A Court of Thorns and Roses - A Court of Thorns and Roses #1 - Sarah J. Maas
Sum up: (Goodreads)
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
Plot:
Feyre is a young girl who has lived in poverty since her mom died many years ago. She lives with her dad and her two sisters who despise her. Her two sisters are beautiful and they still remember the old times when they were wealthy and educated. Feyre cannot read and she doesn’t have the grace or the illocution of her sisters. Her dad spends his time mourning a lost wife who was not well-known for her kindness. Feyre hunts animals to feed her family and gets money when it is possible after she took a deathbed oath to her mother.
However, one day, she kills what she thought was a wolf but was instead an Immortal. Only a few days pass when an Immortal comes to her house and claims her life after she took an Immortal’s life. She has no choice and finds herself leaving her family for a new place she knows nothing of but scary stories and legends. Now she is stuck in the magical land of Spring Court in Prythian and she will learn that the Immortal who took her is not the scariest thing that walks in this land. He may actually be her only chance to make it out of there alive… unless he gives her a reason to stay…
Opinion:
Okay, I have to admit… I just fell in love with this book! Everyone told me to be careful because the beginning was slow and kind of boring but I really didn’t feel like it was slow. You didn’t have any action because the writer just wanted to settle the scenery and the story.
A Court of Thorns and Roses is definitely the contemporary retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It was very different though because it was more modern and in a world where magic is known from everyone. The world is also divided in courts instead of countries. I loved this new world Sarah Maas invented. It is original and very dark and yet, beautiful. She describes beautifully this new land Feyre lives in. She provides vivid details but it was never too much — to the point where you’re wondering when the story will start again.
Feyre is a heroine that I first didn’t really like. She got on my nerves from time to time when she arrived at Prythian. I could understand that she missed her family — even though her family clearly did not deserve it — and I could understand she struggled to find her place in this new place and new life. But still. Then I couldn’t deny that she was a strong, powerful, loyal character. She definitely isn't a damsel in distress. She would give her life for the people she loves, no matter who they are and how they treat her.
I found him carefully studying me, his lips in a thin line.
“Has anyone ever taken care of you?” he asked quietly.“No.” I’d long since stopped feeling sorry for myself about it.
Tamlin was at first very awkward and weird. Some explanations about his behavior were given towards the end but still… Anyway, he was still amazingly beautiful and compassionate. He is not scared to admit his feelings and he is ready to do everything in his power to protect Feyre — even though she does not really need it… well she does… but she doesn’t know it.
I was conflicted regarding Lucien. Did I like him or not… I am not totally sure. I feel like the writer could have given him a better personality. He is all hot and cold with Feyre and it sometimes got on my nerves.
“Do you ever stop being so serious and dull?"
"Do you ever stop being such a prick?" I snapped back.
Dead—really, truly, I should have been dead for that.
But Lucien grinned at me. "Much better.”
I struggled with the other characters. Nesta, Elain and her dad were just awful people whose only thoughts were how they could possibly spend the money Feyre could get them. The dad was just a selfish pr***.
The love story was beautiful and raw. The writer takes her time to build the relationship between all the characters. We see how they come from hatred or wariness to lust and love or simply friendship. You see the whole development of Feyre and Tamlin’s love story.
“I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. "Thorns and all.”
I liked that the writer « said things explicitly ». Sometimes in YA novels, writers censure scenes of characters making love or kissing and I just hate that because I feel frustrated — for me and for the characters.
"I would have had you moaning my name throughout it all. And I would have taken a very, very long time, Feyre.”
Anyway, this is definitely a must-read book and I really regretted not starting it sooner but at least now, I can read the last two books straight without having to wait :)
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