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

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I thought the world building of SLM new book House of Earth and Blood, whilst being an information dump at the beginning of the book, was really refreshing. No longer are we sent back thousands of years or on an unrecognisable terrain. This world by SJM has modern technology, phones, the internet and there are scenes which - minus the magical characters - felt like could easily occur in our own reality. I loved the humour, anxieties and benefits the modern tech added to a mythical world. I think the subtheme of surveillance culture was very subtly covered. 
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