Chris L’s Reviews > House of Flame and Shadow > Status Update

Not sure why I continue with this series. I don’t love the writing. I guess the complex story and romance/sex provides enough, but I truly don’t enjoy the writing. Reads like a YA novel. And despite the sex it’s rather conservative in the way relationships are depicted.

Halfway through no 🌶️, lots of info dump and self-pitty, and a fair amount of torture. SJM puts a lot of detail into her web building but I don’t think I live her writing. Not sure what draws me in.

Felt like an Asriel and Nesta side for Bryce… just filler, just to get an overwhelming cross-series info dump. Meanwhile filling time with torturing the boys, all while filling time by having meat market fights with the other boys. Feels a bit like filler and stalling.

This book throws you right in where the other left off. I found it hard to remember everything from the previous book series, which are now all intertwined. no romance yet - lots of torture and storyline revelations.