Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Pages: 421
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Synopsis
Basically Beauty & the Beast, but in a world with more magic and epicness.
Also the Beast is even hotter.
“I love you,” I said, and stabbed him.
My thoughts
It was bloody epic.
I didn’t expect it to be that bloody epic. I read most of the Throne of Glass series by the same author and enjoyed the books, but not as much as I enjoyed THIS BOOK.
(Note: Writing this post is a little bit painful right now because it only reminds me I don’t have time to read the sequel this week.)
So as always, Sarah J. Maas’s writing style is beautiful, and her female lead character, Feyre, is a badass. I reaaally hated her family, they kind of reminded me of Cinderella’s step sisters. But then we meet the real villain, Amarantha, and OH MY GOD I HATE HER SO BAD. She is SO twisted, and powerful, I was actually scared.
“Don’t feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”
I really liked how the author inspired her novel from Beauty & the Beast but changed some details to make it more her story to tell. Like the reason why Feyre must go to Tamlin’s castle isn’t to save her father, but to repay the life that she took. Or the way the castle was “enchanted” with demonic creatures and scary beasts. We were FAR from the children’s tale.
The one thing that was weird for me was the masks everyone had to wear. I always forgot about them. I just couldn’t picture anyone with a mask.
The finale had a Outlander feel, I thought. Because (**SPOILERS AHEAD**) Feyre has to go save Tamlin from crazy Amarantha just like Claire saves Jamie from crazy Randall. And it was SCARY, and EPIC, and I HATED Rhysand. (But then at one point I kind of liked him too, which I’m a bit ashamed to admit, please tell me I’m not the only one?)
Rhysand stared at me for long enough that I faced him.
“Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don’t feel anything at all.”
(**END OF SPOILER ZONE**)
So anyway, I really liked this novel, and I really wish I could go read A Court of Mist and Fury right now, but it’ll have to wait unfortunately. In the mean time, I really want to know what you guys thought of it!
Did you like this novel?
Did you like Rhysand too or am I crazy?
Did you figure out Amrantha’s riddle? (I sure did NOT.)
Let me know in the comments!
Hi dear Audrey,
I finished the book last night. What a triller ! The trials of Amarantha are stressfull, the characters are bold and scarry at times, and the love story is simply perfect. It made me miss my lover, Ernesto, God bless his heart.
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I know! I was SO stressed at the trials too! 😮 Amarantha is completely insane, and it made me so sad to see Tamlin so still and empty, not to give anything away. Like you say, it’s a perfect love story.
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I just finished reading the second one ! I am most definitely in love. My late husband would rise from his grave ha.ha.ha.
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I just started the second one! I only read a few pages but I can already tell I’m going to love it 🙂 A friend of mine said it was even better than the first book!
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Unlike you, I did not like Throne of Glass. However, I am completely blown away by this! I loved the characters, the plot, the setting, the world-building. Basically, everything! I kind of like Rhysand, but for now, I’m team Tamlin. Although, I’ve been told far too many times that I’ll switch teams come book two. We’ll see. We’ll see.
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Me too! I’m totally team Tamlin but I’ve also been told that will change in book two. And I kind of like Rhysand too. I know there’s a huge chance I will fall irrevocably in love with him when we get to know him better. But as you say, we’ll see!
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Haha. When will you be reading the next one? 😀
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Very soon, hopefully. It’s a bit longer so I’m trying to check things off my to do list before I read it, in case it’s as crazy good as the first one and I can’t put it down for an entire week (I’m a slow reader, ahah.) Wanna buddy read? 😀
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yeah! definitely! that’s actually why I asked. Haha. i love buddy reads. it makes reading much more fun when you can immediately discuss it with someone. oh! don’t worry. i’m a bit slow myself. 😀
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Awesome! 🙂
Just let me know when you’re ready to begin by email or twitter!
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messaged you on twitter. 🙂
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I liked this book but I lived a Court of Mist and Fury so much more!
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Oh YES. Definitely. I read Book 2 in October and omg, I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with Rhysand THAT much. I’m about to start ACOWAR, hopefully it’ll meet my crazy high expectations! hihi
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