Keeper of Enchanted Rooms
Ratings40
Average rating4.1
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Ratings40
Average rating4.1
A house of haunted history and ill temper. Make yourself at home in this beguiling novel of love, magic, and danger by Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Charlie N. Holmberg. Rhode Island, 1846. Estranged from his family, writer Merritt Fernsby is surprised when he inherits a remote estate in the Narragansett Bay. Though the property has been uninhabited for more than a century, Merritt is ready to call it home--until he realizes he has no choice. With its doors slamming shut and locking behind him, Whimbrel House is not about to let Merritt leave. Ever. Hulda Larkin of the Boston Institute for the Keeping of Enchanted Rooms has been trained in taming such structures in order to preserve their historical and magical significance. She understands the dangers of bespelled homes given to tantrums. She advises that it's in Merritt's best interest to make Whimbrel House their ally. To do that, she'll need to move in, too. Prepared as she is with augury, a set of magic tools, and a new staff trained in the uncanny, Hulda's work still proves unexpectedly difficult. She and Merritt grow closer as the investigation progresses, but the house's secrets run deeper than they anticipated. And the sentient walls aren't their only concern--something outside is coming for the enchantments of Whimbrel House, and it could be more dangerous than what rattles within.
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Wonderful!!
There is a sweet romance, an evil wizard, secrets, and an enchanted house! This book has a great balance of those things. It is cozy and it is exciting. It is suspenseful and happy. It was such a pleasure to read.
I would not consider myself a person who would enjoy romance novels, but I have come across a number of novels that are heavily romantic that I have enjoyed. Charlie Holmberg has a style that I enjoy and tells a very entertaining story.
I particularly like that the main characters are quite relatable and normal in who they are and how they behave. Albeit, this story is set in the 1840s, and so they behave in a normal way for how people are often portrayed to have behaved in the 1840s.
This is a good one for those who are looking for a story that moves and entertains without needing to keep track of a complex plot.
I loved it! This is the third book I've read from this author and she never disappoints me. Can't wait to read the next book in this series ❤️
This was one of those books that grabbed my interest, and I devoured it in a couple days between full time job, mom duties with two under 4, and house chores. I find myself wondering if the plot might have benefitted from a Part 1 (Silas), Part 2 (Merritt meets Hulda), and Part 3 (narratives collide) instead of interspersing the character narratives based on the timeline. I get why we have the story we have, and I really enjoyed Merritt and Hulda's storyline. I kinda feel like I would have loved it even without the whole Silas horror thread, but then that would have been a different, closer to historical fantasy romcom, story.
I struggled with some of the vocabulary, even being a historical fiction, romance, and fantasy reader by preference. Even Kindle and Google didn't have definitions for some of the words! The writer storyline was cute and relatable. Very interested to see where this goes in the second book.
Series
3 primary booksWhimbrel House is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2022 with contributions by Charlie N. Holmberg. The next book is scheduled for release on 1/1/2025.
