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House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

7 reviews

kbowles24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Slavery, Racism, Police brutality, Blood, Alcohol, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Gore, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, and Confinement

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Police brutality, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Sexual content, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Grief, Drug use, War, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

amartin48's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I honestly had more moments during this book than the first of being annoyed with characters and their poor life choices. It seemed messy and I felt Maas wrote the plot twists in this book rather predictably. 

That being said, I REALLY loved the world and lore expansion in this book. And I’m a huge fan of crossover series! This book left me satisfied with our FMC/MMC relationship, hopeful for new relationships, and SO excited to revisit old favorites. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Trafficking, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Death, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and War

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was everything a sequel should be, imo. All the chaos from the first book needed to be processed while power players moved and planned.

This was a perfect villain story for the Asteri akin to Empire Strikes Back. It was set up and played beautifully, and honestly saved this book from being simply another grand romantasy.

The pacing for the twists and truth behind actions was perfect; though the rebel movement storyline did not make much sense to me, it set up the broader world and bigger threats very well.

Bryce was a bit annoying, and Hunt was a bit underwhelming, but the supporting cast was absolutely incredible. Team Ruhn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Cursing, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Alcohol, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Confinement, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, and Rape

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Death, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Child abuse, War, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Classism, Colonisation, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Slavery

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

House of Sky and Breath was a long haul, and the end made it absolutely worth it.

I will say, this book probably could have been 600 pages instead of 800 pages. The middle felt a bit directionless, a couple of the characters felt a bit redundant, and there was a whole plotline that could have been omitted (though that could change in book three I guess). I also don't love how SJM writes her open-door scenes, but that wasn't that big of a deal for me.

Where this book really hit its stride was in the final hundred or so pages. The final sequences, the reveals, and the worldbuilding details all hit so hard! I'm floored, and I cannot wait to read the next book.

A good book with a strong finish - 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Moderate: Slavery, War, and Racism

Minor: Sexual violence

tc_booksandmore's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Trafficking, Death, Slavery, Torture, Racism, Colonisation, and War