Review by annadelreads - A Court of Thorns and Roses

annadelreads 's review for:

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

4.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

“There is a better world out there, waiting for you to find it.”

I stayed up until 5 in the morning to finish this book because I can’t sleep not knowing what happens to Feyre during that last quarter of the story. If you were in my position, you wouldn’t want to sleep as well until you finish the book. ACOTAR is one of the popular fantasy series in the book community right now and I picked it up so it could widen my book selection for the year. I haven’t been that inclined to picking up fantasy books because it’s hard to think about world building and all of that but with this book though, it was quite easy. I think that’s what pushed me into reading it more and more. It definitely lived up the hype for me because I was really engrossed with their world.

To be honest, I went in this series blind and knowing nothing about the world, the characters, the plot, the story, whatsoever, so it was a lot for me to take in. It was slow in the beginning since there was a lot of world building and character introduction but once the halfway point was through, it was plot twist after plot twist. It was a whirlwind for me especially because I was just in it to read and not think - meaning, I wasn’t looking for clues nor was assuming how the book would end. The romance between Feyre and Tamlin was cute in a fantasy way (tbh, for some reason, I was hoping for spice but was like only 1 🌶️ spice level).

By 3/4 in, the story really builds up and it was very adventurous - one that I was expecting for a fantasy book. But for some reason, got a little confused when Rhysand showed up (I know people love him in social media so he was not what I was expecting so I was a little confused). More confused towards the ending as it seems that there would be romance between them. So…wait, is this a love triangle or something? Anyways, I’m leaning towards learning more of Rhys because so far, I can see why people would love him although first impression matters and he failed that one.

There’s a little bit of The Beauty and the Beast story in this book which will be later explained halfway through the story and I love that so much especially since it’s my favorite Disney.

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