A review by adria_422
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I absolutely loved this book with all of my heart. It was one of the best books I’ve read in a long, long time. It definitely lives up to the high fantasy genre and is such an inventive and emotional take on fantasy. 100/10 would recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

The main character deals with a lot of depression and what not after

her friend is murdered

and it leads to a lot of grief and feelings that she struggles with throughout the book. Her character development through this book focuses on working through her grief in ways that are healthy and other ways that aren’t. Basically the healing process after the grieving of a dead/murdered loved one and all the messiness that includes. Also would not recommend for those under 18, as there is some sexual content that is very blatant and direct in its word usage. This book is adult fantasy for sure.