NUANCE IN A NUANCE-FREE ROMANCE FAIRYLAND Cut to me tweeting at 3 am: THEY’RE SO CUTEEEEEEEEEE! And which she is, admittedly, exquisitely good at. Maas has figured out that we will wade through hundreds of pages of mediocre plot as long as she pays near-equal attention to the expertly written romance for which she is so well known. This novel’s central romantic pairing, while disappointing at first (it’s basically the coupling in Jennifer Armentrout’s Kingdom of Blood and Ash), keeps the reader turning the page. In this novel far more than her past books, Maas tackles grief, female friendship, and young female independence in a mature, tender, realistic way. This relationship packed the most emotional punch for me, even more than Maas’ standard romantic pairing. Possibly the most surprising and impressive part of House of Earth and Blood was the centrality of female friendship. Just typing this (admittedly cheesy) quote threatens to make me emotional. It makes everything that much more precious.” She took Bryce’s face in her hands and pressed their brows together. To live, to love, knowing that it might all vanish tomorrow.
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