If House of Bane & Blood sets the stage, City of Mirth & Malice cranks up the chaos; and I mean that in the best way possible. Alexis Menard leans deeper into the themes of power and control, letting her characters (and readers) spiral into a world where everything feels one wrong step away from…
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“House of Bane & Blood” Alexis Menard
It feels like House of Bane & Blood was written to scratch a specific itch you didn’t even know you had. Alexis Menard crafts a world dripping with atmosphere: dark, dangerous, and just begging you to sink into it. The world-building is what hooked me first. Menard doesn’t waste time; the setting unfolds quickly but…
A Tempest Storm 