House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City)

 Title:  House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City) 

Author: SJM

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Year Published: 2020

Started: Jan 20 2022 

Finished: Jan 27 2022

Review:

note: I tried to read this back when it came out and I couldn't do it, it took tumblr telling me 2 things:

1. Give it till CH5

2. It helps to remember that it's basically Zootopia for supes

Now onto my review: 

-finally no more fucking "vulgar gesture" people just flip them off, I'm glad they didn't drag out the reveal of who her dad was, that would have been annoying. 

-the world building/info dump at the start was clunky at times but I have to feel like everything mentioned will be important eventually in the series

- we all know there is no way hunt is endgame right? It's like she cloned Rhys and Cass into one, I can't see it being end game as much as I wish. After all that went down it would really suck for him not to be endgame

- I don't like how the last 15%of a few of SJM's books seem to rush at max speed, I feel like some of this could have come sooner, mostly because I needed more resolution of a few things that I didn't get in an 800 page book. I understand some of that needs to be held over for the sequal but I'd have liked a little more on some of the other groups besides Bryce at the end but I didn't get it because large swathes felt rushed. 

- I hope the hinting about Hunt's parentage isn't dragged out for too long in book 2 

-Also the villain monologued at times for too long. 


Epiphanies/quotes/ Things to remember: 

- “Everyone, General, is for sale. You just have to figure out the asking price.”

- “Please.” It was always the same word.

-“Be grateful, Lord of Lightning, that you learned anything at all.” That voice—that title … His mouth went dry. -- This is def a hint about hunt's parentage right? Also all the other shit the oracle said def is a hint he and bryce aren't end game right?




 





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