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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

47 reviews

vr_alyssa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? No

4.5

2020 review:
I was quite excited about this book as I've always really enjoyed Sarah J. Maas' books (especially the first one upon first reading). However, at the same time, due to The Court of Frost and Starlight (and future plans for ACOTAR), I was becoming somewhat hesitant about her books.

This book did not disappoint. It is quite clear that Maas' is growing as an author as this first instalment is quite different than her previous books. The style, characters, register, etc. is more aimed towards young adults (bordering adults).

I really enjoyed this book. It is super long, but I don't mind that at all! I have now read it twice and I enjoyed (and cried) both times. Like always, her books are not high-literature, but nevertheless, I really enjoy reading her books, and this one is no different. The main character is a powerhouse lady and I absolutely love it.

Definitely worth a read, especially if you've enjoyed Maas' books in the past. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Racism and Blood

cady_sass's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Medical content, Vomit, Slavery, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Torture, War, Blood, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

deedubb's review

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

sooaery's review

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

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

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

icy_queen's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Highly recommend it if Urban High Fantasy with Fae and other mystical creatures suits your taste. It is an emotion rollercoaster with many plot twists and subplots (also a little bit of romance and a tiny bit of spice) in an interesting world setting with amazing, lovable & hateable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Slavery, War, Classism, Vomit, Sexual content, and Drug use

Minor: Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs

ewitsemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Mental illness, Murder, War, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Addiction, Blood, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Slavery

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Colonisation

aimnorth's review

adventurous 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

3.5

I find the lore and the side characters far more interesting than the main character. I think the author missed a bit opportunity to name Bryce's addiction to help address why she's insufferable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Body horror, and Gore

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism

kam_be's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Racism, Torture, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Grief, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Infidelity, and Trafficking

ninamitsuki's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and War

hagerheyyy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Classism, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and War