House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter

I didn’t like her character at first due to her not wanting to be what she was and being whiney all the time it seemed. The other character who gets a lot of exposure in the story is Harlow. He is forced to take a job that he doesn’t want, but he does it a spectacular job on taking the role seriously, and figuring out what is going on in NOLA. He has a big responsibility in House of the Rising Sun, but that is due to what happened to his beloved, Olivia (who was a 2nd mother…or should I say real and first mother to him).

He was an interesting character to lear more about, especially with what kind of fae he is. Kristen Painter writes in third person point of view with several characters telling the story…my favorite was being inside of Auggie’s head. (I’ve been there several times and this book just made me want to go back again). It felt just like I was there in the story with the characters and Kristen described perfectly how NOLA is. (One of my favorite cities to visit) If there is absolutely one thing that I adored about this book is how Kristen described in detail the city and surroundings the characters were in. From the first page to the last page, I was thrown into the world of Fae, vampires, and witches in New Orleans with the characters that Kristen created. Kristen Painter does a spectacular job on the first book to the series with her intricate world-building, exciting storyline, and very lovable characters (especially Augustine, Lally, & Dulcinea). If you’ve read her House of Comarré series, you will definitely enjoy this series…especially since Augustine is in it. House of the Rising Sun is the first of Kristen Painter’s new Crescent City series and was one book I had a hard time putting down. It's time for revenge-and to take up the mantle of the city's Guardian. 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, providing him room and board and whatever else he needs.īut when Augustine returns home to find Olivia's been attacked by vampires, he knows his idyllic life has comes to an end. House of the Rising Sunby Kristen PainterĪugustine lives the perfect life in the Haven city of New Orleans. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

House of the Rising Sun by Kristen Painter