whitneydaniell

by: Sarah J. Maas
Published: May 5, 2015
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult, Fiction
419 Pages, Paperback
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If Beast and Belle were in a mythical land of fairies and shape-shifting royalty, it would be A Court of Thornes and Roses!

Let me preface this review by saying… this is my first step into fantasy fiction – well since I read the first Harry Potter in the 6th grade. I also read the first Hunger Games, even though that’s not really fantasy. Anyway, I wasn’t sure what I was getting into and it did take me about, the first hundred pages, to really get into it.

How-Be-Ever! When I got into it, oh man!!! I wasn’t ready.

Fayre – a mere mortal living in the human world when the seams of her world begin to unravel after a day in the woods hunting. Fayre is ripped from her world and all that she’s known, and thrust into Prythian. Initially, Fayre annoyed me! Girl, you got a Picasso in your house. Word to ATL, #IYKYK. Just live in the lap of luxury and shut up. But ripped from the only life she knew, leaving behind her family, it was only right that she longed to go back and save them from a war that they didn’t know was coming.

Tamlin. Beast. I mean, swoon. He’s kind and gentle but, massive and dangerous when the land and people that he loves are threatened. His power knows no bounds when it comes to protecting his court, his land, his Emissary, and Fayre.

• Sarah Maas knows how to write! Even with the language of this world; the names; and places, I still understood everything effortlessly.
• The romance is there, without the smut. I loved that! As the reader, I could feel the heat between Fayre and Tamlin from the moment he brought her to the Spring Court. I’m glad the pages were not full of heavy petting and the secks.
• TEAM LUCIEN ALL DAY. He gave real “Big Bro” vibes and I loved how he and Fayre’s relationship grew. I loved that he admitted to hesitating and that they overcame that.
• Rhysand. Rhysand. Rhysand. I knew you were up to no good at the Rite.

Final thoughts. Loved it. Will pick up the rest of the series and hope to finish before the TV adaptation begins streaming.

One-Word Summary: Amarantha