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In the middle of a deadly bog sits the House of Quiet. It’s a place for children whose Procedure triggered powers too terrible to be lived with—their last hope for treatment. No one knows how they’re healed or where they go afterward.

Birdie has begged, bargained, and blackmailed her way inside as a maid, determined to find her missing sister, Magpie. But what she discovers is more mysteries. Instead of the destitute children who undergo the Procedure in hopes of social advancement, the house brims with aristocratic teens wielding strange powers they never should have been burdened with.

Though Birdie wants to ignore them, she can’t help being drawn to stoic and silent Forest, charmed by clever River, and concerned for the youngest residents. And with fellow maid Minnow keeping tabs on everything Birdie does, danger is everywhere.

In her desperate search for Magpie, Birdie unearths terrifying threats and devastating truths, forcing her to confront just how much she’s willing to sacrifice to save her own sister. Because in the House of Quiet, if you find what’s lurking beneath . . . you lose everything.

Unravel the mystery. Ignite the rebellion.

Short and Sweet Review

Birdie is on her way to the House of Quiet as a maid in search for her sister. The house is on a bog and it’s a place where children who have had procedures done on them and now have powers are located. Even though Birdie is there to find her sister Magpie she finds that she can’t ignore the other children there. During her stay Birdie learns that danger lurks around every corner.

The House of Quiet has a very eerie vibe to it, the house is out on a bog and its location is a secret. We follow our main character Birdie to this house she’s searching for her sister Magpie, throughout the course of the book we learn what happened. We also have a group of children in the house who have undergone procedures and have different powers. Birdie was a good character, she was smart but also determined to find her sister, she knew that time wasn’t on her side and she would have to make each decision carefully. This book was pretty short and can be read in one sitting. I do think the ending fell flat and all the build up from the first half of the novel seemed wasted.

Overall, I enjoyed this book, it felt like we really didn’t know what was going on until we reached the end. The book had an interesting premise and the mystery will have you trying to figure out what’s going to happen next.