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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

100 reviews

ewitsemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Mental illness, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Colonisation

gabi_w21's review against another edition

This was my second SJM book (the first being yet another self-insert fantasy, Throne of Glass) and I doubt I'll actually ever attempt another book by her. This book was bloated with unnecessary info dumps at inappropriate moments, characters constantly being objectified (a MOC being a slave? In 2022? Really?), mind-melting illogical logic, and a cast of infuriating characters that made me want to bash my head in. Oh, and way to tell on yourself, Sarah, by saying that the oppressed class are awful people for not wanting to be oppressed anymore. 

Bryce is your stereotypical party girl who whines about being half-Fae and being discriminated against (even though we never see it; it seemed to me the only real discrimination she faced was whatever self-hate bullshit she spewed) who refuses therapy and whines about her best friend being dead. She seems to be living the high life, as far as I can tell. I think she actually refused therapy so she can pull the “wah, my best friend is dead!” card. She also is supposedly super smart even though we don't see it. She's one of the most infuriating characters I've ever read. She claims she doesn't like “alphaholes” like her dad but that's the only type of guy she even remotely entertains. Oh, and she's a hypocrite—when her ex-boyfriend Reed (Reid?) is on his phone it's an issue but she can be on her phone. 

Hunt is an angel enslaved due to his part of a revolt. He's constantly sexualizing Bryce (every instance of them together, he makes a mental comment about her figure) and is SJM's generic brooding, tortured, racially ambigious love interest who treats the FMC like shit. He growls, glowers, threatens people, grins threateningly, and mopes around about his dead girlfriend's twin sister showing up. He's pushy, bossy, and obsessed with seeing Bryce as a sexual object. 

Everyone in this book sucks. Nobody is likeable except maybe the Sphyx cat thing and Lehaborah (I think?) There's gratuitous swearing, drug use, blood, and alcohol, like that's what makes adult fiction adult. God, if I could burn this book from my memory, I wouldn't even hesitate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Cursing, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

essie__reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I screamed. I cried. I gasped. I fell in love with these characters and their relationships with one another. If there's one thing SJM can do it is portray loyal, loving friendships. This book had some heavy topics surrounding grief and loss (see CWs) but they were handled so well. The world building took me a bit to get into but then I was hooked after the first 100 pages haha. This might be one of my favorite SJM books now (having read all but CC2 at this point). It wasn't as romance heavy as the ACOTAR series but the flirting, banter and the beginning of relationships was all present (hopefully some of these will continue in CC2). There was still some smut present and this is definitely not a YA book. I thought the pacing of this book flowed smoother than ACOTAR or TOG making it easier to digest. The plot is basically a murder mystery and I didn't find any of the major plot points to be predictable. I highly recommend this book!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug use and Bullying

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, and Medical content

princessrory's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gore, Medical content, and Slavery

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, and Vomit

Minor: Eating disorder and Fire/Fire injury

lava_crown's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Grief, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Violence, Sexism, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, Slavery, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War and Alcoholism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Car accident, Genocide, and Gun violence

kam_be's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Racism, Torture, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Infidelity, and Trafficking

mksassi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Grief

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, and Violence

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Sexism, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Abandonment

anselm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.75

Even if you're not a fan of Sarah J. Maas you will love this. The focus on friendship and grief was excellently done. And none of the plot twists will you guess but they work perfectly in the story. In the middle it did loose my interest for a bit, but it quickly captured it again. I know Sarah J. Maas is renowned for sexual content but as an ace I would say it was barely present and did not take away from the story at all. My only criticism is that every description seems to reference how good looking the character is even in random situations.

As much as I loved the ending I would love for Sarah J. Maas to attempt to write an underdog protagonist at some point because I think she could do it well and I'm tired of every protagonist being secretly powerful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide attempt, War, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Addiction, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

viireads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Classism, Drug use, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Abandonment, Alcohol, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts