A Court of Thorns and Roses (Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

by Sarah J. Maas

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After a lot of people kept recommending this book to me, and ignoring the fact that I didn't like Throne of Glass that much, I picked up A Court of Thorns and Roses.



It didn't start out with a very gripping beginning, but once things got started, I just couldn't stop reading. Obviously the big plus of this story is that it amazingly blends the romantic and theme-options filled Beauty and the Beast with the universe of world-building possibilities of faeries.

I would've liked to see more romance building between Feyre and Tamlin, though, before it escalated to more. But I really can't complain that much because it wasn't bad.

One thing that did feel odd was the last 20% or so of the story. I feel like too much wanted to be crammed in that space. I mean, I thought things would get solved quickly after Feyre decided to do something, but no, it seemed like an entirely different subplot appeared. What really happened is that for the rest 80% of the book, the story had a certain tone, a certain setting, and a constant of characters that I'd gotten used to, and then, out of nowhere, we have a different setting, and new complications, that, while awesome still, at first disoriented me.

Anyway, we have to praise the author for her descriptions, because she managed to not bore me to death and also do what descriptions are meant to do, but in a beautiful way. :)

So, all I have left to say is I NEED MORE FAERIES IN MY LIFE.