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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

219 reviews

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

I enjoyed this book so much more than I thought it would originally. It was wonderful. I loved all the characters! Bryce is by far my favourite Maas female character so far. The world and the magic are all wonderful. I thought it was really fun to have a book based on the ancient Roman Empire with some other influences sprinkled in. I can’t wait to see what happens in the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

_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

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

jacks_beloved's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction and Animal cruelty

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

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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

bkschwartz's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Drug use and Alcohol

khymihr's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

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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

poisonviolet's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense

5.0

YES YES YES! Reading this felt like watching Agents of SHIELD or another Marvel show but in the realm of fantasy (Yes I know Marvel is technically fantasy/science fiction), scratch that, this was a Marvel universe made by Sarah J Maas. Two of my favorite things here people! 

To the root of it, this is a story of a young woman dealing with the grief of a close friend during a vulnerable time of life. The best parts of this book were part 3 and 4. The first two parts were good and still managed to keep me hooked, its just the world building had to be done and honestly, props to her for doing it in such a short amount of time. If I were trying to write out the intricate and expansive world that this takes place in, I would be yapping for the length of the entire series just trying to make myself understand the rules of the world. Anyways, parts 3 and 4 were the moments I couldn’t put the book down. The angst and hurt/comfort were just incredible. 

To sum it up in even less words…. a girl, her cat, and her dead best friend are unstoppable. A sentence I find myself relating to on the rare occasion I have an ounce of confidence in my bones. ANYWAYS, this book was very good. Sarah J Maas knows how to punch me in the gut and somehow make it so I’m the one thanking her for doing so. I am both terrified and excited to read the second book. 

Blah blah blah, thanks for reading my yapping  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail