We Read ALL of Crescent City 1 for the ACOTAR 6 Countdown | Crescent City: House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

The Maas-verse countdown has officially begun… and apparently we decided the best way to start was by discussing all 800+ pages of House of Earth and Blood in ONE episode. 😅

With ACOTAR Book 6 on the horizon, we’re making our way through the corners of the Maas-verse that matter most before returning to Prythian—and first up is Sarah J. Maas’s Crescent City.

Bryce Quinlan. Hunt Athalar. Danika. The Pack of Devils. A murder mystery buried beneath approximately seventeen thousand pieces of world-building. And, of course, an ending that reminded us exactly why Sarah J. Maas has been emotionally terrorizing readers for years.

Since we only have one episode to cover the entire book, we’re ditching our usual chapter-by-chapter approach and going straight for the conversations that mattered most: the characters we loved, the moments that changed everything, the relationships we’re side-eyeing, the lore that made our brains hurt, and the questions we’re carrying into House of Sky and Breath.

And yes—we know what we signed up for. 😂

This is only the beginning of our Maas-verse journey as we count down to ACOTAR Book 6, with Crescent City and ACOTAR episodes leading us all the way back to Prythian.

⚠️ SPOILER WARNING: This episode contains full spoilers for House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas.

📚 In this episode:
• Our overall reaction to Crescent City 1
• Bryce, Hunt, Danika & the characters who stole the book
• The world-building overload of those opening chapters
• The reveals that completely changed the story
• Our biggest emotional moments
• What worked—and what didn’t—for us
• The questions and theories we’re taking into Crescent City 2
• Why we’re putting ourselves through this entire Maas-verse marathon before ACOTAR 6

Grab a drink, summon whatever emotional support creature you have available, and join the book club.