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House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas (Review #166)

Happy Halloween! Hope everyone is having a splendid (but safe) holiday! Since I loved Throne of Glass so much, not only do I have a tattoo to commemorate it, but I thought this would be the perfect time to start the newest book from our dear Sarah. So without further ado, let's get started!

"Bound by blood.
Tempted by desire.
Unleashed by destiny.

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.

Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.

As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City’s underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they’d only let it."

Review:
Ah Sarah, she never disappoints me. Mademoiselle Maas herself came to play with this adult fantasy and I absolutely adored it. She smashed modern day living with every fantastical creature you can think of. Of course we had the Fae, but we also had werewolves, vampires, angels, fairies, witches, demons and a million other creatures I can’t even begin to get into. And not only that but there’s a murder to solve????? SIGN ME TF UP!!!!!

Bryce is hired by an Archangel (who are basically the rulers/mayors of this world) to find out who or what is killing people. Bryce has an emotional investment in finding the killer so of course she accepts. But she can’t begin without someone to tag along, the fallen angel Hunt. 

My favorite part I’d have to say is obviously the climax because that was everything I could ever want and also the use of a vaccuum cleaner was peak comedy. My favorite character was probably a tie between Ruhn and Lehabah, they just have a special place in my heart. And two characters we didn’t get to spend a lot of time with, but who my I’m definitely interested in are Hypaxia and Aidas. I just have a good feeling about them and I want more!

There were a lot of surprises for me in this one, I was really impressed by the turns this story took. So much happened in the course of these 900 pages and I was deeply impressed. And of course it wouldn’t be Sarah if the promise of making this a series wasn’t on the horizon!! So I’m so happy with this read, I highly recommend this to the 18+ readers who want to OD on fantasy and a murder mystery!


Want more Sarah J. Maas books? Check out Catwoman: Soulstealer and the Throne of Glass series, starting with the prequel, The Assassin’s Blade!


 

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