kwillgruber 's review for:

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-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

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⭐️ 4 stars | What a

multiverse

whirlwind! I really liked this book and was so ready to finally read it (as I put it off for about a year and a half). The magic and world building expanded further than my wildest dreams! I believe this book gets a lot of hate/disappointment from readers due to their love of

ACOTAR and its characters

but I think they need to be reminded that it was not an

ACOTAR

book! I think it added so much to the story, while also leaving the door open so much more for SJM's future writing. There were <i> lots of times</i> where I thought things were a little too convenient or I felt just as in the dark with some of Bryce's plans as the characters, but overall it was fun and I enjoyed it. I think SJM ended this book perfectly where it could be the end of the series, or it could lead into another book. I guess we will just have to wait and see!