A review by bellebookcorner
House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

It’s been 4 years since the first book – House of Salt and Sorrow and I don’t remember much of what happen on that book. Fortunately, you can read this sequel just fine because it set in the same universe but following a different character (sister). 
 
Although, I advise reading the 1st book if you haven’t because some things mentioned in here could spoil the 1st book. 
 
I really like the writing style, it was easy to follow and the plot flows smoothly as well. The mystery of Laurent family keeps me interested which makes it really hard to put down this book. 
I can feel the eerie atmosphere from the creepy sounds when the FMC was investigating the manor at night! 
 
The characters are well developed, I really like Verity. She’s a brave and determined women. I also enjoy her blooming relationship with the MMC – Alex. 
Alex is sweet and charming, although sometimes Alex gets slightly too sappy and emotional. 
 
There’s a lot of twists in here, some of my theories are right but some was really unexpected! 
The last few chapters were really intense and I felt so anxious as I read it... 
 
Overall, this is a fantastic sequel. It’s very enjoyable and very addicting! 
I highly recommend it if you love to read a gothic fantasy story with ghosts, creepy experiments and dark secrets! 
 
I can’t wait to find out what happens next and more about this universe following different sister of the salt as well as the Gods and Goddess. 
My only wish is I hope we don’t have to wait for another 4 years to get the next book! 
 
⚠️ 𝐓𝐖: Child death, murder, body horror, gore, brief mention of sexual assault 

<i>A huge thank you to TBR and Beyond Tour, Netgalley, author and publisher for giving me an e-ARC of the book and for having me on this book tour. I’m leaving this review voluntarily! </i> 
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