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A review by paocmanfra
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
I wanted to like this book, I really did. I stuck through it because so many people I know love it. But good god did I find it boring. All for the last 150 pages where it finally picked up for me. I’ll say that it’s not SJM’s writing. I think I do enjoy her writing just like I did in Acotar. But I think this whole murder mystery/buddy cop vibe it has going on along with how insanely dense the world-building was, it was just not for me. I am a sucker and a completionist so I haven’t given up on this series just yet. I’m moving on to the second book to see how I fare but here’s hoping it’s a little more interesting than this one.