House of Flame and Shadow - Sarah J Maas

Any fan of the Maasverse has no doubt been waiting with baited breath for this latest book to release, and I was no exception. And, in true SJM fashion, she did not disappoint. With the third instalment of Crescent City, we follow Bryce and Hunt and their friends in their mission to defeat the Asteri. 
If you read HOSAB, you no doubt shook your house with the scream you scrempt while reading the last few chapters. While the first 3/4 of the book was rather slow, the last 1/4 had me throwing it across the room. 
This book had a solid equality between the characters, so no matter who your OTP were, you got a fair share of them on page. A lot of secrets were finally revealed and explained through the book, as well as some things I was NOT expecting. I found we dove deeper into some of the side characters, particularly Ithan and Tharion, who I think will feature much more in the next book (if there is one, which I'm fairly confident there will be). I was left a little lost as to the purpose of some characters, i.e. Ariadni, Sigrid, etc, but again, it allows for more books to tie off those threads. In the end, the entire thread of the Thunderbirds felt pointless, but who knows if they will feature again later.
As the book ends with a fair bit of closer for Bryce and Hunt and Lunatheon finding a new balance (or on the verge of a new reality) I think the next book will follow something like A Court of Silver Flame and will feature Ruhn and Lydia as the MCs with the rest as side characters similar to Nest and Cassian's lead role in ACOSF. There is still a lot to be worked out in this world, so I'm fairly confident there will be another book. Especially with the hints to how the next ACOTAR book may play out in the closing chapters. 
​Overall, another win for the SJM world, and I can't wait for more. 

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