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Christa M. Blake

Goodreads Author

Born

London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://christamblake.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Romance, Fiction

Influences

Naomi Novik Katherine Arden Susanna Clarke Hannah Written Madeline Mil ...more

Member Since

May 2026

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Christa M Blake writes slow, atmospheric fantasy for readers who like to sink into a world rather than sprint through it.

Her debut series, The Unbound Trilogy, is a gothic, low-spice, mystery-forward story about a curse-reader, a line of women keeping four centuries of secrets, and the quiet, costly work of loving people without quite telling them the truth. It’s a complete trilogy: A Crown of Severed Vows, A House of Hidden Lines, and A Throne of Older Making.

If your favourite books are the ones you read slowly on purpose — Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Spinning Silver, Katherine Arden’s Winternight trilogy, Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi — you’re her kind of reader. She writes the long burn, the withheld thing, the ending that earns itself rather ...more

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Christa M. Blake’s books

Average rating: 3.93 · 29 ratings · 26 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Crown of Severed Vows (The Unbound Trilogy Book 1) 3.76 avg rating — 21 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A House of Hidden Lines (The Unbound Trilogy Book 2) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Throne of Older Making (The Unbound Trilogy Book 3) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Christa Blake and 1 other person liked Hayley Garcia Parnell's review of A Crown of Severed Vows (The Unbound Trilogy Book 1): "Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of this book This book was truly unlike anything I've ever read. Blake's style of writing was really unique, in that it felt like she was writing the way one does a negative space painting: by telling you " Read more of this review »
Jul 15, 2026 11:52PM · see review
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Christa Blake made a comment in the group Booktok 📚 — Seeking ARC readers — slow-burn fae romantasy (trilogy concludes August 2026) topic " Hi O'Darris Thanks for getting in touch - I'd love to exchange reviews! I've just joined your ARC campaign, so you should see my name on there now. You ...more "
Jun 14, 2026 06:07PM
Christa Blake liked Emma Schall's review of A Crown of Severed Vows (The Unbound Trilogy Book 1): "I picked this up because I wanted a darker fantasy and this book really delivered. The world building in the opening chapters is some of the best I have read recently. The author does a fantastic job of making the coastal town feel gritty and real be" Read more of this review »
Jun 14, 2026 01:55PM · see review
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Christa Blake liked Raeleane's review of A Crown of Severed Vows (The Unbound Trilogy Book 1): "A fantastic start with book 1 of The Unbound Trilogy by Christa M. Blake. The incredible world building in the beginning sets up the whole story wonderfully! The story hooked me right from the start and I didn't stop until I finished the book. There " Read more of this review »
Jun 12, 2026 08:27AM · see review
Christa Blake rated a book really liked it Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Christa Blake rated a book really liked it When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A neurosurgeon writing into his own terminal diagnosis, trying to work out what makes a life meaningful when the time's nearly up. Kalanithi's prose is unshowy and clear and the unfinished quality — he died before completing it — is part of why it la ...more
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Christa Blake rated a book really liked it The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Christa Blake rated a book it was amazing Daughter of the Forest (Sevenwaters, #1) by Juliet Marillier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The six-swans fairy tale given full weight — Sorcha's years of enforced silence and the nettle shirts she has to weave while unable to explain herself. Marillier writes endurance and slow healing beautifully. It's gentle and brutal at once, and the s ...more
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