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A review by sarahmc95
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
We LOVE a multiverse! We adore a complicated history! I was enraptured during the first portion of the book where little threads planted throughout Maas' work started to weave together.
I am now officially in love with The Hind. The character development for her was *chef kiss*. Her story is heartbreaking and heartwarming and infuriating in turns.
I was not as invested in the other characters in this book. I felt like there was very little character development, and everyone but The Hind felt very 2 dimensional, with very little growth at all.
This book felt sometimes like it leaned very heavily on Deus Ex Machina rather than building up plausible reasons for things that intervened in the plot.
All told I still really liked the book and it was a great installment in the overall story, but I don't think I would re-read it the way that I have the other "Maasverse" books.
I am now officially in love with The Hind. The character development for her was *chef kiss*. Her story is heartbreaking and heartwarming and infuriating in turns.
I was not as invested in the other characters in this book. I felt like there was very little character development, and everyone but The Hind felt very 2 dimensional, with very little growth at all.
This book felt sometimes like it leaned very heavily on Deus Ex Machina rather than building up plausible reasons for things that intervened in the plot.
All told I still really liked the book and it was a great installment in the overall story, but I don't think I would re-read it the way that I have the other "Maasverse" books.