Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House Book 1)

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If you describe 1846 USA like the above passage does (admittedly from the villain point-of-view), then you better explain what happens with slavery in your magical AU. While some elements of magic have been handled with care, a few seem to be left without much attention.

The main timeline is 1846 and thirty one year old author, Merritt Fernsby, has just inherited a house on his very own little island. There is a listing at the very beginning of the story that sorts out the different kinds of magic in this world, but I skipped it and went right to the prologue, learning as I went and as Hulda’s investigation proceeded. 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. As soon as Merritt enters the house he knows it is no ordinary house, as it contorts around him and traps him in his very own house of horrors. She and Merritt grow closer as the investigation progresses, but the house's secrets run deeper than they anticipated.But when he gets to the house he realizes something is very wrong… shifting rooms, melting ceilings, and his new residence doesn’t seem to want him to leave. We don't get too much back story to the characters until the latter part of the novel and so end up with strangers watching them react to things. Though when Merritt enters the house which looks very nice from the outside, falls into a NOT very safe and sound situation. My only complaint about book 1 is the romance of will they or won't they was drawn out and at times rather annoying.

I mean, it’s not everyday you get to a read a story about a house throwing a full on magical tantrum! In a Nutshell: All things bright and beautiful, some creatures great and small, many things wise and wonderful – the author included them all. I'll miss the wonderful voices of the three narrators but I will be able to see the spells and names as they are written and that might help me understand the spells and genealogy better.The plot moves along well and the characters grow and develop (growing on the reader as well) as the plot progresses. Thirty-one year old Merritt Fernsby, who is estranged from his family since more than a decade, gets a shock when he learns that his grandmother has left him a remote estate named Whimbrel House.

There are twists and turns, some of which are expected, but they all lead to a lovely ending after a suitably thrilling climax. This mostly lovely "family", house, and island made me want to stay in this world but something, someone is planning to destroy it. With its doors slamming shut and locking behind him, Whimbrel House is not about to let Merritt leave. At first, the writing might seem a bit confusing and disjointed, as the author explores two completely disparate people, in completely different countries.One of the best reads of this year, so happy there will be more stories of this fantastic gang, Heir of Uncertain Magic. I wholeheartedly suggest this book, especially to everyone who enjoyed or is currently desiring the blend of historical fiction and fantasy in magical language!