House of Flame and Shadow: The INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER and the smouldering third book in the Crescent City series, from the creator of ACOTAR

This is such a disappointing book! The characters are like cardboard - SJM could have swapped lines for literally anyone and it would NOT seem odd because no one in this book has a personality. There were no stakes and no tension - I completely did not care what was happening to any character because I knew they would have a convenient solution. The reading experience was so incredibly bland and uninspiring that it seems as if CC3 was written by ghost writers, AI, or more likely a combination of both.

Pasan tantas cosas en este libro!! Sinceramente no sé si tenía expectativas demasiado altas en el libro que por momentos sentía que no las estaba cumpliendo, pero luego de terminarlo y viéndolo en perspectiva con otras obras de Sarah, siento que el libro encaja perfectamente en su estilo de escritura, y por eso finalmente le di las 5 estrellas que se merece, y la razón es: porque es un libro entretenido que te mantiene leyendo y queriendo saber que más pasa, cómo solucionan los personajes principales los problemas, no es una obra maestra que te hace reflexionar sobre la vida y blah blah, pero si! Hay momentos dentro de toda esta inocente fantasía, en los que te plantan esta semilla de que pueden lograr las personas cuando se juntan en contra de las injusticias, el valor del amor y de la amistad, y reflexiones incluso más profundas acerca de la muerte y el duelo. Sarah tienes mis respetos por hacer que tantas personas se hayan vuelto a interesar en el maravilloso mundo de la lectura!

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I’ll admit it—Crescent City wasn’t originally on my radar. The only reason I picked up this trilogy was because I was still deep in my A Court of Thorns and Roses hangover. After finishing A Court of Silver Flames, I just couldn’t get over Nesta—her strength, her rage, her healing journey. She quickly became my favorite character in the entire ACOTAR universe, and I needed something to fill that void. So, I dove into House of Earth and Blood, curious to see what Sarah J. Maas would give us next. The Crescent City series is a slow burn in the best and most agonizing way. House of Earth and Blood starts with heartbreak and doesn’t let go. Bryce Quinlan is a complex, layered protagonist—sharp, loyal, messy, and fiercely protective of the ones she loves. Her character arc is a beautiful blend of grief, growth, and badassery.

So satisfying From beginning to end. Spoilers . So many good things to say, definitely my favourite book of the CC series. Even though Bryce has never been my favourite main character, and she was a bit too annoying at times in this book - true to her own character the book really tied up all ends perfectly. It was a plot giving story from the start with shocking moments. I think SJM was tipped off about how cringy it was saying mate mate mate so many times in the other books and was glad to see Bryce and Hunt saying they were husband/wife as well as mates. Things I didnt like though: spoilers ahead - Bryce’s stubbornly incessant ‘hate’ for all the fae. - This point is because of my own expectations, I was disappointed there wasnt more Rhysand and more interaction with others from Acotar. While the time in Prythian was mindblowing and the conclusion with Vesperus was in my opinion the best most gripping moment of the book - I just wanted more time with the others. See them more - How fast the points of view sometimes shifted - Tooooo much about Ithan All in all, LOVED it. Precisely the kind of book you dont want to put down. And sad its over and would like to repeat the experience again