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Casa Pământului și a Sângelui by Sarah J. Maas

142 reviews

tiff_taff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I devoured Sarah J. Maas’s ACOTAR series earlier this year and instantly knew I had to start the Crescent City series. This book did not disappoint. My one point of critique is that the first half feels slow. There’s a lot of world building that doesn’t make sense at first. I will definitely benefit from a re-read before the third book comes out. 

Bryce Quinlan is half-fae, half-human and quite honestly a mess. She’s reeling from a significant loss that happens early on in the book and trying to keep a grip on living. Hunt Athalar is an enslaved, assassin fallen angel who gets thrown into the mix of a curious investigation. The relationship development between these two was a delight to read. Definitely a slow burn but their friendship was my favorite part. 

The rest of the immediate characters have vibrant and different personalities. I loved everyone, even the characters you want to hate.  

There’s a fair amount of action that explodes in the last part especially. I couldn’t put the book down for the last 200 pages or so and had to stay up late to finish it. 

I cannot wait to pick up the second book this weekend and dive back in to Lunathion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty

mbrogs2024's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jpfortmiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, and Gore

Minor: Animal cruelty and Suicide attempt

noabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

As is typical for me with any new SJM series, the world building took some getting used to. But once The Big Event happens and the actual plot starts..? BUCKLE UP MAN cause it was a wild roller coaster non stop. I laughed, I cried, I sobbed, I am immediately jumping into CC2. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

jordanbennett29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

once you get past the massive amount of world building this is such an epic intro to the series. an emotional rollercoaster for sure 🥹

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

technicallytaylorswift's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

5.0

<Hunt is hot>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

deedubb's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.75

Everyone says this book is hard to get through. The first half was hard, but I like world building so I enjoyed it. Light spice.

happy ending!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

4.0

Writing: 4⭐️/5 

The writing is solid throughout the novel. At points, the writing really shined through, but I found it very hard to parse the novel at the beginning. In fact, the first fifty pages (give or take ten to twenty) felt almost unedited. The grammar and spelling were fine, but the info dumps on every other page lent a sort of unpolished feeling to the opening.

Characters: 4⭐️/5

I felt the characters often had their own identities, even as I noticed a few similarities here or there with characters in her other novels. I found myself liking, agreeing with, and understanding their motives and perspectives. A couple of times, I did feel like they acted incredibly out of character, but it didn’t necessarily take away from the fun of the novel.  

Plot: 4⭐️/5 

The plot was fun – even with a couple of holes that I wish had been finessed further. I enjoyed reading about the mystery and the romance plot once I got into the novel. Again, the information dump that was the first portion of the novel did take away from this enjoyment.

Who Should Read This Book? 

• Sarah J. Maas fans
• Fans of urban fantasy looking for a fun read with a hint of spice
• Readers who like romance-heavy novels that still have interesting plots

Content Warnings? 

• Sexual content, sexual harassment, death, injury, animal cruelty, drug use, alcohol use, death of a friend, murder, gore, blood, vomit, gun violence, sexism

Post-Reading Rating:  4⭐️/5

I enjoyed it enough to say I’ll read the next one for sure! 

Final Rating: 4⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Self harm, and Slavery

sooaery's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

marrocke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Addiction and Torture