House of Idyll

House of Idyll was a thrill ride - vicariously living the life that any creator dreams of while all the time thinking, “You in danger, girl.”

Angeline is a singer-songwriter who moved to LA from Georgia and is working two jobs to make ends meet while trying to get her big break in the City of Angels.

On the third worst day of her life, she is offered a chance to live in an artist’s commune by her favorite band of all time - rock gods Black Idyll. Angeline reacts as anyone would - excited, but suspicious (introducing my favorite phrase of the book and possibly the year: “make scones out of her rib bacon”).

The chance to have all her Hollywood dreams - not to mention her teenage dreams - come true is too tempting, and she finds herself at her most creative, but mysterious figures and strange dreams start to make her think it really is all too good to be true.

Fair warning: I could not put this book down until I finished it. I stayed up way too late last night after thinking I could read a few chapters before bed. There is no reading a few chapters of this.

Stray Thoughts:

I have a silver unicorn pendant with my name on it (hey, it was the ‘80’s) that was a birthday gift when I was 12 or 13, so what I’m saying is, can I go to the House of Idyll? (But, obviously a less ominous one?)

Thank you to NetGalley and Titan Books for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. Pub. date: 9/9/25

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