Innamorata, Ava Reid
Innamorata, Ava Reid
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Innamorata

Bestseller

Author: Ava Reid

Series: The House Of Teeth Duology #1

Narrator: Moniqua Plante

Unabridged: 22 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2026


Synopsis

A visionary and atmospheric gothic fantasy about necromancy, vengeance, and soul-consuming love, the first in a duology from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning and Lady Macbeth

Once there was an island where the dead walked the earth, and seven noble houses ruled by the arcane secrets of necromancy.

A conqueror’s blade brought them low, burning their libraries, killing their lords, and extinguishing their eldritch magic.

But defiant against the new order stands the House of Teeth and its last living members: beautiful Marozia, the heiress to the House, and her cousin, the uncanny Lady Agnes.

Though she has not spoken a word in seven years, Agnes is the true carrier of the House’s legacy. And she has her orders. She must recapture the secrets of death magic and avenge her family’s fallen honor. She must arrange the betrothal of her beloved cousin Marozia to Liuprand, heir to the conqueror’s throne, for access to the forbidden library in his grotesquely grand castle.

Revenge burns in Agnes’s heart but so do stranger passions—and it is Liuprand, the golden prince, who speaks to her soul. This passion is as treasonous as it is powerful, poisoning the kingdom’s roots and threatening to tear the already shattered realm in two.

For Agnes’s final order is the gravest: She must not fall in love.

Book One of The House of Teeth Duology

About Ava Reid

Ava Reid is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning, Lady Macbeth, Juniper & Thorn, and The Wolf and the Woodsman. Her books have been published in over fourteen territories. She lives in the New York area. Follow her on Instagram at @avasreid and find her online at tumblr.com/avasreid.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 09, 2026

Never has a book left me feeling the way this one has. On one hand, the story and its execution are quite brilliant, on the other, it’s very unsettling to read. This book is DARK. It’s gory; it’s creepy. It wants to make you uncomfortable; it wants to get under your skin. Yet, the story is so well to......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on March 17, 2026

A towering, gothic feast of ruin, longing, and forbidden power. Ava Reid has crafted a novel that feels less like a story and more like a cursed relic you were never meant to touch—beautiful, treacherous, and humming with old magic. Innamorata is a gothic fantasy that doesn’t just flirt with darkness......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on February 15, 2026

WE ARE BACK. This is peculiar and unhinged. The silent Lady Agnes, more akin to the dead than to the living, is the cousin to the heiress to the House of Teeth, the shadow to her beauty. When her cousin is betrothed to the Prince, heir to the conqueror’s throne, Agnes joins her cousin and tries to fi......more

Goodreads review by Zana on March 18, 2026

March 18, 2026 update: Knocking this down to 3 stars for not including content warnings in the book. Might knock down more stars in the future because this book is actually pretty stupid. The shock value is the only thing carrying this shit. Original review: I couldn't take any of this shit seriously.......more

Goodreads review by Greekchoir on November 12, 2025

The Most Ava Reid Book ever, with everything that entails. In many ways I loved this. I appreciate a big swing, and Reid is cracking a bat at this thing. The story is dark, the prose is purple, the vibes are indulgent almost to the point of camp. If you enjoy the kind of atmosphere of, like, 'the pu......more


Quotes

“Symphonically lyrical, unflinchingly dark, and terrifyingly romantic, Innamorata is old-school gothic tapestry spun by the deftest of contemporary hands.”—S.T. Gibson, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Dowry of Blood

Innamorata is a gorgeously gruesome Gothic romance. With a sepulchral setting and cast of characters that wouldn’t seem out of place in Castle Gormenghast, it reads like the gory bones of a forgotten folktale.”—Jacqueline Carey