Review: House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #2)

House of Sky and Breath (Crescent City #1)
By Sarah J Maas

Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date: February 15, 2022
Date Read: February 26, 2022
Genre: Adult – Fantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Hardback
Pages: 805

From Goodreads:
Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal―they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds.

The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri’s power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels’ plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what’s right. And they’ve never been very good at staying silent.

In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode―and the people who will do anything to save it.

“Everything that ever happened to me, it was so I could meet you, Quinlan. Be here with you. I’m yours. Forever.”

Wow! There are no words to describe just how amazing House of Sky and Breath was. I have been a huge fan of Sarah J Maas’ books since her debut and I have since read all of her books. None of them have quite lived up to the Throne of Glass series for me… until now! House of Sky and Breath is without a doubt Sarah’s best work to date. This book was absolutely fantastic.

Like the first book in the series, House of Sky and Breath has a few little pacing issues. When I first read House of Earth and Blood I thought it was super slow and boring to get into. Although since then I have re-read it and appreciated all that world building so much more. After that I was fully expecting to come into House of Sky and Breath with a fast pace now that all the world building was done. And it did… but then somewhere in the middle the pacing slowed down for quite a few chapters and honestly, I struggled a little with the middle. This has by no means affected my enjoyment of the book overall, but I did feel like there was some difference in pacing.

I was not expecting the amount of twists and turns that I found in this book. I thought we’d already worked through the Danika mystery in the first book but boy was I wrong. Danika’s secrets and mysteries are expanded on tenfold in this book and there were many times I was left gobsmacked, jaw agape, unable to believe what was happening. I absolutely love it when there’s a book that makes me feel like this. I tend to guess twists and turns in books a lot, so the fact that this one left me reeling is incredible.

I truly loved every moment of this book. Sarah’s writing has come so far since her debut and it has been an absolute pleasure to experience that journey in real time with her. She is one of my all time favourite authors and she has, once again, left me reeling, dying to get my hands on the next book. Some people have been ranting and raving about the ending, particularly how bad it is. And yes, I guess it is a pretty bad cliffhanger. But as someone who loves a cliffhanger, and doesn’t mind a long wait in between books, I loved the ending. It was epic and exciting and it’s just made me super excited for the next book. If you haven’t read this series yet, I highly recommend that you do. It has everything you could possibly want in a good romantasy! It’s a must-read.

“Our love is stronger than time, greater than any distance. Our love spans across stars and worlds.”

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