A review by mattyvreads
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

Ummm. So it’s not a good book, by any stretch of the imagination. It reads like a fan fiction of nothing if that makes sense. There were some laughably bad parts and some parts that were almost redeeming, but then not.

I don’t think I’m the target audience. I don’t mind thinly disguised erotica, but if you’re gonna have muscled (presumably hung) male fairies lounging about, you can only hope for some guy on guy action. None. Painfully straight. Alas… a guy can dream.

Our protagonist is vaguely annoying and egregiously underdeveloped. Appreciating colors in paintings is not a meaningful character trait, in my humble opinion. Besides that, a large portion of this book is giving internalized misogyny. I don’t know how else to put it.

Imagine living for a man…. Literally pathetic.

Lastly, this world’s version of a condom, “the contraceptive brew,” is the funniest thing I’ve ever read. I really don’t think it was supposed to be a joke, which is what disturbs me even more. Maybe the author was dared to put that in.

Anyway, this book is basically a porno. Not well-written, but mostly entertaining. Will probably read the sequels.
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