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A review by dustilane
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
5.0
I normally put a lot of effort into typing up a nice short synopsis, but there's way too much going on in this book for that. Just know it's about a half-fae, half-human named Bryce, an angel named Hunt, and a world filled with magical beings. Oh, and the entire book is fantasy meets mystery thriller.
This book has left me with the biggest book hangover, but the good kind! I loved it so so much!
The first 100 pages are pretty much just world-building and setting the stage for the actual story to take place. It's pretty slow and a bit confusing, and honestly had me feeling pretty eh. And then it picked up. VERY SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. And from that point on, it's truly an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. I laughed, cried, screamed, and threw my kindle, many times. I absolutely love Bryce, she is such a bad ass. I felt so connected with all of the characters really, something I can't say I've felt in awhile. I love Maas's portrayal of grief. It was a recurring theme in this book and something I can heavily relate to. It felt so real and raw. Honestly, there's so much I want to say but I just don't have the words.
The one negative thing is something I also felt about ACOTAR. Maas's writing style is a bit cringy at times. I can't explain it, but just something about it makes me cringe a little. But her ability to create these wild, emotional stories and fascinating characters 100% makes up for it. This is obvious, as I am rating this 5 stars. I cannot rate a book that absolutely ruined me like this any less than 5 stars.
To sum it up, I loved it and I am so excited (and scared) to read the second book!
This book has left me with the biggest book hangover, but the good kind! I loved it so so much!
The first 100 pages are pretty much just world-building and setting the stage for the actual story to take place. It's pretty slow and a bit confusing, and honestly had me feeling pretty eh. And then it picked up. VERY SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY. And from that point on, it's truly an absolute rollercoaster of emotions. I laughed, cried, screamed, and threw my kindle, many times. I absolutely love Bryce, she is such a bad ass. I felt so connected with all of the characters really, something I can't say I've felt in awhile. I love Maas's portrayal of grief. It was a recurring theme in this book and something I can heavily relate to. It felt so real and raw. Honestly, there's so much I want to say but I just don't have the words.
The one negative thing is something I also felt about ACOTAR. Maas's writing style is a bit cringy at times. I can't explain it, but just something about it makes me cringe a little. But her ability to create these wild, emotional stories and fascinating characters 100% makes up for it. This is obvious, as I am rating this 5 stars. I cannot rate a book that absolutely ruined me like this any less than 5 stars.
To sum it up, I loved it and I am so excited (and scared) to read the second book!