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House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

64 reviews

cdoubet's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Kidnapping, Hate crime, Death, Alcohol, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, War, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Medical content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Rape, Abandonment, and Child abuse

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

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

Holy shit!! The last 50 pages man.. HOLY SHIT!!! 🤯 I have no words. I’m just in awestruck at everything that was revealed! And that ending!!! I cannot wait to start on book 3!!! Sarah J Maas has done it again. I love her books so much!!! I’m in awe!!! 🖤
I honestly don’t know what else to say without spoilers!! Just read it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Misogyny, Blood, War, Classism, Slavery, Grief, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Infidelity, Torture, Rape, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Confinement

Minor: Genocide, Addiction, Child abuse, Vomit, and Alcohol

ciara_fs98's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I loved parts of this book. The character development is 💯 Bryce and Hunt being confirmed mates just made me happy. They really do deserve each other. Getting multiple POVs just enhanced the reading experience for me as you get both Bryce's and Hunts perspective on the rebellion. Seeing how Hunts failed rebellion haunts him and how worried he is for Bryce just pulls at your heartstrings. My one grievance with this book is the fact that the plot relies so heavily on Danika (that could change after HOFAS)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, and War

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, Death, Murder, War, Colonisation, and Violence

itsblaw's review

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

quasimojo's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Book 2 of the Crescent City series hits the ground running, with a strong first half, gripping new character relationships among the established (and still growing) cast, and a fun new set of mysteries to solve. However, its numerous plot threads get a little tangled and bring down the pace in its second half. But there’s no question of my continuing with the series after the brutal cliffhanger it leaves us on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Torture, and Alcohol

boyname's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, and Body horror

Minor: Drug use, Slavery, and War

piercelou's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Slavery, Domestic abuse, Murder, Blood, Death, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

ecwalk'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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Drug use

emmak2121's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

There’s childhood trauma mentions throughout the book such as child abuse. There’s also mentions of abuse between the hind too just be wary and this is quite a spicy book too x 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Drug use, Genocide, Murder, Sexual content, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Violence, and War