everyday rebekah

Vivid sex, mythical creatures, and an enemies-to-lovers trope. I finally gave in. I know this book has been talked about endlessly this past year but now I understand why.

“A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas, is about a girl who is taken away by everything she once knew and thrown into the magical world of “faeries”. From there, you follow along her journey through her eyes.

Overall, I would give the book an 8.2 out of 10. The plot was gripping, and I binged the book in about a week. But the story was so slow in the beginning. I only kept going because of how many of my friends told me to just wait until it got good.

If you haven’t read the book yet, and are interested in the romantasy genre, this is definitely worth a read, if you haven’t already. I can also appreciate how unique and well-thought-out this storyline is. Needless to say.. I have started the second book, and I’ve heard it’s going to get crazier from here.

Although I mentioned that the beginning has a slow start, it also really helps you understand the main character, Fayre. You really understand her thoughts and background, no matter how annoying it is.

Diving in deeper (spoilers ahead)

To further explain why I was so annoyed by her in the book is that she wouldn’t stop trying to escape from Tamlin’s palace for so long. She didn’t like her family, and at the palace, she got fed well, bathed, could do whatever she pleased, etc. But she just kept looking for an out. No matter how kind Tamlin would be to her.

Now, I get that she made a promise to her mother before she passed away, but she also didn’t even really like her mom! I know her family was all she had, but again, she hated her family. But her also being quite naive and stupid in the book really frustrated me too.

Like when she thought she saw her dad, or when she wanted to take a butter knife back to her room.

Tamlin was also quite frustrating and was seen to be this perfect on-paper type of guy, but just gave up when he was taken captive. My favorite character in the story was, honestly, Lucien. He was witty, snarky, but deep down, very caring.

Overall, of course, I recommend the book; I really enjoyed it, and the ending to me was very satisfying. Plus, the writing is really great. Just maybe don’t listen to the audiobook, they cast Feyre very well. In the sense that I hated Feyre even more because the voice was so irritating.

Happy reading!