A review by dontwritedown
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

"Through love, all is possible."

"Message me when you're home safe."
"I'm home."

When I read Sarah J. Maas, I'm not looking for life-long messages that will have me thinking about my place in the universe and the meaning of love. But this book did exactly that.

However, I will admit that this is a very hesitant 5/5 rating. Not only do I think I'm a little to exuberant with the rating but I will admit that the book starts really slow due to a lot of world-building and that I nearly DNF'D the book about 120 pages from the ending due to an incident with a dog-like character. 

The ending though will take you through a rollercoaster of emotion and make sure you have a good few hours just to read as I was at work when the biggest plot twist came down and was reading between errands and could not put the book down.

Onward to the last book of this 15 long charade until January.
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