Skip to content
Cover of House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

Book · Romance

House of Flame and Shadow

by Sarah J. Maas

Page count, estimated reading time and reading quiz: everything to know before you start House of Flame and Shadow, and the Vread challenge to get to the end.

Pages
848
Reading time
≈ 15 h 20 min
Checkpoints
25
Genre
Romance
Take the challengeAlready have the app? Open the book

Free on iPhone and Android.

How long does it take to read House of Flame and Shadow?

At 848 pages, House of Flame and Shadow is a doorstopper. Expect about 15 hours 20 minutes of reading to finish it, based on 250 words per page and an average reading speed of 230 words per minute. A fast reader will go quicker; a careful read (or reading in a second language) will take longer.

At 30 minutes a day, that is about 31 days of reading. At the median pace of Vread readers, 72 pages per reading day, it takes 12 reading days. For a book of this length (600 pages or more), Vread readers who finish it take a median of 6.4 days between the first and the last checkpoint (Vread Reading Barometer 2026).

Reading days to finish it
30 minutes a day31 days
Vread median pace (72 pp./day)12 days

Estimates; see the method at the bottom of the page.

Prove you read it

The Vread challenge: 25 checkpoints

  1. Checkpoint 1, page 34
  2. Checkpoint 2, page 68
  3. Checkpoint 3, page 102
  4. Checkpoint 4, page 136
  5. Checkpoint 5, page 170
  6. Checkpoint 6, page 204
  7. Checkpoint 7, page 237
  8. Checkpoint 8, page 271
  9. Checkpoint 9, page 305
  10. Checkpoint 10, page 339
  11. Checkpoint 11, page 373
  12. Checkpoint 12, page 407
  13. Checkpoint 13, page 441
  14. Checkpoint 14, page 475
  15. Checkpoint 15, page 509
  16. Checkpoint 16, page 543
  17. Checkpoint 17, page 577
  18. Checkpoint 18, page 611
  19. Checkpoint 19, page 644
  20. Checkpoint 20, page 678
  21. Checkpoint 21, page 712
  22. Checkpoint 22, page 746
  23. Checkpoint 23, page 780
  24. Checkpoint 24, page 814
  25. Checkpoint 25, page 848

In Vread, House of Flame and Shadow is split into 25 checkpoints, one every 34 pages or so. At each checkpoint, a question covers the passage you have just read: a correct answer validates the step, and your progress moves forward like a training plan.

The challenge: validate all 25 checkpoints through to the last page. No giant quiz at the end, no summary to copy out: short questions along the way that prove the book was actually read. It also works as a reading quiz to check your understanding before a test.

Also available in French on Vread.

Illustrative example

Checkpoint 1/25pp. 1–34

What a checkpoint looks like

A short, precise question about the pages you have just read: a character, a place, a choice.

The answer is in the text: reply in the app.

This is not a question from House of Flame and Shadow: to avoid spoilers, the real questions stay in the app.

Answer in the app, one checkpoint at a time.

Summary, quiz, reviews: frequently asked questions

How many pages is House of Flame and Shadow?
The edition listed on Vread has 848 pages. The exact count varies by edition (paperback, hardback, ebook).
How long does it take to read House of Flame and Shadow?
About 15 hours 20 minutes of reading, or 31 days at 30 minutes a day.
Is there a quiz on House of Flame and Shadow?
Yes: the Vread app has 25 reading questions on House of Flame and Shadow, one per checkpoint, unlocked as you read.
Where can I find a summary of House of Flame and Shadow?
Vread does not publish summaries: the app supports reading the book itself, part by part. Checkpoint questions cover what you have just read, which makes them a good way to check you did not miss anything.

Similar books: romance

All books: romanceAll genres

Read House of Flame and Shadow with Vread

Add the book to your library, read at your own pace in whatever format you use, and validate each checkpoint. Vread is free on iPhone and Android.

Take the challenge

Written by Vread from its catalogue data (page count of the listed edition, checkpoints, ratings aggregated from 10 ratings). No summary or publisher text is reproduced. Reading times are estimates; see the method in the Vread Reading Barometer (in French).