Edira as an FMC was so complex and the story itself was everything I wanted. Only reason this was not a 5 star for me was that I wanted jussssst a little more.

I wanted to love this one so badly! It sounded amazing and had a lot of potential, but it fell flat. I didn’t understand the world building very well and didn’t love the characters. Thank you Harper Voyager and NetGalley for the eARC.

House of Blight is a gripping urban fantasy that blends dark magic with political intrigue. The world building is vivid, pulling you into a gritty, complex city filled with morally gray characters. The prose is sharp, with moments of intense emotion and clever twists. While some plot threads could have been explored more deeply, the story's pace and character development kept me hooked. Definitely worth a read.

ty harper voyager for an early copy ♡

this was quite a haunting read and i really didn’t know what to expect! i’m not the biggest fan of love triangles and this one was no exception. the “romance” between edira and orin felt very insta-love to me (another trope i dislike!) but for the purposes of the story as a whole, it worked??? that’s weird right? or maybe that’s just me.

there were certain aspects that reminded me of “one dark window” (loved this) and “the cruel prince” (also loved this, also x2 orin has a tail!!!!!) and i think that’s what pushed me to finish reading. i will be continuing with the next book just so i can read for more rorik and his goddamn dermal piercing.

def read if you’re into —
⋆˙⟡ love triangles
⋆˙⟡ steamy banter
⋆˙⟡ dysfunctional families
⋆˙⟡ unique magic systems

Overwhelmingly dull and uninspired. Don't be fooled by the amazing prologue because it goes downhill thereafter. Flat characters and clunky writing make this difficult to power through.

4.25/5
Eerie gothic fantasy with a love triangle. The vibe gives similar vibes to Dawn of Onyx book with healer magic and brothers in trouble leading her down the path she never planned to have. If you love gothic vibes and eerie magic this story is for you. Although Edira is a well balanced main character who is trying to adapt to her new life the story is a tad predictable. The world is very well laid out and it's easy to understand what the immortal beings are and how their magic kind of works (I feel like it'll be explained more later). The story has the tension and pull towards both male characters that you kind of root for both. The side characters and interactions are well balanced and they bring more depth to the story. I absolutely enjoyed it and was happy to read. I love healer FMC and it's a nice treat from the action packed romantasys on the market.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper voyager for the opportunity to read this arc

DNF. Just really not vibing with this one. I got about 20% in and was still having a hard time with it, so just going to go ahead and call it quits. I might try again at a different time to see if I’m more in the mood for this book.


Thanks to the publisher for sending me an arc via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

If you love a slow burn dark romantasy with multiple love interests, I highly recommend House of Blight! I reallyyyyy enjoyed this book–It's eerily dark and mysterious with a touch of magic and romance. And not everything is as it seems. With each chapter I was pulled deeper into the story. While it was a bit predictable in some ways, I still loved the execution. The cover is also stunning!

Edira is a threadmender who hides her abilities as the use of her magic will take years off her own lifespan. But one day, when her brothers are afflicted with the deadly blight, she strikes a deal with Orin Fernglove, a powerful Ever. Edira knows he cannot be trusted, but with her brother's lives on the line and Orin being the only one able to delay the inevitable. She agrees to find a cure for the blight, even if it kills her.

Forced to leave her home, Edira begins living with the Ferngloves, where she begins to uncover secrets that make her question their true motives.

The world-building was atmospheric, and I was definitely curious about the mysteries surrounding the Fernglove family and the blight. The premise had a lot of potential, but at times the pacing felt a bit uneven.

Overall, it was an okay read with some interesting elements, but it didn't completely captivate me.

Okay going into this one, the Fernglove brothers gave me Tamlin and Rhysand vibes and that’s all I will say on that.
I really enjoyed the premise of this one. She has to hide away her hair color because it’s an obvious indicator that she is a Threadmender aka a healer. But when she heals people she takes on their ailment briefly and it also detracts from her lifespan. The Evers are immortal, but they’ve been know to steal away Threadmenders. It’s what happened to the FMC’s aunt. Unfortunately, her little brothers catch the blight — which is an almost instant killer— and she takes up an Ever’s offer and goes to live with him in exchange for keeping her brothers alive.
While she’s at the estate, she does research to figure out how to cure the blight. The matriarch of the Ever family has it, and it progresses slower in the immortals but will still kill them. She forms an attachment to the Ever who saved her brothers (temporarily) Orin, but she also has some bantering chemistry with his brother Rorik. They also begin to trust her as they show their true nature— in more ways than one.
Also Ywena!! I love you, you little moth.
I’m definitely looking forward to the next book, especially after all that was revealed at the end!!
Thank you to the Nerd Fam for the e-ARC of this one!

House of Blight was a refreshing take on familiar tropes. Did I see the twists coming? Yes, but it was a fun ride. I was pitched with “insect daddy” and oh boy did it deliver.

This book had me so intrigued! I didn't know which way to lean with the characters, but I'm so glad it went the way it did. I loved the magic system. It fascinated me as did the world. I definitely need more Rorik, though. 👀 I liiike him. Edira (fmc) was a nice change up from being a total baddy like most fmc's I read. (I love those, it's my fav, but still nice nonetheless)

It's a bit slow going at first, but it is a slow burn romance, so keep that in mind! Definitely worth the full read in my opinion.

Thank you to Maxym & The Nerd Fam for allowing me to arc read!

*also reviewed on Barnes & Noble and Books A Million, links not available.*

Thank you to @harpervoyagerus for the #gifted book and to @librofm for the free audiobook!

This book seemed so promising with its gorgeous cover and its description of dark, gothic vibes. It definitely accomplished that part very well and I was immediately curious to find out what happened to Edira.

Edira is a threadmender: she has the ability to heal people, but every time she uses her abilities, she sacrifices time off her own life. While she strives to keep this hidden, events occur that make her power known to the powerful Ferngloves, and she goes to live with them to attempt to heal the Blight.

The balanced power Edira has was really intriguing to me; I liked that she couldn’t use magic easily or without great need. I also liked her developing relationships with the individual Ferngloves in the house; you never quite knew what they would do.

Right off the bat, I struggled a bit with Edira’s motivation to save her brothers (which is a continuous theme throughout the book). Multiple times in the beginning she talks about not wanting to live without them and she doesn’t know how she can survive alone, with seemingly very little care for their actual lives. To be fair, I felt her genuine care for them grow throughout the book, which was good.

While I enjoyed the push and pull between Orin and Rorik, but found this drama to ultimately be fairly predictable.

By the end of this book, I just found myself pretty underwhelmed and never quite was able to connect with the story. I think it had all the right pieces, but also ended up feeling a little copy/paste of other fantasy books (I felt like there was a lot of ACOTAR crossover here), which were ultimately executed better.

🎧The audiobook narration was fine; I didn’t have any strong feelings on it one way or another. I did initially struggle to keep characters straight (a reason I rarely listen to fantasy), so a physical book may be the way to go.

If you enjoy gothic fantasy vibes with some unique elements, you may enjoy this one! I’m probably in the minority 😂

“Welcome to Fernglove Manor. Be careful who you trust.”

House of Blight is the first installment in the Threadmaker Chronicles. A gothic fantasy romance duology that has been described as “moody cottagecore”. Here we follow Edira, a threadmender with the lifesaving ability to cure disease and heal injury. When her two brother’s unexpectedly contract Blight, an incurable virus, the powerful Fernglove family discover her hidden secret abilities. Unable to save them both, Edira is forced to make a choice. In exchange for assisting the Fernglove family in their pursuit for a cure, the family will keep Edira’s ill brothers safe, slowing their sickness until Edira hones her magic. Confined to the Fernglove manor, Edira is soon to realize that everything is not what it seems. The family’s perfect immortal persona begins to deteriorate, terrifying secrets are unveiled and Edira must choose, who can she save and at what cost?

I enjoyed this gothic fantasy romance. From the very beginning, the prologue set an intriguing tone. The audiobook narration kept me engaged, portraying an overall sense of mystery. Add in complex family dynamics and a unique magic system, and you start to wonder who in the Fernglove family is worthy of Edira’s trust.

I was a big fan of Rorik. The “unlikely” hero, with a good heart and sense of self. There was forced proximity, training scenes, and a comfortable yet tension filled banter between our love interests.

The final chapters have me intrigued and excited for what book two holds. I think the set up allows for a solid romance to unveil, so I’m excited to see what’s in store for our characters.

Thank you Harper Voyager and NetGalley for my gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really really enjoyed this book! It was dark gothic and very atmospheric. Edira is such a strong FMC she has so much on her shoulders and when the Blight hits close to home she has to go into a very hard situation that she knows she won't likely survive.

This was such a unique world and unique magic system. It was really refreshing to read.

Watching Edira struggle in this new qorld was great to watch and I loved the tension and chemistry that was rising between her and a particular character.

There is one point of this story that kept me from giving this a 5 Star but it's spoilers so I won't do that but this was a very enjoyable read and I'm excited to see where this series goes from here.

⭐ 5/5 🌶️ 0.5/5

Omg the rollercoaster House of Blight took me on!! 😤 My friend had already read this book so she was privy to ALOT of over reacting on my part. Not because I didn't like it but because I was wayyy too invested whenever two certain characters would get together or whenever the FMC blindly trusted that certain MC. Boy did I celebrate when the betrayal was revealed even though I smelled it a mile away 🤣 I'm trying to not spoil it for anyone else while being very vague so now GO READ HOUSE OF BLIGHT!!

I love how even though I thought the book would go a certain way, the author kept me on edge and doubting the whole way through. I don't know how she did it but she nailed it!! I'm still on a book hangover after this read. It was a great fantasy read.

This was such a unique read! I loved the world building and the writing style, however I felt it was slow at parts and the first 60% was a bit hard to get through. Definitely will be looking forward to the sequel, and super excited for the next one!

4 stars - wonderful unique read!

Thank you to net galley for the e-arc copy of this book.

This was a book I was very eager to jump into and it did not disappoint.

Loved everything about this - the gothic and even at times horror esque vibes were great.

Writing and characters were also great. I loved that this felt a little different than other books in the genre, as unfortunately many seem to blend but this one really stood out. Excited to see where the series goes!

This book took me a bit to get into, but once I did... I'm so glad I stuck with it. What a unique concept, and what a well-executed one at that! I truly was not sure what to expect when I started reading, but I loved the gothic imagery, the world-building, and the magic system. Perhaps my favorite part of the book, aside from the world-building, is the banter between characters. I am a huge fan of wit, and this book did it so well!