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House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

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ka_ke's review against another edition

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

5.0


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applejuiceinabox's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

predictable. frustrating in its reductive “feminism” and sloppy world building and inconsistent characters. points for being easy to read and binge-able. really missed the points it couldve made about colonialism. 

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ksilvio's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0


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cassidy_rain's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

“The friends they’d made were what mattered in the end. Not the enemies. Through love, all is possible.”

*Possible spoilers if you haven’t read the first books in the series*

Another fun installment in the Crescent City series. The side characters were really the stars of the show this time around, in my opinion. I absolutely love Ruhn and Lidia, both separately and together. The crossover with ACOTAR (and a little bit TOG) is just fabulous. I was never a huge Nesta fan, but her character really shines in this. Hypaxia is incredible! A lot of things tie together really nicely in this one and I love the found family/power of friendship themes throughout.

Some things that were not my fave- this one felt pretty choppy as I read through it. The perspective sometimes changes multiple times in one chapter and feels a bit like whiplash. I hate to say this, because I loved them in the first two books, but I just didn’t really feel the chemistry between Bryce and Hunt in this one. I don’t think there was much development between them. They tell each other they’re so deeply in love but I just didn’t feel it. Also, the story structure is so repetitive to her other novels. This doesn’t typically bother me, but it really lessens the stakes. Nothing was shocking.
Insanely powerful FMC must sacrifice herself for the good of all, dies in the process, but inevitably will be brought back to life. Battles won super easily. Where have we seen this before?


Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed reading this book, I just liked the first two a bit more! At the end of the day, Sarah J Maas creates such great fantasy worlds that I love to get lost in. I’m officially caught up in the universe! 

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florecita_lectora's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny 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? Yes

2.5


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jpfortmiller's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-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

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abditoryalive's review against another edition

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

3.5


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tiiiger35's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

I really loved this entire trilogy & the final instalment was a perfect conclusion. 
I’m not always content with how authors wrap up their characters stories but Sarah J. Mass took her time giving everyone a purposeful conclusion. All 3 books were large, so I was impressed there were no loose ends. 
I was so pleased to have a small crossover with ACOTR, it blended perfectly, showing just how amazing Sarah J. Mass is at world building

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mariefoxprice's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

This is a good book but I didn't enjoy it as much as its predecessors, or A Court of Thorns and Roses.  The world building and characters are great, and the stakes were frequently high, but I think there should have been a higher cost for the heroes now and then.

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beckyyyy's review against another edition

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

2.5

This book was a bit disappointment for me after the previous two. I feel like it was just a lot of information being thrown at me and it could've been shorter with more action. By the time I got to the last 100 pages I just wanted the book to be finished.
The characters didn't feel like themselves. They weren't lovable compared to the characters I fell in love with.
There was a very over used trope which I'm a bit bored of.
I had to give it a couple of star though purely for Lidia and Ruhn. They carried this book. I highly enjoyed them.

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