A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas
09/07/2021 - Bentonville, AR
I never thought I’d be writing about a YA fantasy romance book but here we are. A Court of Thorns and Roses Series (ACOTAR for short) is a wildly popular young adult book series written by New York native Sarah J Maas. To date, the series has sold over 12 million copies and even has a TV series adaptation in the works at Hulu. I’ve heard a lot about this series through Booktube and Book-Tok over the years and finally decided to give it a go after seeing book_reviews_kill’s review on Tik Tik (the guy is a reading machine - check him out if you get the chance).
Plot Summary:
“When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
At least, he's not a beast all the time.
As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.”
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Rating:
Overall Rating: 7.3/10.0 - I really enjoyed the story a lot more than I thought I would. It has pretty interesting characters in unique (to me) situations and I found myself staying up to read in bed just to find out how it would progress. To me, that’s the sign of a good book: when you’re actively trying to find more time to read it throughout the day and sacrificing sleep to make it happen when you can’t!
“But why would you only give it a 7.3/10.0 if it was so good!?”
I find that “good books” start in the 7.0/10.0 realm and really start becoming “great books” around the 8.5/10.0 range. Fayre often seemed naive and made decisions that anyone would look at and think, “but…why though.” Tamlin (without getting into spoilers) acted in certain ways that, while it pushed the narrative forward and pushed the plot more towards Fayre’s ultimate conclusion, made me really wonder if those were the best ways to utilize a character like that. The world building was strong enough to keep me reading and wanting more though so make sure to stay tuned for Book #2: A Court of Mist and Fury!
Sincerely,
Christopher Colon
