House of Earth & Blood by Sarah J. Maas

This is the first book for adults that Sarah J. Maas has written and it will appeal not only to those adults who have read her young adult series but also to a new group of fantasy readers. Crescent City has a New Orleans vibe to it but its inhabitants offer a much more colorful and fantastic array with demons, angels, fae, werewolves, and even a chimera. There are sex, drugs, and violence out in the city streets but Bryce, half-human, and half-fae doesn't care unless it disrupts her partying with her best friend and the wolf pack she leads. After the pack is brutally murdered, Bryce along with the help of Hunt, a hunky fallen angel set out to find who did this and make them pay. It takes a bit of time to figure out the various key figures all fighting for control in this hefty 800-page tome but it is well worth it. This series will resonate with lovers of fantasy who want a steamy romance, kickbutt characters, and a well constructed new world to explore.