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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:
Complicated
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…
2025: This is my second time reading HoEaB. I wanted to read it again after having fully read through TOG and ACOTAR (for the 3rd time) so that I could organise and process all the Easter eggs sprinkled through the MaasVerse. It was well worth it.
In some ways, this was much more challenging to get through than her other novels because the difference in setting (“modern” urban fantasy as opposed to classic fantasy). It is also a much more multi layered story with aspects of the classic tropes (a kick ass FMC coming into her own, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, political rivalry) it is also murder mystery. However, I think that this is a great book and can’t wait to see how it develops.
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…
2025: This is my second time reading HoEaB. I wanted to read it again after having fully read through TOG and ACOTAR (for the 3rd time) so that I could organise and process all the Easter eggs sprinkled through the MaasVerse. It was well worth it.
In some ways, this was much more challenging to get through than her other novels because the difference in setting (“modern” urban fantasy as opposed to classic fantasy). It is also a much more multi layered story with aspects of the classic tropes (a kick ass FMC coming into her own, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, political rivalry) it is also murder mystery. However, I think that this is a great book and can’t wait to see how it develops.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail