A Court of Roses and Thorns – Book Review

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.

At least, he’s not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read.

So this is one of the highly anticipated books I have come across on Instagram and Tiktok although this book was published almost ten years ago. I finally got my hands on this book, wanting to see what the hype is all about.

To my surprise, I actually liked this book and I couldn’t wait to read more books from this series.

This is the first book of the ACOTAR series. The story starts with Feyre who hunts a wolf and a deer to support her poverty ridden family. But soon a terrifying creature comes and demands retribution–either Feyre gets killed or move with the creature to another land. Feyre agrees to the latter and founds herself in an immortal land–and the creature turns into a beautiful Feary who once ruled her land. Then comes the love stories, a curse to be broken and working together to bring down the woman who is resposnible for the curse.

I actually found this book interesting and found myself in the magical world of Feyre. I do find Feyre annoyed at times with her rash decision but soon her character got into me towards the end. Tamlin and Lucien the faeries are also likable characters and I particularly liked Lucien. There were other characters too like Rhysland (handsome, blue eyes…dreamy). There were some spicier scenes in the books particularly between Tamlin and Feyre and overall, the writing was great as well and I found myself enjoying this book. Now, I cannot wait to read the next book in the series to see what is going to happen next! Worth four stars!