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A review by bkc
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
I wrote down my thoughts in a jumbled mess as I was reading the book:
Bryce is selfish and so is Tharion (he also lacked morality). Hunt is being a bit of a loser in this book, pining over Bryce for most of it, and Ruhn is making bad choices. I don't get why SJM has committed such character assassinations in this book, as this is the first time (out of her books) that I didn't love anybody. It was also very boring for the first 500 pages, got mildly interesting, then got boring again very quickly, and there was too much smut for my liking. It almost felt like filler, and the book could have been shorter as a whole. I only really got into the book at around page 700, and even then I could put it down and be done. Very disappointing read. The only good thing is the ACOTAR reveal at the end.
Generally, I just didn't like how selfish Bryce was relative to Hunt. Also Danika is a liar and a terrible friend. If they just left everything alone, it would have been fine and the Asteri would not be able to do anything and it would have been fine, but they had to meddle.
⭐⭐✨/5 where one of the stars is literally for the inner circle.
Bryce is selfish and so is Tharion (he also lacked morality). Hunt is being a bit of a loser in this book, pining over Bryce for most of it, and Ruhn is making bad choices. I don't get why SJM has committed such character assassinations in this book, as this is the first time (out of her books) that I didn't love anybody. It was also very boring for the first 500 pages, got mildly interesting, then got boring again very quickly, and there was too much smut for my liking. It almost felt like filler, and the book could have been shorter as a whole. I only really got into the book at around page 700, and even then I could put it down and be done. Very disappointing read. The only good thing is the ACOTAR reveal at the end.
Generally, I just didn't like how selfish Bryce was relative to Hunt. Also Danika is a liar and a terrible friend. If they just left everything alone, it would have been fine and the Asteri would not be able to do anything and it would have been fine, but they had to meddle.
⭐⭐✨/5 where one of the stars is literally for the inner circle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content