Wednesday, November 11, 2020

House of Earth and Blood

Sarah J Maas has written a number of series of fantasy books for young adults. This is the first title in a new series for adults.

Bryce Quinlin, part human, part fae, is known as being a party girl with a reputation for trying most things. When her inseparable friend Danika was found murdered in her apartment Bryce's life dramatically changed. When the crimes that occurred at the time of Danika's death start recurring Bryce is commanded to help investigate. Hunt Athalar, an enslaved fallen angel, is ordered to assist and protect her. As they struggle to uncover the truth it soon becomes obvious that their lives and the future of Crescent City is in danger.

We are introduced to a wide variety of citizens of Crecent City. Many have extreme supernatural powers - some good and some evil. It soon becomes obvious that a power struggle is in progress. Determining who can be trusted is a major theme as the story comes to a dramatic conclusion.in this book of 799 pages. 

I found the first section of the book very heavy going, primarily because of the language used to demonstrate the wild life lived by the characters before Danika's death. Fortunately I kept reading, for once the author concentrated on writing about Bryce and Hunter's struggle to locate the truth the book was hard to put down.

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