She tends to be underestimated because of her hobbies, and because she’s only half-fae and I loved how she didn’t set out to prove herself against others. That’s not the only surprise about her – I loved how this girl is full of surprises, and she’s more deadly than she lets on. Bryce is a misunderstood party girl that I loved dearlyīryce seems to have a fairly standard life, working at a gallery, hanging out with her best friend Danika, and partying all night – until she shows off her combat abilities due to her fae heritage.

What is it you want, exactly?… A boyfriend or mate or husband who will just sit there, with no opinions, and agree to everything you say, and never dare ask you for anything?…Just because I’m male and have an opinion doesn’t make me into some psychotic, domineering prick. This book is the gap that I’ve been looking for between YA fantasy and an adult book.Īnd my favourite parts? When she’s incredibly self aware of what her previous books were like…alphahole is a word that’s described for the possessive male in the book, plus quotes like this: When you think you’ve outgrown Sarah J Maas, think again.

There’s a lot of everyday life in here, swearing, sex talk (although not as much smut as I would’ve imagined, given her other series) a lot more than you’ve seen in her other series. House of Earth & Blood explores psychedelic drugs, partying, social media, video chats, a murder mystery and seeing a co-habitating fae lord honestly just gave me life. It bridges the gap between YA fantasy and adult books I’ve always wanted to see Aelin and Rowan trying to work out the chores and cute texting each other and this filled the gap nicely 🙂 2. Now urban fantasy isn’t new, and it took me a while to get into it with this book, but I kind of loved that. This is part of what I loved about it – the blending of the supernatural world, all with it’s different rules and ways of living, with a modern setting. I definitely didn’t expect this, given the other SJM books I’ve read are set in fantasy worlds. Urban Fantasy World-BuildingĪfter reading the blurb, I was quite surprised to find that House of Earth & Blood is set in a modern world, ruled by fae, werewolves and other supernatural factions. So it took me a month to work my way through House of Earth & Blood , but am I glad that I picked it up? You bet! Here’s 5 things I loved about House of Earth & Blood: 1. As far as hyped books go, House of Earth & Blood is definitely one of them! The size of it was also daunting, at over 800 pages, it better be good. I don’t know about you, but I’m slightly scared of hyped books in fear of it not meeting my expectations.

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