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Casa Pământului și a Sângelui by Sarah J. Maas

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meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

At this point, anything SJM writes, I’ll read. She always delivers with a quick paced fantasy romance that includes fun characters, good world building, and interesting plot twists. The first installment of the Crescent City series was no exception. While the beginning felt a bit slow, the build up was necessary for the story. I loved the FMC, Bryce. She was strong, smart and sure of herself from the beginning. I also liked the setting of a futuristic fantasy world in which magic and technology mix in interesting ways.

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cady_sass's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

4.5 ⭐️ rounded up
To think I almost DNFed this after 50 pages!!! Which is why I deduct half a star. The first few chapters are really hard to read, they’re nonsensical, lazy world building and make almost zero sense to the point where I felt compelled to put it down. Some friends convinced me it was worth the push so I started over and pushed through part 1, at which point I absolutely *devoured* the rest of the book. I didn’t guess any of the twists, I fell in love with all the characters, my heart broke and pieced itself back together and broke over and over again. Loved this. ACOTAR who?

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tiff_taff's review against another edition

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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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jshroy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

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lea_talisa's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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deedubb's review against another edition

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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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mwass's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It has some pretty dense world building, especially at the beginning. But it all comes together beautifully! The pacing of the book is a slow burn, just like the romance. And by about the last quarter of the book every turn of the page has you on the edge of your seat!

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