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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

394 reviews

lonelygh0st's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I have to be honest, I struggled with the first few chapters. VERY dense with world building and a lot of characters introduced in a short time. But it picked up eventually, the slow burn romance is immaculate. I didn’t think I would like this series as much as Throne of Glass but I truly do, the characters are fun and different. The plot twists and turns kept me guessing, It kept me hooked and interested. And in typical SJM style the last 200 ish pages are like a rollercoaster. This book had me by the throat. I’m not normally an “expressive” reader but I paced my house a couple times, sobbed for a solid 5 minutes, laughed. I loved it, truly earned 5⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

alfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

A good urban fantasy! My rating would be higher but I don’t love Bryce. I find her a bit annoying and she comes off as spoiled and entitled. The other characters are great and are the reason I could deal with Bryce. 

This was a reread in prep for CC3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Sexual content

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

To be very honest, this is story is hella entertaining. I can't wait to read the 3rd book in this series. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bunnyjean73's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

samarsparkles's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

twistedblonde's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

What's the best rating I can give this book? OMG that was the best book I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Xenophobia

jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense 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

5.0

“Sabine whispered a sentence to the room, to the Autumn King, and Declan’s heart rose, hearing it.
It was the answer to the ancient Prime’s words. To the Autumn King’s question of how, against every statistic blaring on Declan’s computer, they were even witnessing Hunt Athalar fight like Hel to keep Bryce Quinlan’s heart beating.
Through love, all is possible.” 
- Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood 🌙❤️
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HI I FINISHED READING HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME. ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND I HAVE NO WORDS. No thoughts, just so many emotions. I’m obsessed with Bryce Quinlan and I love her so much. Bryce’s unwavering loyalty to Danika was so special and bittersweet. They are my favorite fictional friendship. Hunt and Bryce becoming friends to something more was so cute. The slow burn, the teasing, the protectiveness… just so good 🤌🏼😘 They are endgame and I won’t listen to anything else. I really enjoyed all of the characters. The way Ember cursed out the Autumn King. She was waiting for her moment for 20+ years! 😂 The last 600+ pages 🤯😭🥺❤️. I stopped and read parts over again to help my mind comprehend everything. Yes, I have House of Sky and Breath and I preordered the third book because I’m always prepared. I’m so excited for the next journey in Crescent City! 💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

k_l_smith's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

bhrtng's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Uggghhhh this is my fave SJM book YETTTT. The world building was a little heavy at first, but pushing through was worth it. A friend who finished before me said that "If it's important, it'll come back up later" which helped me get through the first part without getting too hung up on little details. The murder mystery kept me guessing and the last 200 pages were a SPRINT that had me screaming, crying, throwing up, literal tears in my eyes it was GOOD. I can't wait to start book 2 but at the same time I think I need a week to recover haha. I loved the modern setting, the way Bryce was more likeable/less annoying than SJM's other protagonists (at least to me), the slow burn romance between Bryce and Hunt, and the interesting side characters! I can't wait to see where this series goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Torture, and War

lstelts's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

Really enjoyed the writing and plot. Thought the mystery of this was well written. At times gut wrenchingly sad. Good twists thrown in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content