We’ve also got new Archangels (Micah and Sandriel replacements) in charge the River Queen vying for power and oh yeah, Bryce’s dick dad throwing a major curveball in a way only smug assholes can.īryce already earned my BFF charm in the first book, while I was tripping over myself to give Hunt a charm with benefits. Given the threat from Rigelus (the Bright Hand of the Asteri) that these two need to lie low or risk the deaths of their loved ones, Hunt and Bryce are trying to be normal, but unfortunately for them, that means accidentally stumbling into an Ophion (human rebels) plot and the disappearance of a woman named Sophie, who had intel that could lead to the downfall of the Asteri.

Our girl B now works at the Fae Archives since Jesiba’s gallery was destroyed, and she and Hunt are very much together except NOT REALLY because they made a pact to wait until the Winter Solstice to bone so they could “get to know each other” under less intense circumstances and Sarah J. Nor will I remotely attempt to recap the first book, because hahaha you’re hilarious, who has that kind of time?! (Besides these people, bless.)Īt any rate, House of Sky and Breath takes place shortly after the demon attack on Crescent City that killed five thousand people and made Bryce a hero (and revealed her identity as a Fae Princess, the daughter of the Autumn King).

Maas’ story to tell, and I would never dare to ruin aaaaaall of the surprises she has in store. Look, I promise not to say too much about the plot, because that’s obviously Sarah J. But y’all, for some reason, the first time I laid eyes on this artwork, I saw Dream from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, and I could NOT unsee it! Maybe it’s because both dudes are smokin’ hot in a kind of morbid (dare I say goth?!) way? Regardless, I dig this cover more than the one for the first book, because at least Hunt looks like an angel rather than some kind of synthetic humanoid. If you have not read the first book in the Crescent City series, HALT! GO NO FURTHER! I will not be responsible for spoiling the shizz out of a novel that will straight up titillate you with twists and turns, so get yourself to a library and meet your newest obsession.įrom his wings to the lightning around his arms to the lethal expression on his face, there are a lot of obvious clues indicating that the figure on the cover is Hunt Athalar. Bonus Factors: Worldbuilding, Not a Bridge Book, Cliffhanger

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