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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

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evelinateran's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This book shocked me. It was a little overwhelming at first but I was really invested in the world and some of these characters. Then all of the sudden, bam! Dead. My heart was broken and then I became even more invested. I felt like I was going through the stages of grief with the main character. Bryce is a badass and a love her smartassness. The murder mystery really held my interest and it was like my first fantasy who done it. It was so good. I will say I was sobbing by the end of this book. There is a line in there that is also in Throne of Glass (I won't include it for dramatic effect) but let me tell you I was a puddle of tears. I don't know how she keeps doing it but Sarah J Maas just keeps releasing absolute bangers when it comes to story telling. I will probably be emotionally destroying by the end of this series but hey! I am okay with that. Definitely recommending this to everyone I know.

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merwhale2's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I have not had a book make me cry with anger, sadness, joy, etc. in a long time. This is my favorite series by SJM so far in her writing career.

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vesperfire's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

4.25

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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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readsbymoonlight's review against another edition

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adventurous 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

4.5

Damn, this book made had me crying multiple times near the end! I AM REELING. Yes, this book is longer than I think it needs to be but I enjoyed it even though there was a lot of info-dumping especially in the beginning.

There are so many things I loved about this book. 1) The world building was really impressive and fleshed out. It felt like every character had their own backstory and the history of the world beyond the scope of the main story felt real and like there was a lot more to learn about it. 2) Lots of lovable characters. And Bryce is just fucking awesome. 3) The themes of friendship, love, and grief were beautifully portrayed in the story. 4) The banter between Bryce and Hunt is great. And the slow burn!! *fans self* Let’s just say I’m running out to get book 2 immediately (for…ahem…reasons)!

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