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House of Earth and Blood

by Sarah J. Maas

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Crescent City #1

Why Read This?

A cathartic journey of healing and empowerment where two broken people find strength in each other while unraveling a city-shattering conspiracy.

Synopsis

Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night-until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose-to assassinate his boss's enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he's offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach. As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City's underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion-one that could set them both free, if they'd only let it. With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.

At a Glance

4.45 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

fated mates

Mood

emotionalintensedarksuspensefulbrooding

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.45 ★

Page Count

803 pages

Published

2020

Primary Genre

Urban Fantasy Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Elizabeth Evans

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

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Characters

FMC: morally gray sign in to unlock

Spice Details 🌶️

emotional / loving sign in to unlock

attempted sexual assaultsubstance abuseviolencetorturegoremurderslaveryabusealcoholismsuicidal ideationbullying

World & Setting

urban fantasy sign in to unlock

Reading Context

cathartic release sign in to unlock

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