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

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

All of the freaking stars to my new favorite SJM book 

ALL OF THE STARS 😭

I would’ve read this a helluva a lot sooner if someone would’ve told me I would love the murder investigation part of this. Proud to say this is the first book I’ve read in 2022 that I’ve stayed up to finish (midnight on a work night). 

When a book makes me cry 5-6 chapters in, I get scared. When the plot pulls me in from the start - I get excited. 
I ended up reading about 450 pages in a day because I just couldn’t put it down.  

While some say the world building was too much for them for the first 200, it went down easy for me. It has everything: murder investigation, found family, family drama, slow burn romance, etc. 

Highly recommend and you don’t need to read any of SJM’s other books to dive right into this one. 

Anxiously waiting for my pre-order of House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City book 2) to arrive at my door!
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