A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1
Published by Bloomsbury Publishing on June 2, 2020
Pages: 433
Genres: Fantasy, Romance
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A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas, blending Beauty and the Beast with faerie lore.
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!
A Court of Thorns and Roses has been recommended to me by everybody and their grandmother for years. Truth be told, I’m not much of a fantasy lover so I put it off, but I finally caved when my daughter asked to do a buddy read with me. My reaction is decidedly meh.
For the vast majority of the book (250+ pages), Feyre sat around and painted and hardly anything happened. I didn’t really care about what happened to the characters either, even though Feyre, Tamlin, and Lucien are perfectly likable. I wanted to DNF the book so many times, but my daughter begged me to not give up. Finally, freaking finally, my persistence paid off when 2/3 of the way through this book there was a sliver of plot I could sink my teeth into.
What a great antagonist Amarantha is! She added the type of conflict this story desperately needed and gave Feyre a chance to show off her strengths. The rest of the book was smooth sailing, but how can I recommend a book that’s boring for more than half of it? My daughter has gone on to read the next book, which she assures me is better. I don’t know if I have it in me to continue with the series though.
About Sarah J. Maas
Sarah J. Maas is the prolific, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series, which have sold more than 38 million copies in English worldwide and are published in thirty-eight languages. Maas is one of the most successful authors of the modern era, generating a far-reaching and ever-growing fanbase of readers, as well as a TikTok phenomenon, with the hashtag for her A Court of Thorns and Roses series having several billion views. She lives in New York City with her family.
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