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House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

26 reviews

anjasshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

wiley_coyote5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual content, and Torture

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

I need some time to process this. Holy shit. I’ve never read 700 pages so fast in my life. I have so many questions. My heart, in pieces. My brain, on the wall. My soul, well… 
5 stars. Can’t wait for the next one. SJM if you fumble this as hard as ACOSF I will never recover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

sarafreddie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism and Violence

prairieraven's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

It's slow to read for the first 2/3 of the book, it starts twisting and turning after that and the end leaves the reader a bit bewildered and anxious about the next book. Not her best, good. Hoping that the rest of the series improves. Still excessive use of the word F--- which is fine but it's like a word just discovered by a child and is somehow used at least once a page. 

Severe lack of diversity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

readwithria's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

House of Sky and Breath was a long haul, and the end made it absolutely worth it.

I will say, this book probably could have been 600 pages instead of 800 pages. The middle felt a bit directionless, a couple of the characters felt a bit redundant, and there was a whole plotline that could have been omitted (though that could change in book three I guess). I also don't love how SJM writes her open-door scenes, but that wasn't that big of a deal for me.

Where this book really hit its stride was in the final hundred or so pages. The final sequences, the reveals, and the worldbuilding details all hit so hard! I'm floored, and I cannot wait to read the next book.

A good book with a strong finish - 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, and War

Minor: Sexual violence

stephwatsford's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

read this book. now.

sjm out here making a faerie multiverse i’m REELING

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

marareading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious relaxing sad 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

3.0

This was a fun edition to the Crescent City series. I did like that the series continued with the mystery and thriller vein that it had in the first book. This book definitely took a shift to focus much more heavily on the open door scenes and the relationship between Bryce and Hunt. I did like the plot, and the end shocked the absolute HELL out of me. 

In this book we are continuing to follow Bryce and Hunt after the events of Crescent City. They are finding their footing in the world after the attacks. Spending their time with friends and family when they start finding that things in the world are not as they always expected. Bryce is finding even more information about Danika, and the world seems less steady every day. The more they discover, the more danger they find. 

I definitely didn't expect the ending. However, most of what felt like were intended as big reveals throughout the book, didn't land for me. If you liked the first book, and you enjoy a LOT of open door spicey scenes then you will enjoy this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Suicide, and Cannibalism