Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1)
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: YA/New Adult, Fantasy, Retelling.
Publication Date: May 5th 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Rating: 5/5
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin—one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow grows over the faerie lands, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.
Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R. R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!
This was sent to us from the publisher in exchange for an
honest review. This is no way altered my opinion of this book.
As I’m sure all of you know, I’m a bit of a Throne of Glass
fangirl. It’s one of my favourite series of all-time and I spend the majority
of time either thinking or talking about it. You can imagine how excited I was
for this book and I probably don’t have to explain my reaction when Chami told
me we’d been sent an ARC from Bloomsbury Australia.
Yes, it took me a little while to get to it and yes, it has
been published now but I have trust issues when it comes to Sarah J Maas
novels. I know that they are going to tear me apart, and this was no exception.
I was a little hesitant for the first 30 or so pages — I
haven’t had the best history with fae books or retellings so I was a little
nervous. I can’t pinpoint the moment where I fell in love, but all I knew was
that I was suddenly on page 160 before I knew it.
I absolutely loved the world. Quite a few fae books I’ve
read revolve around courts, especially to do with the seasons but I loved
Sarah’s take on it. I tripled checked to make sure this wasn’t a spoiler, but
the members of the court that our main character is in wear these masks as the
result of a curse — Can we talk about how amazing this is? This was honestly
one of my favourite parts of the book (and I have a lot of favourite parts) because of how unique it is.
I was talking to Chami a few hours ago about this book, and
she mentioned how quite a few of the reviews she’d read talked about how they
thought Feyre, the protagonist, was annoying. I actually really liked Feyre.
Firstly, her name is awesome — Sarah is just the best at fantasy names.
Secondly, I really like how she grew and adapted throughout the novel. In the
start, she was naïve and proud and honestly, kind of dumb but by the end, she
had this new strength to her (I’m only focus on the mental strength here) that
I really admired. She’s no Celaena, but honestly, who is?
I admit that I totally prefer the male characters in this
than those in Throne of Glass. Don’t get me wrong, I like Chaol and Dorian but
Celaena will always trump them. In this, however, I have to say that I really
really love the three main male characters — Tamlin, Lucien and Rhysand. I
can’t pick a favourite (yet), but I just really love them all and I can’t wait
to see where Sarah takes them.
This is the part where I cry over the fact that I don’t have
anymore Sarah J Maas books to read until September. How am I going to survive
this?
Thank you Bloomsbury Australia for sending us a copy of this
book for review and for ultimately ruining my life.
