Crescent City · 2020
House of Earth and BloodSpice level, tropes & is it dark romance?
Spice 3/5 (Hot) · Darkness 3/5 (Dark) · 7 trigger warnings flagged · Standalone
Book one of Crescent City. Bryce Quinlan lives in a modern city full of fae, angels and shifters. To find a killer she has to work with Hunt Athalar, an angel bound into service. It's the most modern thing Sarah J. Maas has written. This note is ours. It is not a publisher blurb.
First published: Bloomsbury, 3 March 2020. Standalone.
House of Earth and Blood tropes
On this shelf, House of Earth and Blood is filed under Fae romance, Dark romantasy and Morally grey heroes. Each tag opens more books with that trope.
House of Earth and Blood spice level
Is House of Earth and Blood dark romance?
Yes. House of Earth and Blood scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark).
Spice and darkness are separate scores. More dark books. How we rate.
House of Earth and Blood trigger warnings
Warnings not yet verified. We could not find the author's own content warning list for this book, so the flags here are only what the publisher's description makes clear. Check the author's note before you start.
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None flagged in this band.
Moderate (6)
Harm, control, or obsession that is common in this lane.
Full House of Earth and Blood trigger warnings
Who it's for
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Books like House of Earth and Blood
Matched on shared tropes, then the closest spice and darkness scores. Other books in the same series are listed above, not here.
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●○○
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- To Bleed a Crystal Bloom
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
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- Viciously Yours
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- Amid Clouds and Bones
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●○○
Shared: Fae romance, Dark romantasy
- The Exorcism of Faeries
The Exorcism of Faeries
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Spice ●●●○○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Fae romance, Morally grey heroes
- His Darkest Craving
His Darkest Craving
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Spice ●●●●○Dark ●●●●○
Shared: Morally grey heroes, Fae romance
- Storm of Secrets and Sorrow
Storm of Secrets and Sorrow
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- Fairydale
Fairydale
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Questions readers actually ask
What is the spice level of House of Earth and Blood?
House of Earth and Blood spice level is 3 of 5 (Hot). Open door. The scene stays. Darkness is a separate score: 3 of 5 (Dark).
What are the House of Earth and Blood trigger warnings?
Graphic: none flagged. Moderate: Violence, Murder, Death, Grief, Gore, Blood. Minor: Trauma. Warnings not yet verified against the author's own list. Check it before you start.
Is House of Earth and Blood dark romance?
Yes. House of Earth and Blood scores 3 of 5 on our darkness scale (Dark). Harm is part of the romance, not a footnote.
What tropes are in House of Earth and Blood?
On this shelf House of Earth and Blood is filed under Fae romance, Dark romantasy and Morally grey heroes.
Who is House of Earth and Blood for?
You loved ACOTAR and want Sarah J. Maas with phones, clubs and a murder to solve. Stick with the slow first half. The spice turns up late.
What are some books like House of Earth and Blood?
Matched on shared tropes and similar spice and darkness: A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas; To Bleed a Crystal Bloom by Sarah A. Parker; Viciously Yours by Jamie Applegate Hunter; Amid Clouds and Bones by Ella Fields; The Exorcism of Faeries by J.L. Vampa; His Darkest Craving by Tiffany Roberts. More read-alikes, each with a reason, are on zademasked.com/like/house-of-earth-and-blood.
Is House of Earth and Blood a standalone?
Yes. This shelf files House of Earth and Blood as a standalone.
What is the House of Earth and Blood age rating?
We'd say 18+. Spice sits at 3/5 (hot) and darkness at 3/5 (dark). That's our recommendation, not an official rating, so read the trigger warnings as well.
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