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A review by clem9
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-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? Yes
5.0
This book was gut wrenching with so many parts. I couldn't get over how horrifiyng the scene were Bryce finds the pack of the devils at her appartment. And the fact that itfollows with a time jump and we later see how Bryce is still not okay.
I liked her healing journey and how it was accompaniyng Hunt's as well. They were both such great protagonist to me and I love them so much. Bryce was so much fun and living through her grief was heartbreaking. She honestly deserves the best. Hunt made me feel so much emotion as well and I truly hope he'll get the ending he deserves because he suffered too much. Not very much the betrayal I felt with what he did but well... Everything else he did for Bryce kinda overpower that part ? I really hope that in the end they will be together and happy. (A little mad that they never had a full scene of loving each other without getting interrupted or cockblocked). The way they came to love/respect each other as friends (with tension) first is so spcecial, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH !!
Ruhn, I really liked his character and he's relationship with Bryce. Kind of an asshole for what he said to her (even if he didn't mean it). I was so happy that he and Bryce's relationship got repaired in the end. I just want him to find the answers to his questions, happiness and that he finally gets away from his father to discover his worth
As for Danika, before reading the book I had echoes that a lot of people didn't like her and, why ? I mean I love her so much. Her story is so tragic and her end even worse. I get her lying, hiding things is annoying but she's a geniunly good person and I just loved ? I guess it depends on people. But I really needed that reunion at the end between Bryce and her.
I never liked Micah but I never imagined that he was that bad I guess. The moment he went to see Bryce I just knew that he was the one who had killed the pack and Danika. And I felt a little happy that it wasn't the theory that Danika was a druggie that was true. Still I guess it added more to the tragedy of their end that Danika was still forced to kill them and herself. Micah deserved that death and so much worse (I laughed a lot when Bryce vacuumed him).
Sandriel, nothing to say about that bitch she deserved what she got. Good for Hunt.
I kinda guessed during the book that Bryce was the Starborn one and not Ruhn, but I liked how she got her powers in the end and how it emphasise how she deserved it. Very surprising to realise where Danika had hidden the horn, but she was smart, smart for it.
For what disappointed me it's only that I feel we didn't get much on the side characters ? I don't know why, maybe it's just me but I would've liked to have more information on the other characters but I guess we'll on the next book.
Honorable mentions :
- Lehaba whose death made me cry and the scene of respect the people in the summit give her while watching her sacrifice didn't help me at all.
- The Prime sleeping through the whole chaos (I think ?) and waking up to spew philosophical shit made my day.
- The fact that in the end I don't know the pack of devils very well but I was so happy that Bryce could see them one last time (Thanks to the Under King)
- The idea of Connor and Bryce will always have special place in my heart.
- I was happy to see Sabine crying for Danika (?) cause I hated her so much and I hope the pack will give good apologies for how they treated Bryce.
- Juniper and Fury <3 (even thought I still don't understand why she ghosted Bryce for two years)
I liked her healing journey and how it was accompaniyng Hunt's as well. They were both such great protagonist to me and I love them so much. Bryce was so much fun and living through her grief was heartbreaking. She honestly deserves the best. Hunt made me feel so much emotion as well and I truly hope he'll get the ending he deserves because he suffered too much. Not very much the betrayal I felt with what he did but well... Everything else he did for Bryce kinda overpower that part ? I really hope that in the end they will be together and happy. (A little mad that they never had a full scene of loving each other without getting interrupted or cockblocked). The way they came to love/respect each other as friends (with tension) first is so spcecial, I LOVE THEM SO MUCH !!
Ruhn, I really liked his character and he's relationship with Bryce. Kind of an asshole for what he said to her (even if he didn't mean it). I was so happy that he and Bryce's relationship got repaired in the end. I just want him to find the answers to his questions, happiness and that he finally gets away from his father to discover his worth
As for Danika, before reading the book I had echoes that a lot of people didn't like her and, why ? I mean I love her so much. Her story is so tragic and her end even worse. I get her lying, hiding things is annoying but she's a geniunly good person and I just loved ? I guess it depends on people. But I really needed that reunion at the end between Bryce and her.
I never liked Micah but I never imagined that he was that bad I guess. The moment he went to see Bryce I just knew that he was the one who had killed the pack and Danika. And I felt a little happy that it wasn't the theory that Danika was a druggie that was true. Still I guess it added more to the tragedy of their end that Danika was still forced to kill them and herself. Micah deserved that death and so much worse (I laughed a lot when Bryce vacuumed him).
Sandriel, nothing to say about that bitch she deserved what she got. Good for Hunt.
I kinda guessed during the book that Bryce was the Starborn one and not Ruhn, but I liked how she got her powers in the end and how it emphasise how she deserved it. Very surprising to realise where Danika had hidden the horn, but she was smart, smart for it.
For what disappointed me it's only that I feel we didn't get much on the side characters ? I don't know why, maybe it's just me but I would've liked to have more information on the other characters but I guess we'll on the next book.
Honorable mentions :
- Lehaba whose death made me cry and the scene of respect the people in the summit give her while watching her sacrifice didn't help me at all.
- The Prime sleeping through the whole chaos (I think ?) and waking up to spew philosophical shit made my day.
- The fact that in the end I don't know the pack of devils very well but I was so happy that Bryce could see them one last time (Thanks to the Under King)
- The idea of Connor and Bryce will always have special place in my heart.
- I was happy to see Sabine crying for Danika (?) cause I hated her so much and I hope the pack will give good apologies for how they treated Bryce.
- Juniper and Fury <3 (even thought I still don't understand why she ghosted Bryce for two years)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and War