Crescent City #3
By Sarah J. Maas
TheStory
After the MIND BLOWING ending of HOSAB, Bryce is now trapped in the other world. And all she wants is to get back to her own world and everything she has there. Stranded in a world she never even imagined existed, she will have to figure out whom she can trust, how to get back, and hope her friends are fairing well.
Meanwhile, on Midgard, Hunt, Ruhn, and Baxian have all been taken captive. After only a few months of freedom, Hunt’s life and future hang in the balance. Without knowing Bryce’s fate, Hunt is overcome with his inability to help her.
TheReview
This book has so much happening - it’s action throughout the entire thing.
Let’s talk storylines.
Bryce is trapped in the other world. And what a world it is. Poor Bryce has no idea who to trust or half of what is even going on. She discovers many things. And the things she discovers - mind boggling.
Hunt, Ruhn, and Baxian’s captivity is so intense to read, as well. There is deep suffering, perhaps for Hunt most of all since he is also being tortured in his own mind.
Ithan’s and Tharion’s stories are just complete shyte shows throughout the whole entire book. Honestly, these two morons make the most brash, unthoughtful, stupid moves without any thought to consequences or long term outcomes. Seriously, they were such a pain to read. I was screaming at them.
Even though their storylines separate, I lump them together because they are both complete doofuses. Ithan is SUCH a BABY. He doesn’t get to whine about the consequences of his own actions when he repeatedly acts before he thinks. But alas, he does.
Honestly, same with Tharion. BE BETTER! Get your heads out of your asses and THINK before you make life altering decisions with catastrophic consequences. I mean, really. My goodness.
Both of their storylines seemed somewhat disconnected from the rest of the drama until the end, when it all comes together… more or less.
As far as the focus of this one, it cuts waaaay down on romance and relationships. They aren’t gone but, for the most part, they take a back seat to all the action going on.
It focuses much more on overthrowing the government and taking back the power to give it to the people - classic problem, but in a fantasy setting.
There were times where I couldn’t put it down but then some storylines lagged a bit (*cough cough* Ithan and Tharion).
Overall, it was a great book and a beautiful end to the (currently) completed series. But we all know how SJM is… I could foresee another book popping up here. As of now, it reads as a completed series. While this one was not my favorite in the series, it was a really good read and the series overall was phenomenal.
House of Earth and Blood
Crescent City #1
House of Sky and Breath
Crescent City #2
House of Flame and Shadow
Crescent City #3
