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House of Flame and Shadow
by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-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:
Yes
The characters really GO THROUGH IT but the moral and ethical dilemmas as well as social and political commentary are far more complex and deeper than prior books/series. BUTTTTTT—-
I have now lowered my rating on this book three times because the more distance I get from it the more annoyed I become. The plot is a mess, the characters are not acting like they should, and thetime we get in Velaris is so freaking annoying and UNDERGROUND THE WHOLE TIME??? WTAF, SARAH? The more I ruminate the angrier I get about Bryce’s complete 180 as a character and her treatment of Hunt. The trauma in the first half of this book is off the chain - so much worse than Kingdom of Ash - and for what? Why? To what end?
I have now lowered my rating on this book three times because the more distance I get from it the more annoyed I become. The plot is a mess, the characters are not acting like they should, and the
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, War
Moderate: Pregnancy