Reviews tagging 'Blood'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

350 reviews

pumpkaboola's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

highladybug's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Hardcover. All-in-all I enjoyed this so much!  The fantasy meets murder-mystery was so fun. The world-building of Crescent City specifically was so cool- like ancient Rome meets Tokyo.

I've read the ACOTAR and TOG series too, and I really like how relatable Bryce is as a main character! The heroines of ACOTAR and TOG are so very fantastic but Bryce is just like us; she has a cat-dog, fights with her best friends, screens her parents' calls, and wears impractical shoes just for the vibes. I liked her, I liked the romantasy tropes, I appreciated the respectful yet heart-wrenching perspectives on grief, and I loved the villians. I cried twice and I'm not even a book crier!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, and War

skyealaina's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Drug use and Suicidal thoughts

isabellemay14'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The world-building and relationships in Crescent City are some of the most complex and immersive I’ve read recently. Everything feels truly three-dimensional, from the politics to the character development to the magic. This book is LONG and pretty dense (particularly in the first ~150 pages) but the amount of detail is what gives you such a beautifully crafted world. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Classism

stephaniemcuervo's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexism, Abandonment, and Colonisation

kingkorok's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

I really enjoyed the immersive experience of the full cast audio production! It definitely added some extra flair to the writing. I've read some of Maas' work before (ACOTAR series) and while I was definitely kepy engaged and entertained, I didn't adore the quality of the writing. The intrigue of the mystery kept me locked in, and I loved the slow burn romance. I will probably not race to read the next ones, but I will totally listen to the sequels as GraphicAudio releases their audiobook versions

lol just read other reviews & have to come back and add: I also really struggled with the first bit of the book being a drag, but it picked up after a bit. It's okay to kinda zone out for the worldbuilding in my opinion - I never really processed a lot of the political factions & I didn't have any trouble following the main plot

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use and Physical abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

There is a lot of gore in this book, but not any non-consensual sexual stuff as far as I remember

hekelaizme's review against another edition

So much constant trauma with mostly unlikeable characters and the world building was a deluge to such a degree it made it hard to follow at times. I waited months for this from my library but it felt like punishment reading it. I wanted to get at least halfway through to see if I’d start caring but decided to just stop punishing myself and read something else.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Blood

meg53'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

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

miss_berry315's review against another edition

mysterious

3.5

Not what I was expecting, but not too mad at it. It felt like there was always so much to keep track of, so many places, types of beings, rules, characters etc that sometimes the plot felt a little lost in it all. 
A little predictable, but not horrible. 
Prepare to read the word "fuck" 400 times (not exaggerating).
The first book in a new world always feels a bit information heavy. The characters, especially side characters, are great. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Blood, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Domestic abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Death of parent

khymihr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and War