A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses #1
By Sarah J. Maas
TheStory
When a mortal Feyre stumbles upon a wolf while hunting in the woods, all she can think about is feeding her starving family… and the stories of the fae that can turn into animals. The faeries have been breaching the wall separating the mortal lands from Prythian, so if it is a Fae, good riddance. She shoots. She kills.
As payment for murdering a faerie and breaking the 500 year old pact between mortals and faeries, Tamlin comes and takes Feyre away to live in Prythian - the demand of the treaty, lest it be her life taken instead.
But Tamlin is not just any faerie, he is one of Prythian’s most lethal fae - the High Lord of the Spring Court.
During her time in the Spring Court, Feyre discovers a blight spreading across Prythian towards the mortal lands. With no knowledge of Prythian and her myriad of weaknesses as a human, Feyre finds no hope around her. That is, until she becomes the hope that might save everyone.
TheReview
This is easily one of my favorite books I have ever read, so I will try not to bore you with all the minute details that I absolutely loved.
Feyre is a stubborn, brave, self-deprecating woman - sometimes stupid to the point of suicidal. She just has no idea what is going on around her but instead of taking her time and trying to figure it out, she sort of runs headlong into danger.
But as she grows and discovers more about the lands and the blight, she becomes more honest with herself. I grew to like her more throughout the book, partly because she wasn’t perfect. But she was still a little stupid.
This whole book is full of foreshadowing from SJM. There is an air of mystery around the “blight” plaguing the land that isn’t revealed until much later in the novel, but it is heavily foreshadowed. All you know as a reader is that everything is not as it seems and someone - if not multiple people - is not being truthful.
Guaranteed, if you do a reread, you’ll see how each event and conversation was guiding you to the answers at the end. Take nothing at face value.
Once Feyre enters Prythian, if not for reading the synopsis, I would’ve absolutely thought that Feyre would end up with Lucian. Or at least that they had a thing for each other.
Just before the halfway point, the relationships take more form and develop more clearly.
But like… I’m in love with Lucien. He would’ve been my pick, but that’s just me, I guess.
The middle of the book gets even more interesting and just past the halfway point, it’s an absolute page-turner.
The ending is really solid. No cliff hanger. There are a couple of questions left hanging but overall, the book could have almost been a standalone, if not for the stuff with Rhysand.
World building and character development were also on point throughout the book, without being too much or too little. There is still some mystery to some of the characters but you get the jist of who they are as people.
I absolutely LOVED this book and couldn’t put it down. It hits in my top favorite books of all time, if not the top favorite.
TheRating
Storyline: 5/5
Characters: 5/5
World Building: 5/5
Writing: 5/5
Overall: 📘📘📘📘📘
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
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