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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

289 reviews

readcaffinedaydreamrepeat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide and War

amy_in_the_city's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.0

I really liked the slow-burn development of the relationship. The characters tell us and show us why they fall for each other, instead of it just being insta-love because they're both attractive people. 

The mystery plot was really engaging and the world was interesting. I was confused by the worldbuilding and think a map of the world (instead of just the city) and a glossary of terminology would have been helpful.

I found the rudeness and hostility between Bryce and Hunt at the beginning to be immature and very annoying. Luckily the characters were developed, and I really liked them and their relationship by the end of the book. I thought it was great that they develop a friendship first and then eventually a romantic relationship. The scene where she takes care of him when he's feeling messed up after getting back from one of Micah's assignments was so sweet.

The last 200 pages or so were awesome. Just a wild ride, crazy action-packed and full of emotion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.75

I had been warned that the first quarter of the book was lore-heavy, but I didn't find that to be true. I felt like the story started straight away and many things in later chapters had just as much lore and worldbuilding as the beginning of the book. 

I love the mix of fantasy and urban elements, especially mixing magical power with science. I liked how visceral the feelings and reactions were to the classist hierarchy in the society; it felt very real and bought the 1984 vibes that we no longer have in this social-media based society. 

I felt like the end came too quickly; I would have liked to see some aftermath and some clue as to how society will move forward. It felt very ambiguous. I'm hoping more questions will be answered in book 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Torture, and Medical content

lonelygh0st's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I have to be honest, I struggled with the first few chapters. VERY dense with world building and a lot of characters introduced in a short time. But it picked up eventually, the slow burn romance is immaculate. I didn’t think I would like this series as much as Throne of Glass but I truly do, the characters are fun and different. The plot twists and turns kept me guessing, It kept me hooked and interested. And in typical SJM style the last 200 ish pages are like a rollercoaster. This book had me by the throat. I’m not normally an “expressive” reader but I paced my house a couple times, sobbed for a solid 5 minutes, laughed. I loved it, truly earned 5⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

zia_c's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

To be very honest, this is story is hella entertaining. I can't wait to read the 3rd book in this series. 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

bunnyjean73's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

jeanettesreadingcorner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

“Sabine whispered a sentence to the room, to the Autumn King, and Declan’s heart rose, hearing it.
It was the answer to the ancient Prime’s words. To the Autumn King’s question of how, against every statistic blaring on Declan’s computer, they were even witnessing Hunt Athalar fight like Hel to keep Bryce Quinlan’s heart beating.
Through love, all is possible.” 
- Sarah J. Maas, House of Earth and Blood 🌙❤️
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HI I FINISHED READING HOUSE OF EARTH AND BLOOD FOR THE FIRST TIME. ITS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND I HAVE NO WORDS. No thoughts, just so many emotions. I’m obsessed with Bryce Quinlan and I love her so much. Bryce’s unwavering loyalty to Danika was so special and bittersweet. They are my favorite fictional friendship. Hunt and Bryce becoming friends to something more was so cute. The slow burn, the teasing, the protectiveness… just so good 🤌🏼😘 They are endgame and I won’t listen to anything else. I really enjoyed all of the characters. The way Ember cursed out the Autumn King. She was waiting for her moment for 20+ years! 😂 The last 600+ pages 🤯😭🥺❤️. I stopped and read parts over again to help my mind comprehend everything. Yes, I have House of Sky and Breath and I preordered the third book because I’m always prepared. I’m so excited for the next journey in Crescent City! 💙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bhrtng's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Uggghhhh this is my fave SJM book YETTTT. The world building was a little heavy at first, but pushing through was worth it. A friend who finished before me said that "If it's important, it'll come back up later" which helped me get through the first part without getting too hung up on little details. The murder mystery kept me guessing and the last 200 pages were a SPRINT that had me screaming, crying, throwing up, literal tears in my eyes it was GOOD. I can't wait to start book 2 but at the same time I think I need a week to recover haha. I loved the modern setting, the way Bryce was more likeable/less annoying than SJM's other protagonists (at least to me), the slow burn romance between Bryce and Hunt, and the interesting side characters! I can't wait to see where this series goes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Torture, and War

nitecrtlvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

steeen's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

was a little hard to get into with the beginning being painfully slow but after that little bump, shit just goes flying and WE MOOOVVEEEE. 

much more plot than I got romance but I'm hoping book 2 makes up for it (literally edged for 800 pages do I not get ANYTHING??) 

the bits and pieces of the plot were predictable at times but woah at the last 400 pages, the bigger twists had me gagged LAWD. if it's one thing sjm knows how to write, it's gonna be action packed go go go type scenes like I wish this was made into a series so I could see the delivery of the action for real like like,,,, chef's kiss. no regrets 😤😤

are we not gonna talk about
1. Declan the IT guy being our true hero??? girl he must've had a tv production side hustle cus how does he have access to every angle imaginable AND 4k audio jfjdbd
2. Danika's inside out bingbong moment I'm cryingggg

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence