THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPerfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that … legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin–one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.
As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin–and his world–forever.
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Why This Book
I run a poll each month on my blog called the “Book Bucket List” where followers choose one book each month for me to read. November’s winner was A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas — and I’m quite glad it was! You can vote in December’s poll at https://thisismytruthnow.com; there are 12 books to choose from and I will …
Love. Love. LOVE! This is what great fantasy should be!
The author creates a great world. Her descriptions really take you there. There is enough romance to keep me interested as well.
A fantastic start to an awesome series! The second I finished the last line, I wanted to go back to page 1 and read it all over again!
A great Celtic/Fae-inspired series with a perfect balance of grit, world-building, darkness, romance, and strong, flawed characters. I’m currently obsessed with this series and I finished reading it about a year ago ;). Start with the ACOTAR – the first book in the series.
Realised I hadn’t reviewed this series! Oversight! I love aspects of this series by Sarah more than the Throne of Glass series, although in this first book, the main heroine takes a while for me to get to like, but its all part of her development! I really loved the world building here – the different lands above the wall that are segmented …
Great book series would love to see it in the movies or TV series.
I think this would make a great trilogy. The third book isn’t out yet but I’m confident that it will be badass.
I read this as the book club pick in my reader group (Lindsey’s Lovely Readers), and I’m obsessed! I can’t wait to dive into the second book!!!
My Rating:
Type: Series – Book1
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult fantasy, Magical World
Primary Characters: Tamlin, Feyre, Lucien and Rhysand
Narration: Limited third party
It had been a long time that I savored and enjoyed a YA fantasy series. Initially I thought it would be “Beauty and the Beast” story retelling. I guess, initially in some …
I feel like I’m in a toxic relationship with these books. Feyre starts out so bratty, and Tamlin so controlling… I would’ve put the book down if a friend had not assured me it gets better. And it does! The last half of the book was everything I wished for, and the follow up is providing even better. It’s not my normal style of read, so maybe …
Upper YA/NA. Had enough steam to keep me invested!
Feyre a young girl who has to go into the woods to hunt for food for her two sisters and crippled father. she’s their only hope at surviving the winter.
One day she finds a deer as her next prey but a wolf has its eyes on it too. she decides as the wolf kills the deer and she aims and takes her shot, with her one ash arrow that she bought because …
I picked this up because I saw it everywhere, heard amazing things about this series and a little fantasy and I’m in there. LOL
I went into this blind and will say I loved the premise of the story and I LOVED the beauty and the beast vibe to this story (it’s one of my faves). I loved Tam (on par with Beast’s character) and I loved Lucien’s banter …
After seeing this book countless times on TikTok, I decided to go ahead and give it a try. I checked it out with the Libby app from my local library in audio format. I was excited to find that I truly did enjoy the book and can’t wait to read or listen to the sequel.
I got a sort of Beauty and the Beast feeling from the premise of the story, …
I never knew what the hype was about this book until I finally sat down this weekend and read it. WOW. Beauty and the Beast meets Game of Thrones. Some of the reviewers have called it lush, romantic, and ferocious. I’d have to agree with all three of those labels. It’s an amazing escape into the world of fae. Beautifully written.
NOTE: …
Sarah J Maas has done it again!!
She has made me fall in love with fairies TWICE!!!
This story made me fall in love with fairytales all over again and to me that is what this was a start of a very trying, sometimes dark and romantic fairytale.
Feyre bothered me from time to time but not enough for me to take off stars or for it to be a deal …
So many of my reader friends have been raving about this book series recently, so I put it on my ‘to be read’ list as we readers do. Then a very kind friend sent me a copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses and I instantly started reading it, and I’ll never be able to thank her enough for enabling me to start my ACOTAR journey. I devoured this …
Well, I blame this reading to bookstagram. I saw it so much and so often, and everybody loved it. So, of course, I needed it to read to judge for myself. And all I have to say is Thank you bookstagram! Thank you so much!
Ugh! I don’t know why I didn’t read this before! I just loved it. In the beginning, it was hard for me to connect with the …
My favorite series I love it so much and her writing style is my favorite thing ever