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House of Flame and Shadow
by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I gave this book 5 stars, it was my most anticipated read of 2024 and I ADORED it. The minor crossover made me so excited for the next ACOTAR book (ACOTAR 6), and it was sooo good. I loved how Bryce found out the truth about Theia, Helena and the lost daughter (Silene), and it was amazing. Bryce has come so so far since CC1 and I have loved her in every book. Ruhn and Lidia were my fav part of this book, and I need a book on just those two characters, I do not want to see Tharion again as he got on my nerves. This book was so worth the wait and the 848 pages of amazingness.
Quotes:
- “You’re my home, Hunt. Our love spans across stars and worlds, remember?” She smiled slightly. “I’ll always find you.”
- “Okay, let’s do a head count. If you’re disowned, disgraced, or both, raise your hand.” Tharion, Baxian, Lidia, Hunt, and Ruhn raised their hands.”
- “Now I don’t fucking care who you are, so long as you’re mine.” Her eyes shot to his, again full of surprise. “Because I’m yours, Day. I’m fucking yours.”
- “Why she had named Brannon after the oldest legends from her family’s bloodline: of a Fae King from another world, fire in his veins, who had created stags with the power of flame to be his sacred guards.”
- “And I’m your motherfucking executioner.”
- “I love you. I fell in love with you in the depths of my soul, and it’s my soul that will find yours again in the next life.”
- “Where are you?? I’m having separation anxiety! Get back here!!!”
- “She was so fucking beautiful. It wouldn’t have mattered to him, hadn’t mattered to him during those weeks they’d gotten to know each other,”
- “Theia nodded once, slowly, as if making a decision, and then played the Horn and Harp. A portal between worlds swirled. It solidified, an archway to nowhere. A handsome, golden-haired male stood before it, with eyes like blue opals. Bryce inhaled sharply. Prince Aidas only asked my mother one thing when she opened the gate to his world: “Have you come to ask for Hel’s help, then?”
- “You hand him over,” a female voice drawled from the open doorway, “and you’ll have a third queen pissed at you.” Tharion’s stomach bottomed out. Bryce Quinlan swept through the doorway and winked at the Ocean Queen. “Tharion serves me.”
- “Wyrd,”
Tropes:
- Found Family
- Fated Mates
- War
- Friends to Lovers
Quotes:
- “You’re my home, Hunt. Our love spans across stars and worlds, remember?” She smiled slightly. “I’ll always find you.”
- “Okay, let’s do a head count. If you’re disowned, disgraced, or both, raise your hand.” Tharion, Baxian, Lidia, Hunt, and Ruhn raised their hands.”
- “Now I don’t fucking care who you are, so long as you’re mine.” Her eyes shot to his, again full of surprise. “Because I’m yours, Day. I’m fucking yours.”
- “Why she had named Brannon after the oldest legends from her family’s bloodline: of a Fae King from another world, fire in his veins, who had created stags with the power of flame to be his sacred guards.”
- “And I’m your motherfucking executioner.”
- “I love you. I fell in love with you in the depths of my soul, and it’s my soul that will find yours again in the next life.”
- “Where are you?? I’m having separation anxiety! Get back here!!!”
- “She was so fucking beautiful. It wouldn’t have mattered to him, hadn’t mattered to him during those weeks they’d gotten to know each other,”
- “Theia nodded once, slowly, as if making a decision, and then played the Horn and Harp. A portal between worlds swirled. It solidified, an archway to nowhere. A handsome, golden-haired male stood before it, with eyes like blue opals. Bryce inhaled sharply. Prince Aidas only asked my mother one thing when she opened the gate to his world: “Have you come to ask for Hel’s help, then?”
- “You hand him over,” a female voice drawled from the open doorway, “and you’ll have a third queen pissed at you.” Tharion’s stomach bottomed out. Bryce Quinlan swept through the doorway and winked at the Ocean Queen. “Tharion serves me.”
- “Wyrd,”
Tropes:
- Found Family
- Fated Mates
- War
- Friends to Lovers