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

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

So I don’t know what to say. It wasn’t that bad but I don’t understand the hype. The story was good but most of it was cliche and a bit predictable. The writing was not that good either. There was a lot of repetition when it came to describing things, like I dont want to know that her bowels became watery for the 15th time!

The riddle that the FMC had to figure out was soooooo easy (and cheesy) that it was unbelievable that she wasn’t able to figure it out sooner. There was plot holes and a few things I questioned but I powered through.

Don’t really find the main character interesting shes boring and it’s droned into us in nearly every chapter that she likes to paint. I knew I didn’t like her when she had to be all “quirky” moaning that she had to wear a dress. I switched off through some of it because it was boring and was hard to make sense of a few things.

I feel like I MIGHT read the second book if I can get my hands on it as I have heard that it is better so I’m not giving up this series yet. 

Overall it was a good story with a few twists and magical elements and a whimsical setting that was immersive.
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