House of Blood and Whispers by Natalina Reis – Review by Charlisa Wahtomy-Alba

<a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197986440-house-of-blood-and-whispers” style=”float: left; padding-right: 20px”><img border=”0″ alt=”House of Blood and Whispers” src=”https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1693345331l/197986440._SX98_.jpg” /></a><a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197986440-house-of-blood-and-whispers”>House of Blood and Whispers</a> by <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14883335.Natalina_Reis”>Natalina Reis</a><br/>
My rating: <a href=”https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5926809221″>5 of 5 stars</a><br /><br />
Cahki had been kidnapped from her home in the far North to be taken to the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom to be his concubine. She is anything but fragile nor is she a damsel in distress. Sung-jin is the only heir to the southern throne and is looking to dethrone his cruel father. These two come together and create a powerful bond that not even the Emperor is willing to try and tear them apart. There is a big secret that Cahki is hiding and it needs to remain hidden or it could mean the end of her life as she knows it. I don’t know exactly what I was expecting when I picked up this book, but it was not what I expected. The opening of the book was amazing! This forced proximity, enemies to lovers fantasy was great from start to finish. I really enjoyed these two main characters together and enjoyed how their relationship grew organically. Whether or not the magic had anything to do with it I don’t know, but I like to think that it did. Hwarang was a good side character and all three of them were great together. I was sad to see the end of this story, but I can’t wait to read more stories by this author.
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