A review by amateur_bookworm
House of Earth and Blood (2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous 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? No

5.0

My summary:
Bryce Quinlan is a half-fae, half-human party girl living in Crescent City. Her roommate and best friend since college is Danika Fendyr, a powerful wolf shifter that will someday lead her pack. The two are inseparable, as well as with Danika’s pack, until gruesome murders occur that rock Bryce’s world to her core. Two years later, when another similar murder occurs, Bryce finds herself pulled into the investigation to try to find the killer and avenge the deaths of those closest to her. Bryce is saddled with Hunt Athalar, the Shadow of Death, a fallen angel and a slave to the Archangels, in the investigation. In a world ruled by the Asteri and governed by the Archangels, the constant war between the Vanir and the humans set a backdrop of Bryce and Hunt trying to save Crescent City in their quest for vengeance.

My thoughts:
If you haven’t yet listened to a GraphicAudio version audiobook, then you are absolutely missing out! I really love the Graphic Audio version audiobooks. 

GraphicAudio says it’s a “movie for your ears” and they’re not wrong. It features a full cast, sound effects, and music. It is so much more fun than listening to a traditional audiobook, especially for fantasy books. They are not an unabridged version of the books though, so if you’re not ok with the adapted version then you should listen to the traditional audiobook version. 

I have read all of the Crescent City books and I really love this series! Listening to this version of the audiobook is so fun, I’d completely forget I was actually working while listening along. It’s so easy to be completely immersed in the story with the full cast and sound effects. I really felt pulled into the story the entire time while listening. 

The irreverent Bryce never serves to disappoint, and I feel like this audiobook really made that shine! I enjoyed the casting of every character. My favorite part of listening to the audiobooks of fantasy books is always finding out that I was mispronouncing every name and place. It always makes me chuckle a bit to hear the right pronunciation versus what I thought it was all along. 

I can’t wait for the rest of the Crescent City series to be released as GraphicAudio versions. Hopefully it will tide me over until the next book in the series is published! 
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