A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Synopsis

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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Review

Initial Thoughts: I’d read A Court of Thorns and Roses before, but honestly didn’t remember a thing! I apparently enjoyed it more this time. Though in some ways I wish I didn’t know as much about the series as I do.

Characters: 4 – I enjoyed Feyre, and maybe it’s because I know a little too much about what is to come, but I had trouble getting into Tamlin.  The other characters were great, Lucien and Rhysand!

Plot: 4 –  Enough of a mystery to keep me glued to the pages, a good story, with interesting characters!

Originality: 3 – So this is just Beauty and the beast in Faerie, not crazy original, but the added details kept things fresh.

Predictability: 4– So I am late to the party, I’ve been a little spoiled, and I know there are 2 other books in the series, so I can draw my own obvious conclusions, but that ending though, that was a little unexpected.

Romance: 3 –   So as I said, Tamlin was not really doing it for me, especially in the second half of the book.  The strong silent type isn’t my thing I guess.

World Building: 5 – Wonderful!  A great job of giving readers enough information, in a way that moved the story forward.

Overall: 4

A very enjoyable read and I can’t wait to read the next one!