A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA ISBN: 9781619638952
on December 11th 2014
Genres: Young Adult, Fantasy & Magic, Love & Romance, Action & Adventure, General
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Synopsis
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 over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.Perfect for fans of Kristen Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!
After a lot of people kept recommending this book to me, and ignoring the fact that I didn’t like Throne of Glass that much, I picked up A Court of Thorns and Roses.
It didn’t start out with a very gripping beginning, but once things got started, I just couldn’t stop reading. Obviously the big plus of this story is that it amazingly blends the romantic and theme-options filled Beauty and the Beast with the universe of world-building possibilities of faeries.
I would’ve liked to see more romance building between Feyre and Tamlin, though, before it escalated to more. But I really can’t complain that much because it wasn’t bad.
One thing that did feel odd was the last 20% or so of the story. I feel like too much wanted to be crammed in that space. I mean, I thought things would get solved quickly after Feyre decided to do something, but no, it seemed like an entirely different subplot appeared. What really happened is that for the rest 80% of the book, the story had a certain tone, a certain setting, and a constant of characters that I’d gotten used to, and then, out of nowhere, we have a different setting, and new complications, that, while awesome still, at first disoriented me.
Anyway, we have to praise the author for her descriptions, because she managed to not bore me to death and also do what descriptions are meant to do, but in a beautiful way. 🙂
So, all I have left to say is I NEED MORE FAERIES IN MY LIFE.
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