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

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

I’m gonna be honest, I don’t know how I feel about this book. I’ve been trying to read it off and on for the past year or so, my determination stemming from its popularity. I have since heard that many people find the first book lacking when compared to the rest of the series so I kept that in mind while I read this one. 
I found the beginning and most of the middle part of the book to be rather boring and I had to slog my way through it. I did however enjoy most of the ending. There were a few things that kept me from liking it fully, which is due to me spoiling things for myself. I’ll detail my complaints in a spoiler though.

I’m gonna be honest, I had heard about feyre and rhysand getting together later on but by the time I had started reading I forgot their names and assumed tamlin was end game. It was not long however that i relearned about feyre and rhysand. Before continuing, you should keep in mind that I haven’t read the rest of the series so my mindset comes from that. Knowing that feyre and tamlin will eventually part and also knowing that it’s because he ends up kinda being and ass makes the first book feel so pointless. I don’t know what exactly he does that like causes their split, but as of right now it feels like character assassination. I’m sure this wouldn’t have been so bad if I hadn’t spoiled myself and went through this plot line naturally but damn idk it’s annoying to think that feyre literally died for this man and then he is just supposed to treat her like shit.

Ultimately I found this to be a rather meh experience all together. It was a book and that’s the most I can say about it.