A review by rasha_reads
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

WOW!!! OMG! OMG! OMG! 

Sarah J Maas has delivered another fantastic book with this first instalment of the CC series. I will admit that, like ACOTAR, it took about a third of HoEaB for the pace to pick up but once you get past that point, you realise your time has not been wasted as you are drawn into a whole new world that is equally strange and yet eerily familiar. I thought she had peaked with ACOTAR since I am still reading her TOG series but have only gotten through two of them so far. Good they might be but HoEaB is, so far, phenomenal keeping me up till all hours and unable to put it down.

World building: check
Interesting Characters: check
Emotional depth: check 
Mystery & suspense: check
Storyline with a twist: check
Romance: check
Sexual heat: check

It kills me that I have to put aside reading the second instalment for a couple of days since I have to actually work (bummer) and take care of other things as well as read something else for one of my book clubs but am energised with anticipation for the 2nd book and the 3rd when it comes out at the end of the month.

Walk don’t run to get your copy. Could barely bear to put it down. Simply amazing.

Warning: keep a box of tissues handy…
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