Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House Book 1)

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Though when Merritt enters the house which looks very nice from the outside, falls into a NOT very safe and sound situation. If you want to see my much more in depth review, you can check it out on my book blog NovelOnMyMind. Some will not bother to look beyond the cover; others will find the entire tome utterly captivating. Holmgren succeeded in breaking this curse with her imaginative, creative story about a magical house and the enchanting, magical characters attempting to live somewhat normal lives inside its walls. Love it when a prologue is utilised well rather than simply leaking a scene from further in the book.

At first I started to get bogged down with the talk of magic spells and related genealogy but as I became more invested in the characters, I seemed to understand those things better. One of the things I really enjoy about this author is the multiple interesting and complex magical systems created for each story arc. This is a time for Hulda Larkin from the Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms to come to help and take care of the new resident or perhaps Whimbrel House itself!

I like how the author explains the MCs' origins gradually throughout the plot rather than all at once at the start of the book. This mostly lovely "family", house, and island made me want to stay in this world but something, someone is planning to destroy it. But I kept seeing positive reviews and I’ve been on a bit of a quirky magical romance kick lately, so I decided to finally open it and see what all the fuss was about. He will be more or less swallowed by an evil enchanted house, the lavatory nearly skewers him, real rats and rains fake blood. The moment I read what it was about I knew I was going to love it, but I didn't think I’d enjoy it quite this much.

since star mother, though, the writing feels contrived and shallow and the books drawn-out longer than they need to be, with repetitive inner monologues taking the place character development. I see there is book two (which I’m grabbing after posting this review), so I hope the character arcs have more attention. Keeper of Enchanted Rooms is fun story that starts out delightful and whimsical, and slowly turns slightly darker and more serious, but overall an enchanted read set in a world that mirrors our own except that magic is a part of life… and sometimes houses.This is only until he realises that his new house has locked him in and has no intention of ever letting him out.

Thank you to 47North and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC of Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N.Then comes the newly hired maid, Beth, with her own abilities and foresight, and Baptiste, who grunts and lumbers, but cooks the most delicious meals. I don’t like books placed in America, and I don’t like eras after Regency, and I still loved this book. When Merritt Fernsby inherits an old house and the island it sits on from his grandmother he doesn’t know what to think, mainly since he hasn’t spoken to his family in years after being disinherited and shunned. I am not a fan of characters that are so dark you can't like them, many fantasy books these days everyone is so dark there's nobody to root for.