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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Perfect 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 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.
- Sales Rank: #8068 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-05
- Released on: 2015-05-05
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.55" h x 1.58" w x 6.43" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 432 pages
From School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up—When 19-year-old Feyre kills a wolf in the barren woods near her home in Prythian, she thinks it might be enough to help her family survive another long winter. Instead, a monstrous creature soon comes to the cottage, accusing Feyre of murder and demanding she return with him to the Fae realm as payment for the life she took. Feyre finds herself held on a lavish estate belonging to an elite Fae creature known as Tamlin. Over the course of her captivity, Feyre soon learns that life in the Fae realm can be as much of an opportunity as a punishment. When her feelings for Tamlin shift from loathing to lust, Feyre also realizes little will be able to keep them apart—not even the threat of evil lurking on the borders of the estate. Something that has cursed Tamlin for centuries may destroy him and his realm if Feyre can't find a way to stop it. Maas follows up her "Throne of Glass" novels (Bloomsbury) with this series opener. Readers will find the author's trademark blend of action, romance, and witty banter as well as a sexier, edgier tone. This retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" and "Tam Lin" (with elements from ancient Greek mythology thrown in) has a strong focus on Feyre's physical attraction to Tamlin, but characters lacking in dimension detract from Feyre's strengths as a capable but rash heroine. Uneven pacing includes a slow start followed by a game-changing information dump, and then a more action- and less romance-filled second half. VERDICT A weak fantasy with strong romance elements. Good for fans of Maas's previous books looking for a more mature read.—Emma Carbone, Brooklyn Public Library
Review
“A gorgeously written tale as lush and romantic as it is ferocious. Absolutely spellbinding.” ―Alexandra Bracken, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author
“Simply dazzles. . . . the clamor for a sequel will be deafening. . . . Maas' Throne of Glass series has been a smash hit. . . this new series is primed to follow in its footsteps.” ―starred review, Booklist
“Readers will find the author's trademark blend of action, romance, and witty banter as well as a sexier, edgier tone.” ―School Library Journal
“Sarah J. Maas delivers what may be her best work to date. . . . Enchanting, spellbinding and imaginative. . . . The world-building is stellar, as only Maas can imagine it.” ―USA Today Happy Ever After
“Suspense, romance, intrigue and action. This is not a book to be missed!” ―The Huffington Post
“[T]he sexual tension and deadly action are well-supported by Maas' expertly drawn, multidimensional characters and their nuanced interpersonal dynamics. . . . Sexy and romantic.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Elements from 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'East o' the Sun, West o' the Moon,' the myth of Persephone, and the legend of Tamlin are seamlessly interwoven with clever allusions, while the faerie world is resplendent in its initial beauty and then horrific in the brutality Feyre later encounters.” ―BCCB
“A dazzling world, complex characters and sizzling romance. Feyre is a charming heroine with a perfect amount of flaws and strengths, and her chemistry with Tamlin is wonderfully tangible.” ―Top Pick, RT Book Reviews
“A well-developed world. . . . [Feyre's] grit and boundless loyalty demand that her foes--and readers--sit up and pay attention.” ―Publishers Weekly
“I was afraid to put the book down!” ―Tamora Pierce, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, on HEIR OF FIRE
“The pages fly by.” ―Booklist on HEIR OF FIRE
“Will leave readers ravenous for more.” ―Kirkus Reviews on HEIR OF FIRE
“Readers will devour Maas's latest entry . . . A must-purchase.” ―School Library Journal on HEIR OF FIRE
“An epic fantasy readers will immerse themselves in and never want to leave.” ―starred review, Kirkus Reviews on CROWN OF MIDNIGHT
“Series fans . . . will be thrilled by the prospect of deepening adventures in the next volume.” ―Booklist on CROWN OF MIDNIGHT
“A thrilling read.” ―starred review, Publishers Weekly on THRONE OF GLASS
“A must-read for lovers of epic fantasy and fairy tales.” ―USA Today Happy Ever After on THRONE OF GLASS
“Fans of Tamora Pierce and George R.R. Martin, pick up this book!” ―RT Book Reviews on THRONE OF GLASS
About the Author
SARAH J. MAAS is the author of the New York Times, USA Today, and internationally�bestselling Throne of Glass series: Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight,�Heir of Fire, and the series' prequel, The Assassin's Blade; as well as the New York Times�and USA Today bestselling�A Court of Thorns and Roses. A New York native, Sarah currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and dog. Queen of Shadows, the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series, will release worldwide on September 1st, 2015.
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152 of 168 people found the following review helpful.
*** STANDING OVATION ***
By Parajunkee
This review will be updated closer to review date, but I wanted to post my initial feelings quickly.
To say it lightly, this book blew me away. Much like Sarah J. Maas' first book, THRONE OF GLASS did. I mean blew me away. Can't stop reading. Can't put the book down. Why can't I drive and read? - Blew me away.
The world was original and well constructed, but the characters and their transitions are what did me in. Feyre was similar to Maas' Throne of Glass main character, Celaena, but she is more innocent and compelling. Her story is more of a coming of age story as she is brought to this crazy world. I at first doubted Maas as I read the book, thinking she was making the characters act oddly just to push forward the plot. But, in the end...it all came together and I was ashamed...so ashamed for doubting Maas. She's a genius.
This book rocked my world.
I have one thing to say though, this book is not what I would consider a Young Adult, even though it is classified as this on some lists. This is definitely New Adult, but I don't think genres are updated enough to classify this correctly. So please be aware of this. New Adult is very different from YA. The tone is YA, the story is not. The main character is 19, the characters engage in sexual encounters that are explicitly detailed. This is not a book I would recommend for a teen audience. This is a mature Fantasy with an intense romance subplot. There are graphic and violent scenes, death, destruction and all that good stuff that adults get to read. Enjoy. This is a must read.
148 of 172 people found the following review helpful.
Intriguing plot, but ultimately just ok
By Kirsio
A Court of Thrones and Roses is a new-adult fantasy revolving around the fae. It is a bit of a hybrid retelling of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon" with a little "Beauty and the Beast" thrown in. I was pleasantly surprised to find that while the framework from those stories is evident in the general plot, the details are unique and I wasn't always able to guess what would happen next. Maas does a good job of taking these stories and making them her own, which was nice to see because retellings can become tedious when they are too predictable. I suspect any fans of her other books will be thrilled with this new world and nothing I say will deter them, nor would I want to.
However, aside from liking the plot, I was not blown away by this book. I've read Sarah Maas before (Throne of Glass) and thought that book was just ok. I was still excited to get my hands on this one and give it a try because of the early praise I was seeing on Goodreads; unfortunately, and this is only my opinion, I found the writing to be weak and lackluster, and that is the main reason why I'm only giving it three stars.
In my experience, the difference between YA and NA is slim, but NA books typically have older protagonists in more mature situations and usually have more explicit sexual content than the YA "fade to black" variety. In that sense, because it has some PG-13 sex in it, Court of T&R is technically a new adult book-- yet it still felt like a YA book to me. It contained all of the typical YA tropes that just won't die: first-person narrator, insignificant young girl who accomplishes unimaginable feats, negative internal woe-is-me self talk, and more than one gorgeous man vying for her attention. If those things bug you, be advised before heading into this one.
Surprisingly, I'm actually not holding the trope pitfalls against this book, though. Like I said before, I really did get caught up in the plot and it kept me turning pages quickly until I was done. My biggest complaint with this book was the writing itself. I don't expect high literature when I pick up books like this, I pick them up for a fun afternoon escape, but I still expect some degree of finesse from best-selling authors. I want descriptions that help me see things, rather than generalities such as "…So much color, so much sunlight and movement and texture… I could hardly drink it in fast enough. To paint it would be useless, would never do it justice."
That told me absolutely nothing about why this land of the Fae was so breathtaking. Not all descriptions were like that, there were a few good moments, but most of the time I was unimpressed with the descriptions and the word choices. Repeated turns of phrase, such as "a chill spider-walked down my spine," become distracting when they are used multiple times, and I was considerably bothered by the incessant use of the "as if" similes. I'm not usually one to let minor writing quirks annoy me, but I felt that this book was dragged down by a classic, and severe, case of "telling, not showing." Any time the author didn't trust me as the reader to be smart enough to figure out what the characters' body language was saying, she just had the narrator explain it in painful detail. I found this insulting to my intelligence.
But, those are my only real complaints.
Basically, this is a beach read. An airplane read. An "I'm sick and need a distraction," read. It's not particularly well-written and the tropes might annoy the more jaded readers of the YA genre, but if you know you already like Sarah Maas's style and the plot synopsis intrigues you, give it a try. You may enjoy it more.
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
ஐBeauty and the Beast meets Faerie ஐ
By Robin Snyder
ஐBeauty and the Beast meets Faerie ஐ – I should ADORE this but overall it was just okay. There are things I totally loved about this story, but they are marred by the things that didn’t quite work out for me and so what I’m left with is feeling in the middle where I didn’t love it but I didn’t hate it either.
I’m a huge fan of beauty and the beast retellings or most fairytales actually, but Belle is my absolute favorite heroine because she is smart, reads and doesn’t fall head over heels for the first pretty face that happens along. She and I could totally be BFFs. Then there is the Fae. Now I’m not a big expert on faerie stories or anything like that, but I find the Fae to be totally interesting creatures and usually like it when they are incorporated into stories. Instead if this being a magical mashup that made the story soar to new heights of awesome I found myself seeing some serious sour notes that disjointed the story and made it feel clunky.
The stuff I totally LOVED –
✧ - Tamlin and his Faerie world - There are some really interesting descriptions of the time spent at the his manor. The lake full of starlight, the manor, the art and his court cursed to all be in masks. Tamlin is completely likable right from the near beginning.
✧Lucien – He is a spunky guy full of vim and vinegar that Fayre has a lot of fun verbally sparring with and getting into general trouble. He is also a great friend to Tamlin and I love the brotherly bound between them. While Lucien has an easy way with people he is working hard to help his friend find the right way to woo Fayre.
✧ The Love Story – I enjoyed the time Tamlin and Feyre were getting to know each other and the tentative flirting the best. I really wish there was maybe just a little more time spent on it as it was the basis for the last 40% of the book.
“My father once told me that I should let my sisters imagine a better life—a better world. And I told him that there was no such thing.” I ran my thumb over his mouth, marveling, and shook my head. “I never understood—because I couldn’t … couldn’t believe that it was even possible.” I swallowed, lowering my hand. “Until now.”
✧ The ‘Tasks’ – I like the idea behind completing some challenges to prove your worth and love. I liked even more that it was Feyre The Girl who had to do this instead of prince charming. It was a nice twist to a normal Fairytale.
✧ - The Curse – while not particularly a fan of the fact the curse made Tamlin and his court all have to wear masks (since I really thought it would have been better if they all had to remain in animal form) I did like the final symmetry and cruelty of the curse. It was different and I totally respect that, it was a truly Fae curse in the level of cruelty behind it.
✧ Rhysand – was my FAVORITE CHARACTER and I’ll totally admit I’m still not sure what exactly I think of him. I will say this though, he is the most interesting character in the book whether he is playing on the side of good or evil….well you will have to make your own decision on that. But I seriously hoping the next book is about him.
As this is the start of a new series I will give it some leeway at getting started. There are some really fun parts to the story and even though it is a bit clunky at times I still got to a point when they are ‘Under the Mountain’ that I needed to get through the story to see how it all worked out and this is where the story mostly stayed on the like side of the line.
The stuff that missed the mark:
✦ - When writing about a well-established lore I think there are some things that perhaps the reader will ‘accept’ or ‘not accept’ based on how important or ingrained it is OR the story the author puts with the lore change. Based on my various readings there are a few things about fantasy creatures that are ingrained into me. I KNOW that
➜ Vampires – Drink blood, Can’t be in the sun and die by a wooden stake through the heart
➜ Werewolves – Silver bullets, Shifting (of some kind), Full Moon
➜ Fae – Immortal Tricksters, CAN’T LIE
➜ Zombie – Human dead, eat flesh
I’m not going to say the Maas changed the Fae lore so much that she *Stephanie Meyer’d* it but she pretty much made a change to the Fae lore equivalent to making vampires sparkle in the sunlight. It isn’t quite a deal breaker for me, but I’m not a fan of that particular lore twist either.
✦ It pains me to say this but Feyre and I didn’t get along until about 75% of the way through the book. She does so many stupid things that honestly I went from really liking her in the very beginning of the story to being completely annoyed with her.
She began strong and independent with a family to support and I really liked that she wasn’t your typical virgin heroine. She hunted for her family and was the main supporter. Not conventionally educated she still came across as bright and strong.
After ending up in Tamlin’s court and promising to stay the first thing Feyre tries to do is escape, when Tamlin assures her that he has seen to her family’s comfort she pouts and tries to find a way to escape again. She puts herself in dangerous situations without much thought in these attempts and really it was slightly tiresome.
“Weren’t you warned to keep your wits about you?” Tamlin snapped. “That your human senses would betray you?”
He stepped beyond me and let out a snarl so vicious that whatever the thing was by the gates shimmered with light and darted out as fast as lightning streaking through the dark. “Fool,” he said to me, turning. “If you’re ever going to run away, at least do it in the daytime.”
I liked her a little more after she calmed down and decided to stay but the damage was done and she never made much headway with me again until toward the very end of the book when she became much more likable.
✦The Curse –( Yes I know that it is up in the like part as well, you get +5 points because you noticed) - The story made it seem like it was so horrible to be cursed to wear the masks but honestly I thought it made Tamlin hotter instead of diminished. Masks are sexy I don’t care who you are just think about it Zorro, Phantom of the Opera, a slew of superheroes AND….The Dread Pirate Roberts
Tamlin had a beast form so I thought it would have worked possibly better if she had to fall in love with only his personality. Just an opinion.
✦The ‘Rite’ – There is a moment in the book where there is a spring festival. I’m not a prude I swear but it really bothered me how that played out. The whole scene made me feel a little strange and I really wasn’t sure what to do with my feelings about it. Maybe if I knew some other Fae stories and knew that was what ‘The Rite’ of spring was I wouldn’t have minded but I was not prepared. On a good note I was happy that it didn’t have any negative residual affects between Feyre and Tamlin.
Overall Thoughts:
Sometimes at the beginning of a new series you can’t see the big picture and that is why the first book of it might fall a little flat for you. I will say that when I read Throne of Glass it was just an okay book for me as well but then I loved both Crown of Midnight and Heir of Fire. I’m hoping that is also the case with this series.
Based on how the book ended I have some really high hopes for the next book of this series. If you like fairytale retellings or Faerie stories then I say still give this one a go. If anyone can deliver a stronger second book to a series it is Maas so I’m not concerned and think she could be off to a solid start.
Begs Sarah J. Maas to have the next book be about Rhysand and dare I hope for it..….Nesta
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