A Court of Thorns and Roses

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #1
Pages: 416 (hardcover)
Published: May, 2015, by Bloomsbury

Summary: When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only 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 over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever

My Thoughts: Okay, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think I have an addition to my favorite books list on my hands with this one, I mean I absolutetly loved it!

First of all, Sarah J. Maas is amazing. I had the pleasure of meeting her this past Saturday at Bookmarks Festival of Books and Authors in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and she was so sweet and cool and amazing. Not only that, but she can write like nobodies business. 

The world building in this book was so seamless and effortless that I never felt lost or confused about where something was happening or who or what a character might be, (which happens occasionally when it comes to fantasy novels).

This book is a worthy first book of a series, too. It set up a world that can be explored and that can flourish for many, many books, but this installment could have even just been a standalone with how it ended. The ends were tied so neatly with a little extra so that you can still see how another book would be welcome to the plot.

My only qualm was with some parts where our protagonist, Fayre, was a tad on the damsel in distress side a bit much, but maybe it only bothered me because I'm used to Maas' strong, independent, femal protagonist of her other series, Celaena Sardothien of the Throne of Glass novels. 

Other than that, this book was a solid 4.75 out of 5 stars. I was hooked in from chapter one, completely entranced by the detailed world building and fully fleshed out characters all the way until the last page.

It is safe to say that I will be continuing on with this series, especially since I've already started reading the next book, A Court of Mist and Fury. If you liked the Throne of Glass series or Beauty and the Beast fairy tale retellings with some sexy times in it, then this book is definitely for you! Happy reading, my fellow book borrowers!
My Rating: 4.75 out of 5 stars