A review by jaynem
House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

The third instalment in Crescent City was a solid ending to Bryce and Hunt’s story. Like in ACOTAR I think book 4 House of Many Waters will focus on other characters, maybe Tharion as I feel his character arc has not concluded yet but with the bonus chapters I feel there was completion for a lot of other characters. 

This book picks up where Sky and Breath left off.

Hunt, Ruhn and Baxian find themselves in the Asteri dungeons, with The Hind trying to free them and Bryce lands in Prithian reuniting the Starsword and the dagger. I wanted more of other ACOTAR characters other than Az and Nesta. I have found Nesta to be a spoiled brat for most of ACOTAR and ACOSF did not really redeem her for me until the very late sections of the book. I think HOFAS may have made me like Nesta a little more, especially her bonus chapter with Ember and Randall. 

You pretty much know that Bryce and Hunt will rid the world of the Asteri because that is how SJM rolls but how they get there was fun and interesting and I do have a lot of questions still about some things and where Crescent City will go next.