In New York City, magic controls everything. There is a dark secret that is hiding at the heart of New York City and diminishing the city’s magicians’ power in this fantasy thriller by acclaimed author Kat Howard. This novel by her was equally impressive and exactly my kind of story. I’m aware of Kat Howard’s work mostly because of her run on The Books of Magic comics in 2018, which ended last year after 23 issues. It’s been a while since I went off the beaten track SFF wise and just picked up a book on a whim. ****Trigger warnings for blood letting, murder, death of a parent (off page), child neglect/abandonment, self harm and murder.**** The doors that opened only for blood members of the House were just the beginning.’ Suffused with magic, they were themselves ongoing spells. ‘The great Houses of the Unseen World, the buildings that bore the names of the families who lived in them, were more than just constructions of wood and stone, brick and mortar.
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