The House Saphir by Marissa MeyerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Marissa Meyer, after a few years pivoting away to contemporary YA, returns to her fantasy and fairytale retelling roots with a new standalone piece that’s très français, and unexpectedly dark on top of that. Inspired by the old tale of Bluebeard, this book follows a young witch with limited powers as she takes on a job from a guy said to be related to Monsieur le Bleu himself, and Monsieur is, how you say, maybe not so dead and gone as you might think. Though it doesn’t quite command the heights of previous Meyer fantasy books, it’s a damn sight better than her more recent 2020s work in the genre. She’s not the titan she used to be, but she’s clearly revving up for an even bigger comeback very soon, I hope…
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