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A review by bright1226
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
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
3.75
I had a really fun time with the start of this series. I had heard from others online that this was a difficult read and harder to get through than her other books, and just having finished up both of her previous series I have to say it was pretty on track with the others. Although the length of this first book is bigger than the first of her other series the story still flowed and I think she incorporated world building in a way that felt natural to the storyline and kept things interesting and mysterious the whole way through.
As a SJM lover I can admit her storylines do become repetitive if you've read all of her books, but it has become fun for me to guess where things are going based on what I know about her style and other characters. Something else I do love about having read each of her series out now is seeing her progression in world building and character development. You can see where she draws inspiration from past works and fleshes it out more making it more rounded and complete.
The introduction of modern technology in this series was jarring as it's far different from her others worlds, but it soon became more normal as the story progressed. I'm really excited to see where this world goes, but because I'm almost caught up I'm nervous to have to wait a hot minute for books after #3 to come out.
As a SJM lover I can admit her storylines do become repetitive if you've read all of her books, but it has become fun for me to guess where things are going based on what I know about her style and other characters. Something else I do love about having read each of her series out now is seeing her progression in world building and character development. You can see where she draws inspiration from past works and fleshes it out more making it more rounded and complete.
The introduction of modern technology in this series was jarring as it's far different from her others worlds, but it soon became more normal as the story progressed. I'm really excited to see where this world goes, but because I'm almost caught up I'm nervous to have to wait a hot minute for books after #3 to come out.