House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, #1) in On The Same Page

Jun 08, 2024 ✥❤️‍ Kayla ❤️‍✥ rated it liked it

Mmmmkkkk....

Well, let's start with some things I liked about this book. I enjoyed the multitude of different creatures. That's one thing that Maas never fails to deliver. The creepier and crawlier the better. I also liked the FMC and MMC. They're tortured and opinionated and relatable.

But, let's get into the much longer list of things I didn't like. I didn't like how really, if you get down to it, romance is a subplot in this. It mainly is a fantasy mystery. I also didn't like how for the first Mmmmkkkk....

Well, let's start with some things I liked about this book. I enjoyed the multitude of different creatures. That's one thing that Maas never fails to deliver. The creepier and crawlier the better. I also liked the FMC and MMC. They're tortured and opinionated and relatable.

But, let's get into the much longer list of things I didn't like. I didn't like how really, if you get down to it, romance is a subplot in this. It mainly is a fantasy mystery. I also didn't like how for the first 500-600 pages, most of it could have been chopped out. For example, why did we get ANY of Ruhn's perspective. It wasn't necessary and it stopped like somewhere before the half way point. And there was just a LOT of walking around or having mundane conversations between characters and we didn't need all of that. But after having read every single other book by SJM, this is her trademark. Over explanation and lack of editing (are they scared to piss her off or something??). So I shouldn't have been that surprised.

Next, I really didn't like the EXTREMELY - and I want to reiterate this word again - EXTREMELY complicated political system. There are quite literally groups within groups within divisions within legions within hierarchies within regions, and it's just annoying. It's again, not necessary, and only adds to the long convoluted pages that could have been better if cleaned up and edited.

Now, I did enjoy the ending mostly. I really like the action (even if again this all lasted quite a long time). I like how Hunt and Bryce's relationship blossom (even if I'm sour that there's really no romance). I just think overall, I can't go above a 3 star - initially for the first 500 pages I was going to go with a 1 or 2. It's just not great writing if there's hundreds upon hundreds of pages of fluff. Maybe this is a 2.5 rounded up. Regardless, I am obviously going against popular opinion (unless these 5 stars are majorly bought but that's a theory and conversation for another thread). ...more

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May 11, 2020 Lissa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2020, abused-heroine, paranormal, moar-plz, abused-hero, ebook, fae, friendship, made-me-ugly-cry, personal-library

This book. I don't even know if I can write a coherent review about it.

The first couple of hundred pages (especially the first hundred or so) felt like information overload. There was just too much stuff pouring into my brain at that point. But once I got through that phase, I couldn't put the book down. I don't even want to admit how much sleep I lost over reading this book. XD

The romance is a slow burn and builds throughout most of the book. I really liked Bryce and Hunt, both as separate char ...more

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Mar 01, 2024 Alyssa Gildea rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fantasy-romance, adult, urban-fantasy

While I really enjoyed a lot of this one, I definitely had some issues with it too. There were several characters that I loved and some good tearjerker moments, but several character reactions just didn't ring true and the book was about 300 pages too long. That being said, I'm definitely planning on reading more of the series because I always enjoy a good SJM book, even if it has some issues. ...more

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Sep 30, 2023 Burcu Arda rated it really liked it

X: aa ne kadar hizli kitap okuyorsun
O sirada hilal sehrin ilk 500 sayfasini 2 haftada anca okuyabilmis ben: 😬🤪🫠🥴

Eger bu kitaba yeni basladiysaniz ve akmiyorsa, bende bir sorun mu var, halbuki herkes cok seviyor diyorsaniz sirtinizi sivazlayip diren demek istiyorum. Bu gunler de geciyor😂 kitabin ilk 500 sayfasinda bu kadar zorlanmasaydim ve kafam karismasaydi 5 yildizdi.
Neyse seni seviyorum Sarah❤️‍🔥

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Mar 07, 2021 Jo rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fae

Some authors just write in a style that you love, and for me that is Sarah. Throne of Glass remains one of my favourite series, and this was a great start to the latest world she’s created. Can’t wait to see what happens next!

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