Back into the Maasverse I went, finally diving into the Crescent City world. I won’t lie, this book was hard to get into at first. The world felt so similar but also so different to what I know of fae worlds SJM has written. Not to mention how quickly things started out and all the info-dumping that seemed to happen. I was glad when things began to finally slow down after the time-skip from Danika’s death. That’s when I really started to get into this book. The world and story of Crescent City is both beautiful and interesting. The modern technology mixed in with mythology, fantasy and a mystery, makes Pangera a world I want to know more about Not to mention, the characters all feel very flushed out…even if they still have growth. I love Bryce, Hunt and Ruhn and seeing inside their minds and how things changed for them throughout the book was both emotional and enjoyable. All three of them have their own complexities and goals, and now that some of those have been achieved, I wonder what comes next. Now that Hunt is free, what is he going to do? Now that the world knows about Bryce and Ruhn being siblings what is going to change? I can only imagine what sort of BS the Asteri might throw at these three in the next book. Overall, I thought the first Crescent City book was very good. While it was rough at first, I genuinely enjoyed reading it and the emotional turbulence it caused along the way.
Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood
