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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

57 reviews

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexism, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Sexual assault, Classism, Vomit, Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Death, Excrement, Gore, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

smkelly1997's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-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

4.5

1. SJM has done it again. The plot, the development, drawing you into the story. The most amazing part for me was
   the connection between TOG, ACOTAR, and CC. I didn’t even realize Brann was the king talked about in the first book. It also made me wonder about Lidia connection to it all
   . Overall a great book. I cannot wait for more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and War

ronnieex's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective 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: Murder, Death, Violence, Classism, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Slavery, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Colonisation, Child death, Physical abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Sexual content

savshanae's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I have never been so disappointed by an SJM book and it’s RUINING me. If it was any other author, I probably would have DNF’d this book. So many words for so little to happen, the end left me shaking my head, and don’t even get me started on the lack of character consistency! 
As one of my friends put it, “it feels like she flew too close to the sun” and I wouldn’t be sad to see this book dropped into the ocean forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Kidnapping, Gore, Gun violence, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

njlbo1's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Colonisation, Classism, Sexual content, Misogyny, Death, Kidnapping, and Slavery

booksalacarte's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

First read- 4.25⭐️ 3🌶️

Adult High Fantasy

Multi POV

Fantasy Romance

Magic

Found family

Journey

Secrets

War

Rebellion

Tech/sci-fi elements

Tw: torture on page, language, 

This was a Crescent City book. It wasn’t an ACOTAR or TOG book. It was crescent city through and through with the quick POV shifts and 

This large cast of characters has always been the messiest. They are completely flawed and full of contradictions and harder to completely stand behind. There wasn’t a lot of self reflection for anyone in the cast. There were a lot of really brash decisions, even from seasoned warriors and politicians, that I rolled my eyes at. There just wasn’t the character growth that I had hoped to see… if anything, some of the characters, a main character even, seemed to get worse… some character growth and revelations that were foreshadowed in the other two books seemed to have been completely tossed out the window. 

The plot was A LOT… and all over the place. There were moments of world-building that was just gigantic info dumps. There were times where we went into sci-fi elements. Many things were concluded and tied up prettily. I’m having a hard time thinking of how this is going to be extended into any more books… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Murder, Violence, War, Excrement, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Blood, Body horror, Death, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

sierrabowers's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.5

This was the best in the Crescent City series! I highly recommend to those who have already read ACOTAR. This book truly made everything come together and so much makes more sense. It ties up loose ends but also makes room for some new storylines. Was different than I thought it would be but also somehow better? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Torture, Body horror, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, War, Abandonment, Animal death, Classism, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

jessicarenz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

4.5

All of the cut scenes and POV switches were annoying (seriously, going from an action-packed scene with one character to a dull by comparison single paragraph of another scene about a different character, then to yet another character’s completely different scene was not fun). But the third Crescent City book wasn’t bad like I’ve heard some people say; it was a pretty good ending for the characters and overall story while leaving room for spinoffs or additional books down the line. And of course I loved the ACOTAR tie ins. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Excrement, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Excrement, and Confinement

bluehouseonthesalishsea's review

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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Torture, Death, Confinement, Gore, Grief, War, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault

fangirlfaction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring 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

The need for this book was real after finishing House of Sky and Breath. Everyone was going mad with the ending of that book and I was among those masses. I was simply ravenous for House of Flame and Shadow. Reviewing this book without getting into spoiler territory will be particularly hard but I will try my best. 

First of all, the scope of the world-building for this book and the series as a whole is astounding. When you read this book and you see the lengths that Maas has gone to you will wholeheartedly understand. The world-building is just massive and intricate and all-consuming. The plotting of this story was so impressive. All of the small details and little touches in the plot grow to become a masterful piece of storytelling. I am always blown away by how detailed and integral all the details are after everything falls into place. The foreshadowing is excellent and the whole story is executed brilliantly. Maas' writing style has always captured my attention. I always feel such comfort falling into one of her books. Her writing is polished and easy to read while not being dumbed down at all. A perfect balance. 

In regards to the direction that this story went which I can't really talk about because it is spoilery, I enjoyed the heck out of it! I am here for it all day long! If you know, you know.

I was really satisfied with the romances and the family relationships in this book. Maas has an exceptional knack for creating compelling characters and growing their relationships over time to form interesting and meaningful dynamics. One of the reasons why there is so much fanart of Maas' characters is because she makes her readers really care for her characters on such a deep level. The characters grow in your soul and you form an attachment to them. The character development is so superb that the reader feels so close to these characters and it sparks something inside of them. There is really no other way for me to describe it. 

I felt that the ending was a little rushed. Only slightly but it is something that I noticed. I was satisfied with the boss fight and the way things ended but it all seemed to happen so quickly. In retrospect, it probably didn't. It may just be that I was so invested in the story that it felt like it moved faster than it actually did. 

Overall, this book left me feeling satisfied and overjoyed and just a plethora of emotions. I just really don't want the story to end so I am feeling some kind of way about it. I watched an interview with Maas where she hinted at more stories in this world so there is hope that there will be more to come. In the end, Maas has created a group of characters that I feel so intensely and fiercely for and won't ever be able to get out of my head. This is one of those book series that I will reread over and over again because the characters have made such a huge impression on me and have imprinted on me so profoundly. Maas is such a beloved author to so many people and I am on this bandwagon for life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, Death, Classism, Sexual content, and Misogyny