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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

100 reviews

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

I started this book with high expectations, and not going to lie… it was a let down. After coming off of ACOTAR, this book was a miss for me. Great plot set up and characters, but the mid to end of the book got boring for me. I was just waiting for something to happen, and by the time it finally did, I was just rushing through it to get it over with because I wanted to read something different. I still like Sarah J Maas’ writing style, but this wasn’t a series that I will continue. I think I am going to try Throne of Glass series next. Hoping ACOTAR isn’t the only series I like from her! I did like the redemption arc of the main character, but it was a little unrealistic and of course she

ends up being more powerful than Danika

it just wasn’t shocking to me, especially

falling for Hunt too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, War, Abandonment, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Slavery, and Violence

dlsmk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Violence, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

danidandans's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Sexual harassment and Suicide attempt

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? No

4.5

8/2022 First read- 5⭐️

Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by Destiny.

This is a dark high fantasy novel with elements of modern technology. Think Fae, angles, and vampires with cellphones and security cameras.

The world building took a long time to get into. The characters and trope of the Chosen One with powers like no other are very familiar for Sarah J Maas, and she doesn’t disappoint.

When it comes to world building, I’m telling you, Maas is one of the best. This book had be in a chokehold. I read it in 24 hours (until 4am 😬) because I couldn’t put it down. I can’t wait to start the next book!

Reread- 4.75⭐️ 2.75🌶️

Urban Romantic Fantasy

Adult Fantasy

Fae

Mythical creatures

Modern technology

Found family

Murder mystery

Secret history

Bodyguard romance

Forced proximity

Explicit Language

Drug use

Suicide attempt mentioned

The dark, gritty, messiness of this series is starkly different from Maas’ other series. This wasn’t a fairytale, but more real… all while remaining a high fantasy romance. The world building was almost too intense at times, with info dumps all over the place. I found myself not as desperate to read the book the second time. Because I knew that the random side plots would be all pulled together and monologued in the end. It turned my first read in 24 hours into 6 days. 

Reading this a second time made me realize how much I wove book 1 & 2 together. Now that I’m in the other side, I think emotionally, the book was just as good. But looking at it, plot-wise, this book was a little all over the place. The last 1/3 of the book was action packed, thank goodness. But it was plot points hitting, one after the other. 

The characters are wonderfully flawed and live their flaws out loud. Something that is refreshing and messy at the same time. It’s harder to take off the rose colored glasses when it comes to fantasy main characters. I think the character building did a great job. 

It’s hard also because the ending wasn’t a cliffhanger, so it almost felt like a series coming to an end because of how long it is

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Confinement, Colonisation, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Blood, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Bullying, Death, Medical content, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, and Gun violence

ninamitsuki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

iqdq's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, and Suicide attempt

olivias_chapters's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

I was nervous to start HoEaB when I got it but now it may be a new favourite. I even appreciated the lack of explicit smut, but I do hope there is some in HoSaB. I related to Bryce on an unnatural level, I understood her pain, her grief and her struggle to keep fighting. Thank god I have HoSaB to start now! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

Minor: Torture, War, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

kingrosereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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

4.5

I did very much love this book. I ended up staying up all night to finish it before falling asleep 250 short of the end. It is longer than it needs to be but at the same time I like that the investigation is hard and confusion with a lot of dead ends. Like a real investigation.

I always knew Micah was shady and his death was HILARIOUS. I was completely shocked at Hunt’s betrayal. I always knew he’d rebel when he got the chance, but not like this.

This book puts you through the emotional ringer. I like Bryce a lot. I think she’s funny and a straight badass. I’ve seen other people says she’s a classic “I’m not like other girls”, but I don’t see that at all. I see a normal, young woman that likes to party. I don’t use drugs but I know lots of young people use it recreationally and it made Bryce more real to me.

There’s also the obvious consequences of her using drugs the night Danika dies. The revelations of Danika’s death and synth and the Horn were all over the place, but I think that’s the point.

The swearing was also like ridiculously on point. My friend and I swear just like this and just as much, so that was very relatable. This book made me laugh, made me cry, and made me happy. 
I think that Bryce’s grief and depression were also extremely relatable and written well. And it took a whole book for her to get to a better place. I also LOVE that she uses other people’s preconceived notions about her to her advantage. She’s also pretty sex positive, even though it’s clear she does use sex sometimes as a form of self-medication for her grief and as a way to combat the underlying feelings she has about being seen as a “lesser” being. Bryce is badass. She can fight, shoot, and wear all the girly girl stuff women get bashed about on the daily. I like her attitude and am excited to see where the story goes from here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Slavery, Gun violence, Gore, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, War, Death, Police brutality, Self harm, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Minor: Abandonment

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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

4.5

The 2nd timr I am reading this book shows me that I am really good at blocking things out if I decide I want to bc some of these plot twists destroy my carefully created image of the male MC.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexism