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A review by ebbsrae
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is genuinely one of the best books I’ve read.
I could not put this book down from start to finish, this was an emotional roller coaster. I loved just about everything about this book and I find it hard to name things that I didn’t like. The length was great because these days we don’t often see lengthier books being produced; they’re always 300 pages and over before you know it.
This storyline was complex and dark and the twists and turns were not exactly foreseeable which I loved. One thing I tend to hate with fantasy is that often an author will try and make it unpredictable by making up new shit that we’ve never heard of and it’s very unsatisfying. You can always tell as well. Sarah J Maas did not do this in house of earth and blood. She provided the puzzle pieces all throughout the novel and showed you how they pieced together in the end. I loved it.
The one thing I found difficult was the overload of information provided in the beginning, especially with Hunt’s story. I felt like I glazed over a lot of the details with the Angel War and didn’t end up needing to know half of it. It can be hard for people to get into fantasy this way as there’s just soo many facts and too little story. But this was a very small thing and wasn’t enough to bump my score down.
This was a fantastic novel. Let’s hope the sequel is just as good, if not better.
I could not put this book down from start to finish, this was an emotional roller coaster. I loved just about everything about this book and I find it hard to name things that I didn’t like. The length was great because these days we don’t often see lengthier books being produced; they’re always 300 pages and over before you know it.
This storyline was complex and dark and the twists and turns were not exactly foreseeable which I loved. One thing I tend to hate with fantasy is that often an author will try and make it unpredictable by making up new shit that we’ve never heard of and it’s very unsatisfying. You can always tell as well. Sarah J Maas did not do this in house of earth and blood. She provided the puzzle pieces all throughout the novel and showed you how they pieced together in the end. I loved it.
The one thing I found difficult was the overload of information provided in the beginning, especially with Hunt’s story. I felt like I glazed over a lot of the details with the Angel War and didn’t end up needing to know half of it. It can be hard for people to get into fantasy this way as there’s just soo many facts and too little story. But this was a very small thing and wasn’t enough to bump my score down.
This was a fantastic novel. Let’s hope the sequel is just as good, if not better.
Content Warnings
Mental illness, PTSD, graphic descriptions of violence/injuries.