Reading time
How long does it take to read House of Earth and Blood?
House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas is 803 pages in the standard print edition.
Quick answer
The short answer
About 14 hr 43 min for the average reader. Slow readers take around 20 hr 37 min; fast readers finish in about 8 hr 50 min. (epic fantasy reads a touch slower than the baseline.)
| Reading speed | Time for 803 pages | Pages per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Slow (~180 wpm) | 20 hr 37 min | 39 |
| Average (~250 wpm) | 14 hr 43 min | 55 |
| Fast (~400 wpm) | 8 hr 50 min | 91 |
Daily pace by deadline
Pick a finish date and split 803 pages across the days you have. Page Pace does this for you and recalculates when you skip a day.
| Finish in | Pages / day | Daily reading time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 268 | 4 hr 55 min |
| 7 days | 115 | 2 hr 7 min |
| 14 days | 58 | 1 hr 4 min |
| 30 days | 27 | 30 min |
| 60 days | 14 | 15 min |
| 90 days | 9 | 10 min |
Want a daily target that adjusts when life happens?
Page Pace turns House of Earth and Blood into a pages-per-day number. Miss a day? Your plan quietly updates — no overdue counter, no scolding.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to read House of Earth and Blood?
- House of Earth and Blood is 803 pages. At an average reading pace for epic fantasy, it takes about 14 hr 43 min. Slow readers take around 20 hr 37 min; fast readers finish in about 8 hr 50 min.
- How many pages is House of Earth and Blood?
- 803 pages in the standard print edition. Audiobook and e-book lengths vary.
- How many pages a day to finish House of Earth and Blood in a week?
- About 115 pages a day — roughly 2 hr 7 min of reading. Two weeks brings it down to 58 pages a day.
- How many pages a day to finish House of Earth and Blood in a month?
- About 27 pages a day — well under 30 min of daily reading.
- What if I miss a few days?
- Don't try to catch up — just divide what's left by what's left. Page Pace does this automatically, so you always see a calm daily number instead of a growing deficit.
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