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A review by mxwilson
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
3.75
It took me a very long time to get interested in this book. Everyone told me that would be the case, but I was still surprised that I wasn’t hooked earlier. The modern tone on this series compared to the previous SJM books was hard to connect with, I think.
I wonder if I would like this one better on the second read, since the intense world building for a majority of the book was exhausting. I wanted to attach to these characters but a lot of it was drowned out by the large amount of explanations necessary.
That being said, as the story unfolded, the cliches and stereotypes the characters quickly fell into that the beginning started to crumble. They quickly became funny, unique, and lovable.
The final 15% of the book made the entire slow, mid 85% worth it. I laughed, gasped, cried, shook with feeling, and celebrated with the characters. I am excited for the next one!
I wonder if I would like this one better on the second read, since the intense world building for a majority of the book was exhausting. I wanted to attach to these characters but a lot of it was drowned out by the large amount of explanations necessary.
That being said, as the story unfolded, the cliches and stereotypes the characters quickly fell into that the beginning started to crumble. They quickly became funny, unique, and lovable.
The final 15% of the book made the entire slow, mid 85% worth it. I laughed, gasped, cried, shook with feeling, and celebrated with the characters. I am excited for the next one!