House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City, 1)

4.5 ⭐️ I absolutely loved this book, but it was a little slow for me at times and a bit hard to get into. Urban fantasy is not my favorite, but this one was extremely well written. In my eyes, SJM can do no wrong. She is unmatched when it comes to writing about grief. I felt very connected to the characters and thoroughly enjoyed their respective developments. The ending had me in tears. I am super excited to continue with this series!

The best book I have read all year. Why did I wait so long? I couldn’t book this down. Sure, the first 200 pages can be rough, but once you really dive into it, this world doesn’t let you go. I loved everything from the modern world to the mystery to the deception. I cannot wait to start the second book!

It felt like nothing was happening from pages 0 to around 650... then everything happened in the last 140 pages with like 5 ish pages leading you onto the next book.

Spice level is low... this book gets recommended with Quicksilver, but it's nowhere near as spicy, which isn't a bad thing as the story and world are interesting

(2nd read, February 2022)
I’m so happy to have reread this to brush up ahead of CC2, cuz boy was it necessary!

Soooo much goes on in book 1 - it is such a packed story that I almost hardly believe anything more can happen, but oh boy…SO MUCH MORE can happen.

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(1st read, March 2021)
An absolutely fantastic first story to a series - the world-building, characters, and plot arc incredibly well thought out and hooked me right away. I can’t wait to read what comes next!

Book 1: House of Earth and Blood - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book 2: House of Sky and Breath - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book 3: House of Flame and Shadow - ⭐⭐⭐

Loved!!!! The story of Bryce is much better than Caelana and there’s smut