I love this excerpt so much. This was my first Sarah J. Mass book and i couldn't wait to read the whole book.

This excerpt from Sarah J. Maas’ new book is the start of an epic journey. It was somewhat different from her other novels, but nonetheless, it is setting up to be epic. I cannot wait to read the entire book!

I need the rest of this book. I can't make a judgement on the whole book yet but the excerpt that I read was wonderful.

Discovered Sarah Maas through a book podcast and recently read A Court of Thorns & Roses. I found this book much easier to get into.  I was drawn into the characters quickly. As the excerpt continued, I did start wondering where the plot was going to go and can honestly say I was shocked and felt like I was left with a good cliffhanger! I can’t wait to read the rest!

Oh man Sarah J Maas why do you do this to us!!! This excerpt has got me so excited for the new series, and I just cannot wait to get my hands on the full book. Thank you so much for the ARC excerpt.

Thank you NetGalley for this sneak preview and excerpt of House of Earth and Blood. 
A couple of things stood out right away in reading the excerpt. 
#1 it suffers from a real “info dump” problem. This is not just urban fantasy that is a magical version of our current world. This is a completely different world with a different timeline (no B.C or A.D) and hierarchy of mythical creatures. So it takes a LOT of explaining which she does non-stop in the first few chapters. It is a lot for a reader to take in all at once and feels a little like a new writer move. It also introduces to female characters at the same time (more info dumping) and its hard to keep them straight. “Wait...who is the wolf shifter again?” 
#2 there seems to be extra effort to make sure everyone is aware that this is an ADULT book. So almost every page has a expletive (mostly F bombs) and as the night goes on there is talk of sexual encounters and the main character uses illicit drugs and drinks to excess. It felt a little forced to me (who enjoys all of those things in books) and without reading the rest of the book I’m not quite sure if this was a point she was trying to make or if this is part of the journey the character will go on. 
I will say that if the excerpt had ended a chapter earlier I probably couldn't have tried to read the rest of the book. It was way too much “tell not show” for me and the forced “look how bad ass these characters are with their party drugs and F-bombs” and I was done. BUT THEN it ends on a violent and graphic scene of carnage that will be so life changing for the main character and I really want to see what happens next. 
Right now I’m giving it a tentative 3 star. It could be a 4 star depending on what happens in the rest of the book!

As usual, Sarah J Maas doesn't disappoint. She's the master of world building and hilarious character dynamics. I fell into this new, intriguing world of mythical creatures and I'm not ready to leave it. Once again, I am left speechless and wanting MORE.

Holy mother of god 🔥

I just finished an excerpt of this beauty courtesy of @bloomsburypublishing and @netgalley and despite being both excited and sceptical IT DELIVERED 💪

I won't lie, I'm a fan of both Throne of Glass and ACOTAR so I know Maas's writing and was definitely intrigued by her foray into adult fiction despite being one of the best known NA author's currently. 

From this excerpt I'm already enamoured with Bryce and the initial friendships she has and it's nice to read about a protagonist that is all about sex, drugs and violence 😈 I'm the biggest sucker for dark fantasy and gothic fiction and so far Crescent City looks to be a much darker book than were used to and I'm so ready to see where this book takes us 😝

I've pre-ordered and I'm ready to for its March 3rd release so I can devour the rest of it 😍

Review will be live 24th Feb

I like this book like every book SJM has written!  I can’t wait till I can read the rest of this adventure.

I'm sure there will be many fans of this book. But I'm afraid I just won't be one of them.

I loved the Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses books when both the series first started, but the last few books in both series by the author were decidedly not my favorites, and I don't know. I guess the sense of excitement wore off the longer the books got? But I was willing to give this new series a try, because it'll be the first proper one to be shelved as adult and I honestly wanted to like it.

Just knowing that this book was going to be 800+ pages is intimidating, but also, that's a lot of pages to give yourself time to handle world-building and introducing your characters. The thing about just reading this excerpt is that even in chapter one, the book is heavily info dumping. Like, I got from the blurb that the MC is Bryce and she's half-fae. But did I need to meet so many characters, social hierarchies, and all the city names all at once? It just got to the point where I really can't be bothered to continue reading because I don't know what's happening and I just find it hard to care.

What this book needed is to be edited down. By a lot. This is a DNF for me by chapter 3.

Okay! I was pretty excited to get a sneak peek at this book because I love Sarah J Maas and this being her first dive into adult fiction, I was in extra anticipation. However, I am going to completely honest with my thoughts here.

From the beginning, we are introduced to the different "houses" of Midgard that set up the world a bit. Houses of Earth and Blood, Sky and Breath, Many Waters, and Flame and Shadow. I loved that slight world building before the story has even begun that places all the creatures you will be coming across in this series.

Now when the story does begin, I feel like Maas is attempting to quickly immerse us into the world by way of pushing us into the deep end, head first.... I mean there are a lot of names, places, and groups thrown at us right away. Too many. And without much information or context.

As far as characters go, so far, I am not enjoying them very much. It feels very forced. Like "we are cool, bad ass characters!" And not in a believable way, but rather a try-hard way. There's a lot of cussing and grown up themes that definitely belong in an adult fiction and yet just dont feel right when you're reading it here. Its almost like she is trying to make it apparent it is her first book for adult readers which I doubt was the actual intention.

The story was starting to pick up at the end of the excerpt so I will most likely finish the book once it comes out because I truly enjoy Maas' other works. The execution is not my favorite thus far so I'm hoping it takes a positive turn, especially coming from one of my favorite authors.

First things first...holy cow. I knew I would love this as soon as Sarah J Maas announced the title. But little did I know I would be hooked from the first page. Her world-building is as eloquent as ever. Never missing a detail, and giving you just enough to know what is going on, and the type of world our characters are living in. I honestly should have known that after two years away, SJM would have not been kind to us. But, I am already so in love with Bryce's character, and the world itself that if I wasn't anxiously counting down the days to the release before, I am now.

I was lucky enough to read an excerpt of House of Earth and Blood via Netgalley.  I believe it was the first four chapters, and if those chapters are any indication of the rest of the book:  Sign.  Me.  Up.  They were awesome.  And of course, they ended right at a good place (by good, I mean WHAT THE HELL?).  I preordered this one, and it'll be here just in a couple of weeks, so I'm pretty excited about that.  

The story has normal regular life, dating, cell phones, clubs, ect, but then combine that with humans that aren't humans?  I think they may be a fae combination, but I'll have to keep reading to make sure I got my assumptions right.

Maas is really good about hooking people in right away.  That's what #bookstagram says anyway.  And it works for her.  I've read her two other series, and they're pretty awesome.  If you're looking for a series that's geared towards adults, House of Earth and Blood might be for you.

House of Earth and Blood comes out 3.3.2020.

Excerpt is 5/5 Stars

Sarah J. Maas' Highly anticipated House of Earth and Blood is just two weeks away and this expert has definitly wet my wistle so to speak. It leave you wanting to know more about the new world that Sarah has conjoured and the mystery that follows the main character. So far the book is gearing up to be one of 2020's Biggest Books of the Year. I can't wait to read more

YALL. I NEED THE REST OF THIS BOOK ASAP. This teaser wasn’t enough for me and I’m intrigued so hard. Release date cannot come sooner!

I love this author. She has beautiful writing and her world description is bar none. I loved the first 5 chapters and I can not wait to purchase this book.  I would have bought it anyway but now I’m counting down the days.

well.
there's a reason i don't normally read excerpts. it's like having a bite of cake and then someone taking it away from you. EXCUSE ME. GIVE ME BACK MY CAKE.
i'm, like, really excited for this book.

I have never experienced a book hangover after reading an EXCERPT! 

When I first started reading, I was nervous. There was a lot of world-dumping, and my eyes were beginning to gloss over. But after Maas had established the world, the narrative took off like a rocket! I'm already so in love with the characters (well, the ones that are left; MY HEART), and I can't wait for the rest of the book!

WHAT? I need to know how this book is going to turn out. This excerpt peaked my already curious attitude towards this book. Just the beginning with the descriptions of characters and the world is exactly what I would expect from a Maas novel. Let's find out what she has to bring to adult fantasy!

There is a LOT to take in at first so many terms are thrown out but that is kind of what I love about Sarah J Maas' writing. I've already pre-ordered the book but I couldn't resist reading the excerpt here to tide me over until March 3rd. I kind of was maybe hoping there would be a map of the whole of Midgard(?) and not just the Crescent City and maybe a glossary for all the terms but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it the more I read.