House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. MaasMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Well, this was unexpected.
"They were narrowing in on it--the truth. She could feel it. But would she be ready for it?
Having read Sarah J. Maas's other books, I expected House of Earth and Blood to have a Middle Ages feel like her others. Instead, it was set in a more modern world, similar to ours, except for the fact that it's filled with nearly every mythical creature you can imagine. It's a prejudiced world where those with the most magical power govern over those with less, leaving humans and other lower creatures to be treated as little more than slaves or possessions.
Bryce Quinlan is a half-fae, half-human female who works for a temperamental sorceress at her antiquities shop. She and her wolf-shifter best friend, Danika, are well known for being party girls until Danika and her whole wolf-pack have the misfortune of being brutally murdered. It seemed fairly clear who the murderer was, until similar murders begin again two years later.
Bryce is utterly heart-broken after her best friend's death, even years later. When the murders begin again, she is treated like a suspect at first, until the Archangel governor decides that she will work as a consultant on the case along side the hot, yet brooding fallen angel known as the Shadow of Death. Will they find the killer before disaster is brought into the world?
I really liked this book, except for all the profanity. It usually doesn't bother me too much when it's used occasionally, but when you've got the f-bomb on nearly every page, it makes reading it less enjoyable. That's just my personal opinion, I favor the more creative, invented swears. I probably would have given it five stars otherwise. I also wanted to point out that Maas definitely has a type. If you've read her other series, you'll recognize the main love interest immediately. I knew who it would be from the first time she described him: dark, brooding, people avoid him for his terrible reputation (and personality), forced to do terrible things because he's enslaved, can fly... I'm not saying that's a bad thing, because I've loved all of the relationships Maas creates. I just found it funny that they're all so similar.
Mature Content: profanity, sex, graphic deaths, attempted suicide, drugs.
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