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A review by stitchesandstationery
House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Crescent City #1 was everything. It became one of my new favorite books the second I finished it. It was contemporary fiction, it was fantasy, it was romance, it was mystery.
I will never be able to get over SJM's writing or her world-building. She has the ability to get me to binge read her series and I don't understand it. The last time I pre-ordered a book and started it on pub day was in 2007 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I finished it in 7.5 hours, and if I hadn't been sick I think HOSAB would have gotten close to that as well.
This book was full of twists and turns and I'll admit that not a single theory I had at the end of the first book held up as we entered the second. This didn't leave my heart racing quite as much as the first did, but I'm addicted and am extremely upset that I have to wait an assumed two years to continue reading.
The main characters - all of them - are amazing and crafted so well. They have ticks and quirks and triggers, but they have loyalty and love and compassion. Except for Tharion. I can't figure out what the hell he's doing.
The entire rest of the review contains spoilers so don't you dare click that button if you haven't finished this book.
I could have done without more Danika secrets - it felt like we had plenty of them in the first book - but I appreciated the twist these secrets did take. I almost wish there could have been a different vessel for those secrets. Oh well.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT ENDING - EXCUSE ME. I'm very, very interested to see what happens with the next book in both CC and ACOTAR. I feel bad for every friend I have recommended either series to and I worry for their sake that both series will become intertwined to the point of not being able to separate them. But perhaps we'll take a Grishaverse-esque route and they'll technically be standalones but if you read both series you'll get added looks at the characters? I don't know. I genuinely don't know what SJM is doing here, but I will devour anything she gives me from either series.
Things I hope get explored in CC3 or ACOTAR5: Ruhn and Rhys have to be related through Ruhn's mom's side of the family. Shadows? Hello. Also I'm guessing that Lucien and Bryce are loosely related - red hair, light magic, etc. Also Autumn King and Autumn Court? I know Lucien has a different dad but still. I want there to be some relation back to Amren - I wonder if she's one of the demons from Hel or something. Also I need her and Fury to meet ASAP.
Questions I have: How did Bryce end up in Prythian if she was shooting for Hel? What point in the Prythian timeline did we just teleport into? Is this before or after Feyre's baby is born? Is this before or after the end of the entire ACOTAR series? Obviously now we also need to know what happened to Hunt and Co. and if Hel can still come save them from the Asteri. Also THE HIND. I'm FASCINATED. Where did the fire come from in her powers?? I'm so confused.
I will never be able to get over SJM's writing or her world-building. She has the ability to get me to binge read her series and I don't understand it. The last time I pre-ordered a book and started it on pub day was in 2007 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I finished it in 7.5 hours, and if I hadn't been sick I think HOSAB would have gotten close to that as well.
This book was full of twists and turns and I'll admit that not a single theory I had at the end of the first book held up as we entered the second. This didn't leave my heart racing quite as much as the first did, but I'm addicted and am extremely upset that I have to wait an assumed two years to continue reading.
The main characters - all of them - are amazing and crafted so well. They have ticks and quirks and triggers, but they have loyalty and love and compassion. Except for Tharion. I can't figure out what the hell he's doing.
The entire rest of the review contains spoilers so don't you dare click that button if you haven't finished this book.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT ENDING - EXCUSE ME. I'm very, very interested to see what happens with the next book in both CC and ACOTAR. I feel bad for every friend I have recommended either series to and I worry for their sake that both series will become intertwined to the point of not being able to separate them. But perhaps we'll take a Grishaverse-esque route and they'll technically be standalones but if you read both series you'll get added looks at the characters? I don't know. I genuinely don't know what SJM is doing here, but I will devour anything she gives me from either series.
Things I hope get explored in CC3 or ACOTAR5: Ruhn and Rhys have to be related through Ruhn's mom's side of the family. Shadows? Hello. Also I'm guessing that Lucien and Bryce are loosely related - red hair, light magic, etc. Also Autumn King and Autumn Court? I know Lucien has a different dad but still. I want there to be some relation back to Amren - I wonder if she's one of the demons from Hel or something. Also I need her and Fury to meet ASAP.
Questions I have: How did Bryce end up in Prythian if she was shooting for Hel? What point in the Prythian timeline did we just teleport into? Is this before or after Feyre's baby is born? Is this before or after the end of the entire ACOTAR series? Obviously now we also need to know what happened to Hunt and Co. and if Hel can still come save them from the Asteri. Also THE HIND. I'm FASCINATED. Where did the fire come from in her powers?? I'm so confused.