This was absolutely incredible, five stars without a doubt, The prologue was so well written setting the theme for the rest of the novel. I appreciated how the author took her time to set up the world, the characters, and ease us into the story while learning about the history of this world. The main character Edira carried the story gracefully; there were a lot of moments that made me laugh and many where I felt the same fear she was. I also enjoyed the pacing of the novel, there weren't any parts that felt rushed and the end itself left me wanting more because of how enraptured I was. I can't wait to see what comes next!

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Thank you to Netgalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for providing me this ARC.

I am so glad I found a new great author. This book was a fresh and fast paced Romantasy with a little spice. It had a great balance of romance and plot, but the story was a little predictable. I binged this book in a weekend and wish there were more books in this series already. I am so happy this author has more books for me to read next.

I received this book as an ARC.

I found the premise of the story to be interesting. It follows a young woman doing her best to survive along side her twin brothers. She is quickly forced to help a family as blight strikes both her family and theirs.

I enjoyed the story and twists and turns along the way. I felt like the main shock was quite predictable. I was waiting for it to happen for the majority of the book so the shock value was nonexistent. However, it was still a fun read.

First of all, I'm so happy there's more to the story to come because I fell in love with Rorik. Secondly, I loved the type of magic/healing used for the book. It felt magical and I can't wait to read more from this author.

I devoured this book in one night. This is my first experience with this author, but I was so impressed by the detail from the world building and the characters. I love an immersive book where I can picture scenes clearly with detail from the author. Well written with twists and turns, never knowing who to trust and who isn’t telling the whole tale.


*Our journey follows a healer Edira, who is caught up in a tangled web of half truth and lies, trying to figure out how to cure the blight. Edira attempts to help the all powerful Evers with the cure, but it’s hard to trust anyone at Fernglove manor. Plus there’s Rorik so that’s all that really matters 😅.

I would love to see more of Roriks pov in the next book, but overall this was an amazing read. Thank you so much for the arc NetGalley and our wonderful author Maxym M. Martineau.




House of Blight by Maxym M. Martineau was refreshingly original with lush world building and imaginative characters. Highly recommend this page turning fantasy.