Review: "A Court of Thorns and Roses," by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses by: Sarah J. Mass

Purchased: Google Play Books

If you thrive off of romance and action just like me then this most definitely is the book for you! (This book is supposed to be a retelling of Beauty and The Beast)

*Please note that this book is intended for a mature audience

Rating

Summary

Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ... Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.

Spoilers!!!!

If you haven’t read this book and are still considering reading it then I recommend you pick it up before continuing so that you are not spoiled!

Discussion

This book starts us off by introducing us to our main character, Feyre, and the struggles she faces trying to feed her starving family. I find it thoroughly infuriating that they don’t really see all that she does for them. In particular, her older sister Nesta whom I really can’t stand although I know she at least cares for her sisters she just has a really bad way of showing it. Things really take off when Feyre is forced from her home to join Tamlin in the faerie lands after killing a faerie. Can I just say how much I really dislike Tamlin something just really puts me off about him and I just can’t seem to shake it off. That’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy the scenes in which you can really see the tension between the two.

Speaking of that can we talk about the serious attraction these two have toward one another when Tamlin forces Feyre to stay at his home while he goes to some festival. Of course, Feyre being the bad ass that she is threw caution to the wind and went anyway. Only to discover that’s it’s this weird mating tradition that they have and she was to stay locked away to protect her from Tamlin himself who would take her by force in a blind rage to mate with her. But thankfully before this happens she’s whisked away by trusty Lucien, but ends up running into Tamlin later on either way. And this is where things get a little steamy with Tamlin biting Feyre’s neck while telling her he’d have been “gentle” with her (are you serious Tamlin?). It’s at this celebration that we meet Rhysand and this is where my curiosity really got the better of me. I really wanted to know who this dark and mysterious man was and if he’d have a bigger part in the story. (Obviously yes because why would some dark and handsome guy come out of nowhere?)

As the story progresses, we see Feyre falling in love with Tamlin and vice versa, but as the saying goes all good things must come to an end. Feyre is sent back home upon Tamlins request to keep her safe from Amarantha and Rhysand (whom sadly is a villan). This scene really had me kicking and screaming because did the Suriel not tell Feyre to stay with Tamlin it said she would be safe so long as she stayed with him! And what does Feyre do she leaves back home “come on Feyre!” This gave me some serious horror movie vibes where a person is told specifically not to do something but they go ahead and do it anyway only to doom themselves. Which is exactly what happens to Feyre.

Upon her arrival to the human lands she has a sort of ephiney and decides she must go to Tamlin and help him in any way she can to lift the “blight” that has taken over his lands. But of course, that would be too easy so Feyre ends up having to go Under the Mountain where Amarantha and her evil court reside to try and strike a bargain with them. Amarantha accepts and throws Feyre in a cell to await her tests to prove that she truly loves Tamlin. And in enters Rhysand, which I know is evil but in my opinion he saves the day, to stike a deal with Feyre after she’s injured in one of the tests. He will heal her injured arm so long as she accepts to spend two weeks with him out of every month. And yes, may I say that by this point I was ecstatic I really can’t help myself with the “bad” ones, so I was more than eager to see what exactly he meant by this. Is he to be a future love interest? I just can’t see Feyre with Tamlin as romantic as he was in some parts my heart just couldn’t ship them, so maybe Rhysands the one?

Why was Rhysand so affected by Amaranthas assault on Feyre as she’s being slammed into the ground? Does he care for her in the tiniest amount and why is it that when Amarantha finally does kill her that we are listening to Feyre but seeing things through another’s eyes (Rhysands eyes to specify)? All these questions and no answers! A final question to add to the growing list is why does Rhysand, in one of the final chapters, disappear in front of Feyre like a spooked deer? What did he see? Did it have something to do with Feyre?

Final Thoughts

I really enjoyed all the characters even the ones that were pure evil they were so well thought out. The description of the world around us really had me feeling like I was right alongside Feyre and I absolutely loved every second of it. I couldn’t put it down! There were definitely some steamy moments in this book! Can I just keep rereading this story over and over again?

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