Charlie N. Holmberg has a talent for world building that mixes the romance of past times with modern technology and magic systems that make the impossible, possible. I suspect that the author’s well know love of Howl’s Moving Castle, influence this work.
Imagine you inherit a house you never knew about only to find out it is full of magic! Sounds great, right? Only the house is temperamental and tries to frighten its occupants at every opportunity. So, someone from the Boston Institute for Keeping of Enchanted Rooms is sent to live with you and investigate why the house is the way it is. Only the more you uncover, the more questions you have.
A little dark because of the villain, but also full of comical moments, a little romance, mystery, and adventure… this is a great book for fantasy readers.