Maas is truly an expert at creating characters readers can both relate to and fall in love with. for work every day), but where this book really shines is the character development. Yes, the plot is gripping and will keep you wanting to know what happens next (I stayed up far too late reading for someone who has to wake up at 6:30 a.m. I read this book (and truly the rest of this series) non-stop whenever I had a moment to spare. You may get confused by who the characters are (I confused Tamlin and Lucien for the first third of the book), the rules of the magic (you’ll get used to them the more you read), and just generally what the heck is going on (that becomes clear the more you read, too).Īfter that first 100-ish pages, I was fully enthralled. With most fantasy series, there is a period in the beginning that involves some serious world-building. That said, the book really picks up after the first 100 or so pages. I’m a slow reader at the best of times and was still firmly giving all the hype surrounding these books a fair amount of skepticism. I’m going to be honest, it took me quite a bit to get into the first book. To set the mood, here’s a TikTok that perfectly captures what a joy I’ve been to my friends since I started reading these books: of the blessed at your service 😌 #booktok #bookishhumor #bookworm #bookish #fantasybooks #faerie #acotar #acomaf #acosf #throneofglass #fyp Wondering if the A Court of Thorns and Roses books are really that good? Here’s my spoiler-free review (and love letter to) each book. That side-eye lasted approximately 150 pages and then, in what felt like the blink of an eye, this book series became my entire personality for six weeks. I can’t say I’m hype-adverse (I will gladly purchase almost anything someone personally recommends to me without a second thought, making working at The Everygirl quite hard on my wallet), but I was skeptical this series would be just as good as everyone says it is. Even though these books have been in my orbit for years, I really didn’t know much about the series, just that it had a massive fanbase whose sole aim in life seemed to be to get me to read these godforsaken books.

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