House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City #1) by Sarah J Maas [Re-Read]

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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 by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom-and the power of love.
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First line:
There was a wolf at the gallery door.
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Source:
Kindle and Hardcover
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Rating:
4 dances out of 5
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This book grew on me with a re-read. I definitely appreciate it more. That being said, there's not many stand out scenes like there is in her other series (besides the beginning conflict and the climax at the end; but that leaves 600-700 pages in the middle that don't really stand out).

I didn't think SJM could make me love a couple in less page time than Sam and Celaena, but she definitely did it with Bryce and Connor. Speaking of love interests, Hunt is a terrible boyfriend. Purposely hiding things from his girlfriend. You would also think that over the course of hundreds of years, he'd have the time to reflect on 

And this just has to be said: The perfection of the first and last lines of this book. *chef's kiss*

That being said, if you can push through all the world building in the beginning, HOEAB is definitely worth it! It's a much different world than TOG and ACOTAR, more dystopian/sci-fi/fantasy rather than just straight fantasy like the other two.

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