 | House Saphir Author: Meyer, Marissa | |
| Price: $14.99 | ||
Summary:
While attempting to banish the spirit of an infamous murderer from his ancestral home, Mallory, a witch with the ability to see ghosts, finds herself at the center of an investigation for a new murder.
Reviews:
School Library Journal (00/10/25)
Booklist (10/01/25)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 10/01/2025 The Fontaine Sisters are witches, but only minor talents—the best they can do is speak to ghosts. Younger sister Mallory has parlayed this into a side hustle, selling false spells and taking townspeople and tourists on tours of the original home of Bastien Saphir, who killed three of his wives. When Bastien’s heir, Armand, seeks out Mallory to exorcise the ghost of Monsieur Le Bleu from his country estate, she can’t resist, and she certainly can’t turn down the large sum of money Armand is offering. Though she intends to defraud Armand and run away with his money, she changes her mind when she visits the haunted chateau and meets the vicious ghost. The stakes of her con change further when there’s a murder and signs point to the handsome Armand as the killer. Can Mallory truly rid the home of the violent ghosts and monsters, and more importantly, can she trust Armand? This spirited retelling of the Bluebeard myth is full of slight scares and an undercurrent of humor (Saphir’s first wife, Triphine, is hilarious as a ghost).HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Meyer has been a commercial success in every genre she’s tried (especially fairy tale retellings), and this is no exception. - Copyright 2025 Booklist.
