Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

346 reviews

stephhaigreads's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Slavery, Police brutality, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

venomtancitaro's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

Fun and original story with very lovable characters! There were many details about magic, artifacts, society that were hard to keep track of but it didn’t detract from the story overall and many pieces sort of fell into place. The mysteries, twists, and how the characters and their relationships were written really carried the book. Not a huge fan of the writing style in general- odd terms were used sometimes, sentences felt unfinished/unclear, and there were some corny moments, but it didn’t take away from the plot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Alcohol

elzaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

amesgeliebter's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

My Catholic upbringing means I never thought about an angel having sex. This book changed that for me, and now there’s no going back. Thanks, SJM. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Torture and Abandonment

_marycappiello3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

This book was sooo good, and I thoroughly enjoyed the graphic audio. While this urban fantasy technically info-dumps at the beginning, it is written in such a way that you can breeze through the first 200 pages without paying too close attention and you can still get the gist of what is happening, with those info-dump ideas looping back. You are dropped into the world, which means if you get caught up on the info you might have a hard time getting into it. I love how Maas writes flawed characters that you still root for. And I cried multiple times in the last 30% of this book, so it was a huge winner for me. I can’t wait to start the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Racism, Police brutality, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

dirtylittlechai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Suicide attempt

ashleighrobin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I DNF’d the first time because my heart just wasn’t in it, but I’m really glad I came back to it! The narrator really made getting into this book SO MUCH EASIER, and it took me until about chapter 13/14 to become truly invested. I liked the buddy cop vibes and something about Hunt the fallen edgelord does it for me. At first I found Bryce kind of insufferable with a bit of a holier than thou complex but I think that her interactions with syrinx and Lehabah really humanized her and made her a bit more well rounded in the personality department. Just like any SJM book, the last 25% of the book was just a WILD time. Can’t wait to read the next two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

emilythestrang3's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

 3.75 stars for me....the lowest I have EVER rated a SJM book. While it definitely kept my intrest towards the middle to end, it took almost 40 chapters for me to get into it. I almost dnf'd. I struggled to get into this book...I just couldn't relate to any characters at all, especially Bryce. I didn't like her at all in the beginning, but by the end she grew on me. This is my 2nd modern fantasy, and I do plan to continue the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Slavery, and Alcohol

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Blood