A review by arys_library
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Amazing!! I had high hopes for this book and it was just as good as I thought it would be if not better. I was worried it would be a bit of an info dump like many fantasy books can be but the world building and explanations were amazing! 
The first chapter specifically was so amazingly written it felt like I was in the book. I loved the ending, it was a little predictable just because I found this book from TikTok and everyone talks about it. But still, it didn’t stop me from loving it. I think the main thing that stopped me from giving it 5 stars would be the love interest part. Ultimately the entire book focused on it and even though it was there, and I was rooting for them, it seemed a little bland, almost forced. The big romance moments, the realizations, the parts that made me swoon, were mostly from the characters thoughts and internal monologue. I would have loved to read something physical about it, something more. Honestly that probably made no sense but I want more reasoning as to why these love interests are what they are in the first place. 

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