Omgosh I could not believe that i was able to read some of this book. Now I have to wait for the real date to read the whole book!
I love this author and have read her ACOTAR and TOG series. I couldn't put those down and I wasnt able to read this one fast enough.
I want to keep reading and find out all about the characters.
This was a whole new world to be introduced to with werewolves, angels, elves, etc. The first pages were building up the story but than after the setting has been set you are off on an adventure...only for me to have wait!
I can not wait to get a hold of this book.
I was provided an excerpt from netgalley and the publisher for my honest review.

A promising beginning from a voice who is honored among young (and older) readers. Can’t wait to read more.

Such a tease. I cannot wait to read the whole book soon. I want to know what happens from here. Maas is one of my favorite YA authors. I own all her books. They are always a lot of fun. The beginning is filled with lots of info which will take a while to get used to but I know I’m going to love it! I love that so many YA authors are expanding to adult books but not losing their own style.

House of Earth And Blood
Oh My ! OH OH OH MY ! How fast can I get my hands on this book ?!?!?! What a start to an amazing new world, filled with shifters, fairies, werewolves, angels, elves, humans and ? I meet a section of this world in the excerpt I read of wolves and their friends from other species. There was a lot of new world stuff to absorb in the first couple chapters, this is an all new world. It felt a touch slow I just wanted to see what would happen, yeh I’m impatient. Then it started moving fast, really fast, when everything was changing, it changed a different way, my heart broke and my peek was over. :(
I loved it, want it, need it.

The world-building is so so so so so cool and interesting and I need more of it! This was a pretty good set up in just the first five chapters and I'm really looking forward to reading more about Bryce! I didn't expect things to escalate so quickly, but that's just Maas--always surprising you :D

This excerpt it 5 chapters long. It's a the beginning of the book. So you learn a lot about the characters and the world you are reading. Let me tell ya, It's amazing. I am already addicted. I can not wait to read the rest of the story. I will definitely be reading it all in one sitting. Did I mention I can not wait!

I read this sampler in one sitting! I cannot wait for the full copy. I truly believe that this might be one of SJM’s greatest works. If this is her adult, after reading her YA, this will be right up my alley. I think that from what I’ve read, the characters will continue to develop and we will get a rich fantasy that most readers will enjoy!

Thank you for this sampler!

Be able to just read this excerpt wasn’t enough for me. I swallowed all five chapters in one sitting and was blown away by how quickly I took to liking the characters and story. Where this book is headed is an amazing start to a brand new series from my favorite author!

*full review to come once I’ve read a finished or bound ARC copy*

I want to thank NetGalley and Bloomsbury for providing this excerpt for honest review.

One of the first things I noticed about this excerpt is that it's quite a bit different from the other books I've read by Sarah J. Maas. While it is a fantasy setting, it's Urban Fantasy rather than the usual high fantasy of her Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses books.

Crescent City seems to host a great deal of fantastical beings, but also humans - and of course, someone wanting to start some kind of war between the two. Humans. Shifters. Angels. Elementals. Nymphs. Vampyres. Dragons. There's a little bit of everything in the city.

My first complaint might be all of the various names that are dropped almost immediately. Names that are familiar to the characters, but not familiar to the reader - leaving the reader to flounder for context to ascertain who these people might be and what their significance might be. Names that, more than likely, will become relevant within the story as a whole eventually, but are next to meaningless at the moment they're introduced.

In quick time, the reader is bombarded with information. Libraries, people plotting to start wars, public crucifixions. We're informed about the workings of the city as if it were old hat, and we should know these things, and certainly these things will likely all make sense in time - at the beginning of the tale, they do not.

It's obvious from pretty early on, as well, that the characters of Bryce and Danika are good friends - apparently dorm-mates when they were university. Their camaraderie is refreshing and touching in such a bizarre world, lending it a touch of normalcy.

Despite the amount of names and information we're given in such a quick space of time, the story and characters still grab hold of you. And the abilities of Sarah J. Maas strikes you fully, as in five quick chapters you find yourself able to mourn characters you already feel like you knew as fast friends.

At first I was concerned that there was just too much information, too much going on and too many names to keep track of or to make sense of. But that's not the case at all. I was worried that I would not enjoy this little taste of Crescent City as much as I had enjoyed her other works, but in five short chapters I am already eagerly anticipating picking up the book to enjoy wholly.

This little excerpt was sooo good. Within the first few chapters so much stuff went down that I was gasping after every page. I can already tell that I Iove the main characters. The main character is different from Maas' other heroines, but she's still likable. I also can't wait to learn more about the world, and the power dynamics each class has. This book went by so quickly, and I'm sad I devoured it rather than savor it, lol. I cannot wait to finish the rest of the book in March and learn the rest of Byce's story!

I received this EXCERPT on Netgalley in an exchange for an honest review. This short review is based on the first FIVE chapters of House of Blood and Earth. I'll be able to do a full review when I receive my book on March 3rd when it's out in the world!

House of Blood and Earth is probably my most anticipated book of the year, and these five chapters did not disappoint! We're introduced to the main character Bryce Quinlan who happens to be half-fae half-human and has all the hallmarks of a typical Maas character; beautiful, intriguing and a little (or a lot) messed up. I can't wait to find out more about her. The side characters are likeable, though there seems to be quite a few different characters and there's interesting smaller story lines; I'm intrigued but confident in how Maas will bring it all together, especially as this is Maas first foray into Adult Fantasy.

I love Maas's world building in her first two series' and House of Blood and Earth is no different, Crescent City seems to be one hell of a place. One of the big differences between Maas's new series and ACOTAR AND TOG is that Crescent City is set in a modern world and comes with all the trappings of such a world, including phones and credit cards.

In five chapters there's already quite a lot of information to take in. There's four different houses of Midgard and a whole lot of supernatural creatures, werewolves seem to be playing a big part in the series for example. Hopefully it'll be easier to understand once we're reading the whole book.

I already know this is going to be a five star read for me and I honestly can't wait to read the final version. If you're a fan of Maas's previous series you'll no doubt love this.

Thanks to Netgalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for this excerpt!

These first few chapters set up what promises to be an exciting series starter. Immediately, there is introduction of a number of creatures and their characters feel understandable. From what I have read, I'm excited to read more. Roll on my preorder!

I’m intrigued. Read the first 5 chapters thanks to Netgalley. It was a bit of a slowish start, which is more normal in Adult SFF. In the third chapter I certainly wanted to know more. Unfortunately the teaser stopped right at the first major action point, so I will definitely read this when it comes out and can’t wait for my preorder to arrive. I’ll reserve the final score and what I think for when I have read the whole book, but for now it has enough to make me want to keep reading it.

One of the first things I noticed was the characters. In the first chapter, Maas has been able to establish the personalities of each character. As we know (or hope), by there will be a lot of change for these characters, but the ability to establish such strong personalities for them in less 20 pages is amazing. We already know that Danika doesn't have a care for rules and in fact likes to break them. Lehabah is meek and a little shy, but curious and loyal. And without even meeting Jesiba aside from a single line of dialogue, we know that Jesiba is a no nonsense, straightforward character. Finally, we can tell the Bryce is smart, loyal to her friends, but also independent. Now, I understand this is not a complete picture of our characters and there is more depth to them than this. However, I applaud the effort Maas put into creating her characters and distinguishing them so early on so we can begin to connect with them. I love a good characters, and I love when we can begin rooting for them in the first chapter.

I was also impressed by the world building. Maas was able to establish the world Bryce and her friends live in. From the different houses to the different creatures (werewolves, fire sprite, fae, etc.), we get a sense what of what it would be like to live in the Lunathion. I loved being able to see it through the eyes of someone who works in the more "shady" parts of the city. I feel like this gives the reader a deeper sense of the intricacies of the city instead of shallow view of the city.

I am excited to read the full book. I hope there is going to be an audio-book for this book, because I can already hear how amazing it will be. The characters, world building, and plot of this book are intriguing. I can't say much because I was only able to read 70 pages of this book, but it was enough to get me ready to read the rest of the book. I will be anxiously awaiting to see what Maas does with the story and how the characters will change and grow throughout the book.

Thank you for letting me read an excerpt of House of Earth and Blood.

Sarah J Maas has done it again. What an amazing book so far. The characters are pulling you in from the minute you are read it. Quick pace and full of life in the supernormal world we all love. The main character so far, Bryce is full of sass, spite, fun with an amazing bunch of kick-arse friends.
If i could give this preview 6 stars then I would. It's going to be a long few weeks until i can get to finish the rest of it.
Thank you to NetGalley, Bloomsbury Publishing & Sarah J Maas for allowing me to read this excerpt before release. Im yet again in love with another book.

After reading the first few chapters I am seriously questioning if I even want to continue reading this. I’m sure there will be tons of SJM fans who will love this but I don’t think it’s going to be for me. I don’t like the vibe so far going into it and I’m not so much into the wolves/people it makes it feel cheesy. This one just might not be for me and that’s ok.

I need more!!

I just adore Sarah J. Mass writing and so far, all of her novels. "House of Earth and Blood" is an awesome new adventure and I was sad to have only gotten the first 5 chapters but now I'm interested in buying it. Thanks for the great stories Sarah!

Love this excerpt, but I always enjoy Sarah J. Maas's stuff! I can't wait to read the full-length book!

I am dead!!!! I honestly can't wait to read the whole book, I needed it like yesterday! I am very excited that Sarah J. Mass is entering the world of adult fantasy, now she has no restrictions on the characters. She is one of my favorite author's and from this short preview, I already have a feeling that I'm going to love her new work as well. I will say that this is very much a Sarah j mass book, so if you don't like her previous works you may not enjoy this either.

This book was received as an ARC from Bloomsbury USA - Bloomsbury Publishing in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

Yes, this was only an excerpt but it was worth reading every page that I was given. I am a fan of Sarah J. Maas and her writing style of keeping the reader invested with exciting events leading up to the climax of the story. There are two main characters Bryce and Hunt seeking vengence for the people they love against the people that rule the world. Bryce for a demon and Hunt, a fallen angel who seeks vengence on his demon boss. Bryce and Hunt could not come at a better time and they will stop at nothing to get the job done. I can not wait until this book is released and if it is this good as an excerpt, I can only imagine how the rest of the book will play out. This will definitely be a good choice for our teen book club.

We will consider adding this title to our YA collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.