Reviews

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

miyabelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.75

nalani_maria's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

thenerdbrox's review against another edition

5.0

Didn't quite get it at first but loved it by the end! Also cried my eyes out, but it was so worth it.

kaitlinstojak's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

wordsunbound's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

marcoshenrick's review against another edition

5.0

*** 4.5

rziese's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

chasing_ever_after's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Writing this a blubbering mess as usual. Thanks SJM for breaking me in the best and worst ways yet again…

alli_thebookgiraffe's review against another edition

5.0

This is one of my absolute favorite books of ALL TIME. I loved seeing such a modern world with all the fantastical elements and creatures. I loved seeing Bryce and Hunt's banter. One of my favorite things in books is sassy characters, and this book is packed with them. Ruhn was my favorite character, and I hope we get to see even more of him in the next books.

I also loved the murder/mystery aspect, too. I didn't see the twist coming and suspected all the wrong people! It is slow to start, but the last 200 pages are where all the action is. I don't mind slow books, but some people might. By the end, I couldn't decide what I was feeling. There is devastation, betrayal, happiness, redemption, and peace. I was devastated yet happy at the end.

For the smuttiness, there wasn't much. I don't mind that, at all. However, if you are going into this looking for a smut-filled fantasy romance, there is a tiny bit, but not much here. Of course, I can't say for book 2.

This book just had all the tropes I love in it, and that is what makes SJM the perfect author for me. If you haven't picked this book yet, PLEASE do.

hlindamood's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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? No

4.25