Week 46 Reviews: A Whisper in the Walls, A Burning in the Bones

From Goodreads:

In this sequel to the New York Times bestselling, “pulse-pounding” (Publishers Weekly) A Door in the Dark, Ren's intellect and cunning are stretched to the limit in her quest to take down the system that stole her father's life.

Ren Monroe is a wolf among lions. After infiltrating one of the greatest Houses in Kathor through her successful bond with Theo Brood, she finds Theo's father is two steps ahead. He exiles Theo and isolates Ren, strategically working to break her unwelcome grasp on his son—and foiling Ren's first step to enacting the revenge she's been planning her whole life.

Ren might have more resources than she'd ever imagined growing up, but she'll still get nowhere without allies. Enter House Tin'Vori. Years ago, House Brood led an unprecedented raid to destroy a fellow House of Kathor. But a few siblings survived, and they haven't forgotten the horrors waged against their family. Quietly, they've plotted their own revenge, waiting for the right moment to strike. And Ren Monroe might be their best chance.

Like fire, the Tin'Vori siblings are as dangerous as they are useful, both gifted in rare magics. Ren must decide how to unleash them against House Brood without hurting Theo in the process. Her feelings for Theo are growing past the boundaries of their bond, and Ren finds herself balanced on a knife's edge, a breath away from immense power or utter ruin.

From Goodreads:

Ren's quest to dismantle Kathor's corrupt system comes to a head as political machinations and a mysterious disease take hold of the city in this edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Waxways series.

After taking control of House Brood, Ren and Theo dreamed of using their newfound influence to change the rest of Kathor, but now they find their efforts being countered by the other great houses, who have no interest in a world where they enjoy less power.

No one understands that better than the Tin'Vori siblings. The return of their ancestral home was a decade in the making, but they're eager to keep rising from the ashes. Nevelyn begins researching House Brood—and ends up face-to-face with an enemy that's already slouching toward the gates of the city. The one enemy no one can a plague.

The victims experience strange bruising, an unquenchable thirst, and a temporary disruption in magic. When doctors trace the illness to its source, they find another corpses placed in strategic locations around the city. As Ren leads the hunt for the culprits, she'll find herself two steps behind a devious enemy whose sights are set on an unexpected the city's magic.

Survival will require every ounce of their skill, every bond old and new, or else the future Ren and Theo have worked to build will burn down with the rest of the world.

My Review:


Author: Scott Reintgen
Series: Waxways #2, 3
Read: November 9th, 9th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike 
Reason Why: Love his writing and the first book, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books! And A Burning in the Bones is the End of Series 2025 Book!  
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: April 23rd 2024, February 4th 2025

A Whisper in the Walls:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

A Burning in the Bones:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars