Genre: New Adult, Fantasy, Romance
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Source: Borrowed (Thank you, Louisse!)
Links: Goodreads
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's
Source: Borrowed (Thank you, Louisse!)
Links: Goodreads
SYNOPSIS
A thrilling, seductive new series from New York Timesbestselling 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.
REVIEW
When I first heard about A Court of Thorns and Roses, I was really excited about it because who wouldn’t be? It’s a new Sarah J. Maas book. I was really looking forward to it but then I read the synopsis. I became a little bit apprehensive about reading it because huntress and faes? That sounded an awful lot like her other series, Throne of Glass. Nonetheless, I started reading this book with high expectations. Just from the start of the book, my worries about the book vanished because just by how it started, I could already tell that this book was different. And I was right. Partially right because both books have this one thing in commong—they’re both fucking awesome.
I’m going to have to be vague about the story because it might spoil some of you. This book is a Beauty and the Beast retelling. It’s about Feyre, who after killing a wolf, was forced to live with Tamlin, his captor, in the world of fairies. As time passes by, her feelings for Tamlin develop into something more than hostility. I can’t tell more than that. Just beware that the plot twist may blow your mind because it certainly did to me. Also, this book is NA. Don’t be fooled by the anime-ish cover because there are steamy scenes in the book.
I adore the world building in this book. It made me wish I was the one Tamlin kidnapped instead of Feyre. It’s so much more enthralling than the world of Throne of Glass. Don’t get me wrong. I loved the world of ToG, but I have to say I prefer the world of ACoTaR because it’s less mundane. While I was reading the book, I felt like I was inside a fairy tail. The only problem I had with the world building was that I feel like little information was given about the other courts, but it’s understandable because most parts of the story happened in only one court. Still, I’m hoping to know more about the other courts in the next book.
The characters were anything but dull. Having their own layers of personality, each one of them will make you feel something. My favorite has got to be Feyre, of course. She reminded me of Maas’s protagonist from ToG, who also happens to be one of my all-time favorite characters, Celaena. Both of them are strong having faced difficulties from their previous life. I also liked Tamlin and Rhys. They’re like the Chaol and Dorian to Celaena. So yes, they’re hot and charming and adorable and hot. I’m still not sure which one of them I like better for Feyre because Rhys didn’t exactly get his chance with Feyre in the book.
I would also like to give notice to Lucien and Nesta. They’re proof that Maas also write complex characters. I didn’t like both of them at first. Lucien acted like a douchebag to Feyre, but as the story progressed and I got to know more about him, I started to like him. The same goes with Feyre’s sister Nesta. At first, she was just a spoiled brat to me because despite being the eldest, she made her youngest sister Feyre do all the work. It looked to me that she didn’t care about Feyre which really annoyed, but then once I got to know more about her, I started to understand why she acted that way and it made me really like her.
Overall, I really loved A Court of Thorns and Roses. I thank Sarah J. Maas’s parents for giving birth to such an amazing author. I can’t wait for what’s in stored for us in the next book. If you haven’t read this book yet, you have to. Seriously, this book is everything. It’s sexy, mind-blowing and just wonderful.
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