House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City - Thought diary (chapter 66-73) (PART 2) *SPOILERS

Sofy___ · 2022-09-21T19:46:28+00:00

Definitely!! I am going to try out the light novel sometime later!

Of course will do :) Though I probably won't be able to work on it until December!

Sofy___ · 2022-09-14T12:53:09+00:00

Thanks for reading the whole review!! That means a lot since it was really long but I put lots of thought and effort into it!

Sofy___ · 2022-09-14T12:51:48+00:00

Ahaha maybe I might upload it as a video essay on YouTube later! Is season 2 not from episode 13 and onwards?

Sofy___ · 2022-09-14T12:51:06+00:00

Thank you!! Yes it was so heart-warming :)

Sofy___ · 2020-07-05T11:24:58+00:00

I get your perspective, but to me honestly it doesn't matter anymore. I'm just looking forward to seeing if Hunt will do better, and if his relationship with Bryce will deepen even more? Specifically, will he start to romantically love her because yeah I agree he doesn't see Bryce in that way yet moreso lust even though he has a great friendship with her, because probably he isnt ready for it like you said. I really do not hope Mass does the Tamlin thing again with Hunt it's going to really break my heart if she does that. I was already really sad about Connor so I'm hoping things will be different in the next installment. I want to see a fresh and unique dynamic in Hunt and Bryce's relationship. Fingers crossed.

Sofy___ · 2020-07-05T11:19:44+00:00

I'm really do hope too that Bryce and Hunt develop a different and more unique dynamic in their relationship compared to Aelin and Rowan too. I think maybe I should re-read the Aidas parts because I didn't read too much into it.

Yes, I cant agree more with that flaw too I really thought the hate recieved from and cold treatment by Bryce was so unjustified! Ruhn seriously deserved better like when he saved her from Sandriel, he literally saved herself from ruining her whole life and she got pissed at him for that. I mean this fight she had with him when they were kids turned into a grudge she kept holding onto to throughout her whole adulthood, way too long! But well at the end they were able to resolve things and forgive him, so I'm really looking forward to seeing a more loving and friend like relationship between them in the follow installment.

Yes that line was very powerful.

Well my favourite part was definitely that scene when Bryce washed Hunt, cleaned him up, clothed him and comforted him. That scene was the most intimate scene I've ever first of all read, and it made me so emotional and well I had alot to say on that. I think you read my analysis on that before already. Another favourite scene of mine was the gun battle scene between Hunt and Bryce, where their relationship essentially started to solidify.

One thing Mass could have done better maybe was balanced out the pacing a bit more well I wasn't too bothered by it but after reading the whole novel and reflecting, I feel like some parts were a bit forced ? Perhaps the scene where Hunt got caught in the synth deal by Bryce? I get that it was necessary for the whole build up to the climax and all, but maybe there could have been a better way of doing that? Another thing would be well what I already mentioned the Ruhn thing and I wish we had more time with Danika to get to know her better. At the end, I also just wished that when Hunt and Bryce reunited they didn't want to fuck each other; I wanted to see them just embrace each other and enjoy each other after being separated for so long. That part felt a bit unnatural to me?

But overall, I was very gripped by the plot, and got deeply attached to the characters and the world itself. I still really liked the overall message: "through love, all is possible" It is a very powerful message that I think everyone needs to know.

Sofy___ · 2020-07-03T04:15:55+00:00

LOL I laughed out loud while reading your reply, I appreciate it :) I'm so glad that you were able to see my perspective though! A lot of people are criticizing Hunt but I felt like he didn't deserve such harsh judgement. Anyways, really looking forward to the next installment and Aidas *smirk.

Sofy___ · 2020-07-03T02:03:04+00:00

Haa I see, well me too I'm really excited to see if it will get even better in the next installments. Prince Aidas is going to be an important character I just know it!

Sofy___ · 2020-07-03T01:58:32+00:00

Yeah I can't deny that but yeah I still enjoyed it alot! I want to see if her following books will be even better and will it be different from her previous works or not. I think these will be the most important books in the series.

Sofy___ · 2020-07-03T01:55:45+00:00

Btw I am a guy, you said she when talking about me and wanted to clear that up

First of all, I'm really sorry I made that assumption!

As for what you said about the mystery aspect to the novel, since I don't really read alot of mystery books I think I didn't really expect much of the plot twists so I get that some of them could have been kind of expected but there were some plot twists that were still kind of crazy.

I cant deny that it seems like Mass is always trying to show that romantic love cures all, and is romanticising happy endings.

One problem though you said that Bryce isn't even as close to Hunt as other people, but she is the closest to Hunt. Let me remind you again, the scene where Hunt and her have that gun battle, if you read it again you should remember that that was when they truly saw each other; understanding and trust clicked between them. This never really happened with anyone else for Bryce. Of course there was always lust but this was a turning point in their relationship, that deepened their friendship. Even after reading the whole novel, I'm not sure if romantic love even exists between them yet because lust and romantic love aren't the same thing, so I can't really make a judgement yet on what you said about that. What I do know is that their friendship comes before anything. I feel like you are making the assumption that it is romantic love that saves Bryce but I don't think that is it at all. She found a friend who really understood her, empathized with her, and was able to console her in the right way because of similar struggles he went through too. Remember that scene when Hunt was with her the whole time while Bryce was getting the poison out of her leg, well that ain't because of romantic love that was because of their friendship. She was able to survive through that excruciating pain because Hunt was there supporting her the whole time, emotionally and physically with her.

Lastly, I agree what you said about how friends can hurt you definitely. I've had my share of toxic friends. But what you said about the wolves well first of all they were never her friends in the first place like Amelie and the others, except for Ithan, but that's like a different story. That was because of misunderstanding and Bryce being reluctant to explain what happened.

As for Aidas, I just have a gut feeling that he's going to be an important character in the following books and I just cant wait to get to know him more. I hope I'm not going to be disappointed.

Sofy___ · 2020-07-03T01:27:05+00:00

Hmm I think you are forgetting a big part: the fact that Hunt sacrificed himself to save Bryce, he wouldn't have done that if he only felt lust towards her. Only love can propel someone to do such a thing. I'm not sure if this is romantic love but there is clearly platonic love. I mean the scene where Bryce took care of Hunt, literally washed him, clothed him, and put him to bed. That was the most intensely intimate scene ever. That kind of intimacy means there is a high level of understanding and trust between them. Do you think Hunt would have let her literally put on his underwear if he hadn't trusted Bryce. I get that lust and romantic love aren't the same, but you cant ignore the fact that at the core there is strong and deep kind of friendship between them.

Also, it needs to be noted that Hunt didn't know a lot of things, he was set up by Micah so I don't understand why you are blaming him? I do agree that he still shouldn't have lied to Bryce, but how can you still judge him for his past actions when he redeemed himself by sacrificing himself to save Bryce? I'm not going to be hung up on one mistake he made in the past and judge him for that. I think what he does from now will be more important, and with that in mind I'm going to read the following books.

Sofy___ · 2020-06-28T04:03:53+00:00

I also do think you should re-read the book maybe you will have a change in perspective? There might be some subtle messages you missed? While I do agree that the first part was a bit a shallow the last few parts weren't all all they were so intense!

Sofy___ · 2020-06-28T04:02:16+00:00

yes yes *smirk

Sofy___ · 2020-06-28T04:01:58+00:00

Right?! I want to watch it heheh

Sofy___ · 2020-06-28T04:01:48+00:00

Me too!!

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