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A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
Date Published: May 5, 2015
Published By: Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Page Count: 419
Publisher’s Description:
Feyre’s survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price …
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre’s presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
My Star Rating:
My Review:
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was another Beauty and the Beast re-imagining, which I actually wasn’t expecting going into reading it. Pleasant surprise!
This story was older, New Adult instead of Young Adult, and I liked how deep the story line and characters were. I liked how things were never what they seemed, and how Feyre had to do terrible and courageous things and make really tough choices over the span of the story, for better or worse, to choose whatever path she needed to choose. And the fact she didn’t take any of these decisions lightly and lived with the consequences of those.
I also was conflicted about my feelings toward certain characters. For example, Rhysand… I started out hating that guy, but by the end of it, I wasn’t sure if I liked him or Tamlin better! How did that even happen???
Then there was the Suriel. He was supposed to be this evil, loathsome creature, but he ended up helping Feyre a lot with his information, and then she turned around and saved his ass, to her own detriment. I thought for sure he’d pop back up to repay the favor, but maybe that will happen in a future book.
I did feel like many of these demon-like fae were supposed to these terrible, fearsome creatures, but there seemed to be a lot of telling without showing going on for that specific thing on multiple counts. I really didn’t get how the Attor was so frightening other than he looked ugly and monstrous, and a couple of others were that way, too. I got the gist, but I didn’t FEEL it as it was happening, so there was that.
But overall, this was a very enthralling book, and I can’t wait to jump into the second one. I seriously need to know how things are going to play out with Rhysand and Tamlin.