A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas – a book review

A lot of people at my book club raved about A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. So much so, they started a Whats App Group to talk about the series. Read what I thought about it myself below.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

The Blurb

When Feyre kills a wolf, a beastlike creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a magical land, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal. 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 shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it….

My Review of A Court of Thorns and Roses

I’m a lover of fantasy, but I’ve always read about vampires and werewolves rather than fae and fairies. This is a very dark book though, you won’t disappointed if you are looking for lots of evil action fighting.

The character Feyre was looking after her family after they had fallen from grace after their father lost all their money. She was out hunting when she killed a fox which turned out to be a fairy in disguise. Her punishment was to be stripped away from her family and taken to a massive mansion in an enchanted land where she was given new clothes and lots of food. Her family were enchanted and believed she’d gone to live with an aunt who had a lot of money which was sent to them so they were living a grand life too. What a punishment!

But things are not what they seem at first and it’s obvious there is a dark curse on the fae land.

The story is long, I listened on Audible and it’s 16 hours (my usual audio books are about half that) I thought that maybe it went on a little bit too long but that’s fantasy for you. It’s full of mystery, action and new and unusual creatures.

But it’s also very romantic, I mean the slushy type of romance, the look of the hair the twinkle in the eyes. The very slow change from hatred to love, true love. And only love will save Feyre in the end. I’m sorry, but I really didn’t enjoy this bit, but that’s my personal view. I think I’m done with romance and I could have easily skipped so much of the book.

But, saying that, I did enjoy the story and I will definitely watch it when it’s made into television series (which it very likely will be.) I’m just not sure I will read/listen to the other books. But I won’t say never.

I remember reading A Discovery of Witches and hating it, but I’ve watched the entire television series. (and there was romance in that too!)

So, if you want a truly epic adventure, a little bit like Beauty and the Beast, with lots of magic, fighting, true evil, enchantment and romance. Then I’d recommend.

I listened on Audible because it was made available free for a while. (I had five days to listen to it which kind of stressed me a little!) I think if I did carry on, I’d get the next book in the series and read it at my leisure.

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