House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter
Posted by Yuma County Library
Reviewed by: Andrew Zollman
What I Read: House of the Rising Sun by Kristen
Painter
Find It @YCLD: Here!
What It's About: Augustine
comes back to live the perfect life in the Haven city of New Orleans. He rarely works a real job, spends most of his
nights with a different human woman, and resides in a spectacular Garden
District mansion paid for by retired movie star Olivia Goodwin, who has come to
think of him as an adopted son. But when Augustine returns home Olivia gets
attacked by vampires, and he knows his idyllic life has comes to an end. It's time for revenge -- and to take up the
mantle as the city's Guardian. To complicate things further Olivia's estranged
daughter, Harlow, arrives. She hates being
fae, but her powers are exactly what Augustine needs to catch the vampires. Can
he convince her to help him in time? Or will the sparks between them send her
running again?
What I Thought: Great spin off
series from Mrs. Painter. However, no need to read the House of Comarre (although
you will want to) to get into this world. House of the
Rising Sun has plenty of action, mystery and world-building balanced by
character-driven plot that makes it a great start to new series. The story starts
a little bit slowly and you do grow to hate Harlow’s character at the start.
However at about the 30% to 40% mark in the book, the story begins to move at a
steady pace and never stagnates, and not once did I feel like I encountered the
information dumps that plague some paranormal/urban fantasy series. A few unexpected twists lay
the groundwork for a promising overarching storyline that made me feel like the
ending came too soon. I am still
looking forward to the second book, City of Eternal Night (Crescent City,
#2).
Readalikes: Allison Pang – A Brush of Darkness Here!
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