House of Earth and Blood
By Sarah J. Maas
- Release Date: 2020-03-03
- Genre: Fantasy
Description
The first book in Sarah J. Maas's #1 bestselling Crescent City series.
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.
With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.
Reviews
Good
5By bloodrashSlow in the beginning, a whole new world to learn about. The end was awesome though, great culmination of events and characters. Good read altogether.Great Ending
4By BerryReadsThe ending of the book really changed my opinion. I was about to give up on this book but it really started to pick up in the last two parts. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars, is because the author does that trope where the villain starts to explain all the details of their plan at the end, instead of leaving better clues throughout the reading.Great book!
5By Mister T-easySarah Maas really knows how to lay out a story that gets you hooked and never disappoints.Slow start but gets better!
4By Jess RuebCompared to the other Maas books I found this one hard to get into and hard to understand the world she was building. However once the bryce hunt pair teamed up i was definitely hooked. I look forward to seeing where this new world takes us.Loved it
5By Kt1824Loved itLove!!!!
5By Msbdoodles11Before reading this book, I read the court of thorn series, so it took me a while to get into this book but when I did….wow! I can’t wait to start the next book in this series!Riveting
5By Jacks715Lots of character development in the beginning, but once you get into it you are hooked. Packed with a plot that keeps you guessing throughout.Hang in there!!!!
4By booo CarvanaThe first 400 pages are agonizing- so many names and world building. But STICK WITH IT!! The sexual tension is incredible. There’s some spice but no where near her Silver Flames book. The ending is NON. STOP. The plot twists, the betrayal, the action. SJM is for the girls and we are HERE FOR ITAmazing!!!
5By MistyEzJust amazing I think I went through every emotion I could muster!! The book hit all the spots for me.My word it’s a slow journey…
3By Syd12!12If you want to finish, just know it takes until around chapter 87 to get going… commit or you might DNF it! I had too, but overall, she built a complex, interesting world so I’m interested to give the second one a shot!
