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A review by gretchenplz
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
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
2.5
This book was so... boring. I will not be gaslit into giving it a higher rating than it deserves simply because of a (admittedly, gagworthy)cliffhanger.
A filler book on book two? Absolutely wild. Even JLA gave us two good books before it all went to shit and got overcomplicated. Couldn’t even give us her signature solid last 200 pages, as we’ve come to expect. More like a good last 40 pages. Yikes.
500 pages of "Everyone wants to fuck Bryce. She's so cool but also clueless! Isn't that so hot!" 100 pages of "Why the fuck is Danika still relevant to this conversation?" 100 pages of "Oh my god, we have the BEST SEX." 100 pages of "Ah, the plot is moving forward!"
There's just so much substance lacking in this series.
I just... don't care about any of these characters. Except Ithan. There are too many, with (somehow, in 1600 pages) not enough development for me to actually feel like I know them or should care about them. I have lots of issues with TOG and ACOTAR, but at least I had some sort of emotional attachment to those characters. At least they made me feel something.
And the secret agent reveal? Yeah, that wasn't a breadcrumb trail. That was neon signs. Painfully obvious.
I mean, yeah, I'm going to read the next book, but I'm probably going to hate it the whole time.
A filler book on book two? Absolutely wild. Even JLA gave us two good books before it all went to shit and got overcomplicated. Couldn’t even give us her signature solid last 200 pages, as we’ve come to expect. More like a good last 40 pages. Yikes.
500 pages of "Everyone wants to fuck Bryce. She's so cool but also clueless! Isn't that so hot!" 100 pages of "Why the fuck is Danika still relevant to this conversation?" 100 pages of "Oh my god, we have the BEST SEX." 100 pages of "Ah, the plot is moving forward!"
There's just so much substance lacking in this series.
I just... don't care about any of these characters. Except Ithan. There are too many, with (somehow, in 1600 pages) not enough development for me to actually feel like I know them or should care about them. I have lots of issues with TOG and ACOTAR, but at least I had some sort of emotional attachment to those characters. At least they made me feel something.
And the secret agent reveal? Yeah, that wasn't a breadcrumb trail. That was neon signs. Painfully obvious.
I mean, yeah, I'm going to read the next book, but I'm probably going to hate it the whole time.