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    House Immortal
    House Immortal
    House Immortal
    Audiobook10 hours

    House Immortal

    Written by Devon Monk

    Narrated by Leslie Carroll

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    About this audiobook

    Matilda Case isn't like most folks. In fact, she's unique in the world, the crowning achievement of her father's experiments-a girl pieced together from bits. Or so she believes. That is, until Abraham Seventh shows up at her door, stitched with life thread just like her and insisting that enemies are coming to kill them all.


    Tilly is one of thirteen incredible creations known as the galvanized, stitched together beings who are immortal and unfathomably strong. For a century, each House has fought for control over the galvanized-and Tilly and her kind hold the key to unlocking eternity. The secrets that Tilly must fight to protect are hidden within the very seams of her being. And to get the secrets, her enemies are willing to tear her apart piece by piece . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
    ISBN9781494572945
    House Immortal

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    • 3/5
      A few annoying moments but overall quite enjoyed it. Felt like a cross between Ilona Andrews (On the Edge, Burn for Me), Divergent (why is the future color-coded?), and a sprinkle of Ticker and Hunger Games with a touch of the TV show Continuum. Not all to good effect.

      Good: interesting world, quick-moving plot. Neat touches like the sheep and other beasts.

      Bad: Matilda felt flat. My Hunger Games comparison? Tilly is a bit like Katniss (or Andrews's Edge series heroines): practical, rebellious on a personal level without much interest in changing the crappy world she lives in...but we don't get to much of Tilly's life before her Call To Adventure occurs, and she doesn't do much to fight the call for no reason other than resignation, I guess. (The Call comes in the form of handsome Obvious Love Interest literally knocking on her door.) She's fairly kind, brave...but not enough to warrant Love Interest praising her as such after a day or two of knowing her. The scenes with other Galvanized felt very Hunger Games, and interestingly there aren't any other female characters really on her level (off the top of my head, beautiful bitch, traitor, senile, traitor, bitch, kindly mother figure, non-interacted-with explicitly plain one, Effie Trinket.

      Romance was light but maybe too much so? I don't see any reason for them to be getting together yet, and I'm already headcanoning it as novelty value on both their parts. Also I'm getting sick of love interests who may as well be walking around wearing Designated Love Interest billboards. Or may e I just thought Neds had a way more interesting character arc and personality. (Abraham was a bit of a Four character--- and I did NOT care for any part of Divergent.)

      Oh yeah, and a cliffhanger/book just stops kind of non-ending.

      All that said, I'll probably try out the sequel at some point this year.
    • 3/5
      Three and a half stars. The world was very interesting but the story was meh and there was very little resolution. If I can find the next one for cheap (or free!) I'll read it, but I'm not paying eight or more dollars for it.
    • 4/5
      3.5/5 stars. A very well planned alternate universe, spanning from the late 1800s to the early 2200s. A new look at a classic monster, one that fits surprisingly well in this AU.
    • 3/5
      Matilda was saved by her brother, not an unbelievable act, until you find out that she was stitched together from parts other than her own. Thinking herself to one of a kind, she is startled to see another like her, and even more surprised when he says is there to save her. Thus starts this series. The author spends much of this book setting up the world Tilly inhabits and ones who people it. Interesting concept, remarkable characters, but a bit slow moving at times. And don’t expect an end – it finishes with the proverbial cliffhanger, setting up the next book in the series.
    • 4/5
      Nice beginning of the series. Interesting societal setup. But no one is really immortal, just relatively hard to kill.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed Monk's Allie Beckstrom and Broken Magic series but wasn't a huge fan of her Age of Steam series (odd since I usually love steampunk books). I was excited to see what she would come up with next. House Immortal is the first book in a new fantasy series by Monk. I wasn’t able to find information on how many books are planned for this series. The 2nd book in the series, Infinity Bell, is due to release in March of 2015. I really enjoyed this book and think that House Immortal is Monk’s best book yet.Matilda (aka Tilly) Case was stitched together by her father and brother. Stitching people and animals together is illegal. After her parents deaths Tilly has remained in hiding at a rural farm, taking care of the animals her father stitched together. Her only company for years has been the two headed farmhand named Neds and her mentally unstable grandmother. Then Abraham Seventh shows up at her door. Tilly has been discovered and she is the thirteenth of the galvanized. The galvanized are beings stitched together in a way that makes them super strong and pretty much immortal. Suddenly in an effort to save her farm and her grandmother Tilly is thrust into the complex politics of the Houses and fighting for her future.I loved the unique world-building, the idea of the galvanized and really enjoyed the characters throughout. It's hard to pin down the genre for this book. The story has a bit of an urban fantasy feel to it, some mystery, some science fiction elements, some steampunk ideas, and lots of political intrigue. I thought it was very different from anything I have read before and really enjoyed both its uniqueness and how engaging the story was.The world building really is top notch. There is a complex system of Houses. Each different color House specializes in something (Black is defense, White is medical, Grey is people, etc). The galvanized that comes to Tilly’s house, Abraham, belongs to House Grey. Tilly is secretly a member of House Brown, which is a House that stands outside all the other Houses. It is all a bit complicated at first but Monk does an excellent job explaining this complex world well.I loved Tilly and Abraham as characters. They have excellent chemistry together and are very intriguing characters. Tilly is just very fun to read about, she’s got this whole mysterious past but she is a very down-to-earth farm girl type. Tilly has a lot of bad options to choose from in this book and does her best. She is one of those characters that doesn’t seem super tough at first, but she really steps up to the challenge when it matters.Abraham has that whole dark and mysterious going on, yet he is very practical too. I really enjoyed his character and thought his personality played nicely off of Tilly’s. As mentioned above I love the idea of immortal characters that are made from stitched up bits of other people (very Frankenstein).The whole story is very fast-paced and engaging. I really really enjoyed it. The book stops at a cliffhanger that had me desperate to read more. Usually cliffhangers frustrate me but it worked well for this book. The point the story stops at is a cliffhanger but it is a also a point where you can tell we are transitioning from one type of story to another. Overall I really really loved this first book in Monk’s new fantasy series. I think it is her best book yet. This book is a unique blend of many genres and has a very urban fantasy/steampunk feel to it. I enjoyed the awesome world-building and the engaging characters. Highly recommended both to urban fantasy fans and to fans of Monk's previous works.
    • 4/5
      Devon Monk brings us a unique new series with intriguing characters, a power hungry villain, and an original, well built world. Matilda (aka Tilly), is a pretty awesome heroine. She knows her way around protecting herself, and has no problem telling people what she thinks. I liked that she accepts herself. She was born a normal human but circumstances have changed her into something that shouldn't be possible. When she is discovered, she of course protects herself and is apprehensive about those that want to use her, but she also steps up to her new role while also trying to protect those she is loyal to. I never liked the Neds, they just rubbed me wrong, but I instantly liked Abraham Seventh. I was a little bummed that the romance between him and Tilly never really developed. Their attraction was apparent and there was some mutual relationship type things, but their relationship didn't go anywhere.There is a ton of mystery involved with this story. Mystery surrounding Matilda, her parents, her brother, the stitched, the Houses. Lots and lots of questions and slow answers that kept you gripped in the story, wanting more. I enjoyed the twists and turns that the author threw out and the world building was well done. I think HOUSE IMMORTAL had more of a science-fiction with a hint of dystopian feel to it and I really didn't want it to be over. The book ends during a pretty hectic part of the book, so you can't help but want more and fast. March is too far away ...* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.