Book Talk | A Court of Thorns and Roses

 So many people recommended this series to me, and I refused to listen. Why? Because I am not one to read something super popular. I mean, I did read Twilight, but I read it well before it became popular let alone a movie. Anyway, I just didn't want to be disappointed with the hype. But alas, I was wrong.  Here is my book talk on A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

A Little Bit About the Author

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Sarah J. Maas is the prolific, #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series, which have sold more than 70 million copies in English worldwide and are published in thirty-eight languages. Maas is one of the most successful authors of the modern era, generating a far-reaching and ever-growing fanbase of readers, as well as a TikTok phenomenon, with the hashtag for her A Court of Thorns and Roses series having several billion views.

A Little Bit About the Book

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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.

Book Talk

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A Court of Thorns and Roses completely exceeded my expectations. The beginning was a little slow for me, but once it picked up and we got to the spring court, I was fully in. I felt like I was eleven again, reading Twilight for the first time, thanks mainly to our characters.

 Our main character, Feyre, is a tough girl who didn't want to be tough, she had to be so she played her part. She has a hard shell on in the beginning, but by the middle of the book, her exterior falls to the castle floor. However, when her armor is needed once more, she is not afraid to put it back on. I like the way that our author did this. She didn't just dismiss this hardness from Feyre, but instead let her see that she could be soft when wanted and hard when needed. Feyre didn't need to choose one or the other, she could be both without losing her true self.

 And then we have the swoon-worthy Tamlin. He would make an excellent vampire, but alas, he is a high fae. A caring, steamy, loyal fairy that is always just trying to do what's best for everyone around him at the end of the day. We also have our side characters like Lucien, who has sad eyes, but braves his tragedies every day. And then we have Rhysand, who I have a hunch, will play a bigger part of the series later on and is, possibly, a point in a potential triangle? Guess I'll have to read on to see!

While I completely devoured this book, there were parts that made me not give this book a complete five stars. 

 When I tell you I was reading this book non-stop, I mean it, I couldn't put it down. I couldn't put it down until the spell was explained. And then I put it down and felt a little gypped. The whole "say I love you and the spell breaks all the people in the castle from the evil high fae" just seemed so cliche to me. There are obvious inspirations that our author took from, which is completely fine. I have nothing against taking inspiration and elements of other works of art, in this case Beauty and the Beast and a few other works that I felt are sprinkled in, this just felt like a direct pick from a very well-known classic. After we learn about the spell and the second phase of the book takes flight, I got back into it, but I did take a day or two to dive back in because I was so turned off from the story at that exact point.

OTHER than that, I enjoyed the story for what is was. I'm a complete sucker for enemies to lovers and this was no exception. I will be continuing the series after I read a couple of other books in my TBR. Until then, let me know what you thought about A Court of Thorns and Roses!

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