House of Earth and Blood: Enter the SENSATIONAL Crescent City series with this PAGE-TURNING bestseller

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Extremely confusing, with different naming for the same things (cities, people etc.). Although nicely written and entertaining..it didn’t make me want to read the next one in the series..

Came in good condition

I loved this book! It was full of twists and turns and the twists really took me by surprise! I enjoyed the romance, I enjoyed the story it was so good! Yes, the first 100 pages are a bit confusing but it's because the author just throws you into the story without giving you the details, but get through that and you are in for an addictive, captivating read!

This book in one word... Epic! And I wholeheartedly mean that! Read it and then tell everyone you know, and their Granny, to read it too! It's just that good! Crescent City is a murder mystery with an urban fantasy twist. Honestly, from page 1 this played out in my head as a top class, big city, detective drama with mythological creatures - compareable to those you'd watch on HBO. It's literally shock-after-shock twists (page 599 anyone?) but, particularly in the last 200 pages, it has a way of going from 0-100 in seconds! It plays with your emotions, in pure Sarah J Maas fashion - one minute you're crying, hysterically I might add, body wrecking sobs and all (those photos and that phone call), and the next minute you're laughing at something that's been said or done. And Gods, the slow-burn romance! I love and hate it in equal measures. It's amazingly written and I adored seeing their story develop but I wanted more action, especially as this is an adult book and ACOTAR had more, even in the first book. I'm assuming SJM has this up her sleeve for book 2 and she's purposefully left us hot and bothered, longing for more. We see our main character, Bryce Quinlan, as the ultimate party girl, enjoying life to the full, before it is ripped from her by the brutal murders of her closest friends. Over the span of two years she coasts along, a ghost of her former self, while she battles on a daily basis to cope with her grief and come to terms with her devestating loss. But soon up pop similar murders, despite the original suspect being behind bars. In order to solve the mystery Bryce is thrown together with dangerous fallen angel, Hunt Athalar, the Governor of Crescent City's very own top assassin. The two must work against the clock to find out what is going on but in the process they unravel a fifteen thousand year old secret that many had assumed was lost forever. Their bond deepens and blossoms into friendship, helping each other heal from their own tragic pasts but their passion can't be denied. This is Sarah J Maas' first adult book and it dives in covering a range of themes, from grief, loss and suicidal thoughts to sexism, discrimination and body image. It focuses strongly on the bonds of friendship and loyalty, with Bryce and Danika's story played out with just as much emphasis and importance as Bryce and Hunt's. The character development, especially in the last 200 pages and particularly with Bryce, is immense and the world building is fantastic, albeit a bit heavy in the beginning but, like any good fantasy or detective story, as long as you're paying attention none of it will go over your head. The side characters are as alluring at those in other SJM series and I find myself hoping their stories will be expanded on in coming books. I really want to see more of Ruhn but also Aidas, Queen Hypaxia, Tharion, Jesiba, Ithan, Flynn and Declan. Bryce, as a main character, has now become my favourite leading lady. She is smart and sassy, caring, loyal to a tee and she is as fierce as they come - you definitely want her in your corner. Not to mention she's drop dead gorgeous and curvaceous with stunning long red hair (check out the fanart). I love how she is not afraid to be herself, in all he glory. She curses and speaks her mind. But there's a strong vulnerability there although she does allow those close to her to see. Hunt is a breath of fresh air in the respect that he's a non-toxic male. He's the poster-boy for soft (but still sexy as Hel). He's there for her when she needs it. And he has easily joined the ranks of my favourite SJM winged males. I am well aware of the pattern that her other books follow but I'm hoping that this time things will be different. When reading it I felt a lot of similarities with the behaviour between another certain revered couple from the ACOTAR series and I hope, with all hope, he's endgame! (I'll admit to having over 50 tags from the book, where the wording is similar to the 'mate' descriptions used in the other two series, in my desperate attempt to decode some of the foreshadowing for book 2) Be prepared to go through the motions with this book. You will laugh, you will cry and you will freeze with shock, curse at the book and be half afraid to read on. But you will love it! You will love it so much that, like me, you'll have already started a countdown to November 2021, anticipating book 2. Pros: Immense character development Fantastic world building Extremely well written Lovable and interesting characters - main and side A strong and relatable female lead A non-toxic male love interest Relatable (despite being in a fantasy world) Cons: World building can be a bit heavy, especially at the start More action needed between Bryce and Hunt Noteworthy quotes: 'Light it up!' 'I see you, Quinlan. And I like all of it' 'Through love, all is possible' 'You're the person I don't need to explain myself to - not when it matters. You see everything I am, and you don't run away from it' 'That's the point of it, Bryce. Of life. To live, to love, knowing that it might all vanish tomorrow. It makes everything that more precious' 'He'd been waiting for her form the moment he'd been born'

I don't even know what to say. Every time the author publishes a book, I'm useless after that. Life after a Sarah J. Maas book is just plain boring and meaningless. I love her books, her writing style, how she manages to draw the reader into her created worlds and not let him or her flee. I love her characters and the way she breathes life into them, giving them depth, emotions and values with which one can identify. I love the relationship structures that she creates and that are authentic and credible. I love the fact that she lets us characters grow to our hearts so quickly and that she can take them away from us at any time. I love the way she manages to make us as readers sympathize, cheer and forget everything around us, if only we can get our hands on a new story from her. I love the worlds and the creatures she creates, the many details that breathe life into her worlds and the way she makes us, as readers, jump over the cliff again and again when another plot twist comes up, because we never saw it coming like this. We think we know what is going to happen, but we are taught better every time. And we aren't even talking about the immense tension and action, which especially takes place in the last third of the novel and which makes all of us hold our breath. "House of Earth and Blood" may not have been her best story, may not have been flawless, may not have been well thought out, and may not have been as profound in terms of the characters when compared to the other characters in her other two series, but - Sarah J. Maas simply writes on a level that few writers can match, and so we are b**ching at a very high level here. I am already looking forward to the next volume and take nothing for granted.

El libro llegó en perfecta calidad a México, está hermoso y seguro es calidad siendo de esta autora. Aún no lo leo pero he visto que está increíble.

Beautiful book! Very happy with it!