Maas, S: House of Earth and Blood The epic new fantasy series from multi-million and #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas

Sarah J. Maas is one of my absolute favourite authors. So far, I have loved each of her books. House of Earth and Blood/ Crescent City Volume 1. The author's writing style is super exciting. The world that has shaped it is very complex. There are the classic fantasy creatures, such as werewolves, witches or fairies, but also others. At the beginning I had to find my way around a bit. And at the beginning of the story, it is not only this new world that you have to get to know as a reader, but you are also in the middle of the action. Relatively close. In the beginning, the author has done her thing again, so that you as a reader are speechless, but it is precisely these extremely unpredictable twists that make the author's books an experience. However, some places have also dragged on a little. In addition to the exciting world, we also liked the characters. Everyone is very versatile, has depth and as a reader you gradually learn his secrets and his past. Of course, the authors also serve certain clichés here, especially with the male characters (alpha males). But I think that's not bad at all, because the female characters are also strong, brave and self-confident. This sometimes leads to really funny dialogues. The ending surprised me very much. The book is just right for you if you love fantasy and a multi-layered storyline.

Nach Throne Of Glass und ACOTAR ist Urban Fantasy eine sehr schöne Abwechslung aus Maas' Feder. Als alteingesessener Shadowhunters-Fan trifft das Worldbuilding genau meinen Geschmack und auch die Erzählgeschwindigkeit ist gut balanciert. Die Charaktere sind, wie man es bereits gewöhnt ist, sehr gut ausgearbeitet und haben sehr viel Tiefe. Sie fühlen sich authentisch an mit all dem Ballast, den sie schultern müssen. Natürlich darf auch hier die Tragik nicht fehlen, aber dadurch fiebert man richtig mit. Was mich teilweise etwas störte: auffällige Parallelen zu den Vorgängerreihen, also sich wiederholende Stereotype oder Beschreibungen. Einiges davon wird mit der Zeit klarer, aber anfangs fühlte es sich wenig innovativ an.

I don’t even know where to begin with. In the first few chapters I was a bit confused because so much happened so fast. I also had a hard time in the beginning because this series takes place in a modern city with cellphones and computers and security cameras and for me it just wasn’t SJM-like. But within a few pages I got to love the book. Bryce was working through her trauma in her own way and she didn’t care what anyone thought about that. That’s one of the main reasons why I fell in love with her. I loved her character from the beginning and at the end of the book nothing changed. She is a bada** MFC and I absolutely love the banter between her and basically everyone. The book is about friendship, loss, grief, family, and finding the way back to life. I laughed, I cried and sometimes I saw myself while reading the book. Overall I’d recommend this book for everyone who fell in love with Celaena/Aelin and wants to read yet another good book from Sarah J. Maas.

Das Buch findet in einer moderneren Welt statt. Das sollte einem bewusst sein, bevor man es kauft, da es nicht die „typische“ Fantasy-Welt ist. Deshalb ist es vielleicht zu Beginn schwerer, sich im Buch einzufinden, allerdings machen das die vielschichtigen Charaktere 100%ig wett. Meiner Meinung nach ein absolut spannendes Buch mit richtig gutem Worldbuilding und tollen Charakteren. Sehr lesenswert!

Dieses Buch hat mich von der ersten Seite an absolut abgeholt. Es stimmt, dass die Welt relativ kompliziert aufgebaut und demnach anfangs etwas schwer zu verstehen ist, aber wenn man erst einmal drin ist, dann will man nichts anderes machen als den ganzen Tag zu lesen um zu wissen wie es weiter geht. <3 Klare 11/10 für mich!