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A review by ebrinkley
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
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Overall, an enjoyable read. But felt like the new and improved throne of glass. Acotar is still my favorite series which I wasn’t sure it would be when I got to crescent city 2. I liked the mixup of the universes and honestly, I really like Bryce and her story too. Love her mom. But I don’t like how it was predictable that everyone would become the leader of X house/world/people in the blink of an eye and that it’s how Bryce is able to save the world. It just felt very TOG to me. At least in ACOTAR, most everyone is already a ruler besides the archeron family so it doesn’t feel as forced. And HOW did NO one die?? I didn’t even cry when Bryce supposedly did because Maas does it every time to the heroine and every time, they are brought back to life almost instantly. So yes, overall, loved being in the Maas universe and felt like a good SJM book but it felt like a remaking of her first series…
Overall, an enjoyable read. But felt like the new and improved throne of glass. Acotar is still my favorite series which I wasn’t sure it would be when I got to crescent city 2. I liked the mixup of the universes and honestly, I really like Bryce and her story too. Love her mom. But I don’t like how it was predictable that everyone would become the leader of X house/world/people in the blink of an eye and that it’s how Bryce is able to save the world. It just felt very TOG to me. At least in ACOTAR, most everyone is already a ruler besides the archeron family so it doesn’t feel as forced. And HOW did NO one die?? I didn’t even cry when Bryce supposedly did because Maas does it every time to the heroine and every time, they are brought back to life almost instantly. So yes, overall, loved being in the Maas universe and felt like a good SJM book but it felt like a remaking of her first series…