Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

So I gave this book a 4star review. Why?
First off, I was really excited to grasp the ACOTAR world in my mind. I heard a lot of good things about this series and I was really curious. Almost all bookish people on social media are going gaga over this, and I just wanna know, WHY?

So I got my answer, I think.


First, this story is really REALLY working my mind to produce a very hyperactive imagination. lol.
The scenes in this book feels so mythical and wonderful and thrilling. It feels like one moment it's Beauty and the Beast retelling then suddenly it's Hunger Games. haha! I loved everything! The masked people in the Sprint Court feels sooooo enchanting. The calanmai feels oozing with a lot of danger and thrill that I wanted to just be swallowed by the book so that I can experience it for myself.

Feyre the huntress. I love her character!
I pity her so bad for what happened with her life and her family. How it seems like her family is just using her to survive and no one has her back. Who wouldn't pity her? Her life feels like giving up on everything and begging to stop existing. Who would have thought that one act of survival, will shift her life around. Not only did she was able to fulfill her mother's wish, but she was also able to experience a different way of living that eventually change everything for her. Both good and bad.
Her character is so bad-ass, it's hard to breathe sometimes haha!

Tamlin, The High Lord of Spring Court.
I was intrigued by him, yes. I was also rooting for him because of the slow burn feels that I think I did feel. I wasn't sure if my definition of slow burn romance is correct though. How Tamlin was so awkward at first and then eventually he became friends with Feyre and then it turned into intimacy and yeah you get it. I LOVED IT.
Feyre and Tamlin's day to day life in the Spring Court. THE BEST.


I loooove Lucien! He's the perfect BFF in this book. His loyalty to Tamlin is superb. He has the characteristic of someone who you'll want with your life everyday and it won't be boring.

Nesta being the wildcard. I was surprised that her character is just misunderstood. In the end she was the one person who Feyre can depend on. I love it!!!

The blight. Amarantha. Yeah. That one was so evil I wanted to smash her head.
Also, the powers of the High Lords got me curious so bad. I wanna know how strong they are. Soooo excited to read more.

Of course I am not forgetting Rhysand.

I won't. I mean he's one of the reasons why I started reading this. Those girls on social media are all, Rhysand this and Rhysand that. I even stopped myself in googling his fanart because I might see a spoiler. haha!
So yeah, the intrigue is there. The other half of the book was able to give a portion of how he became friends with Feyre. That ending part though got me curious. I guess we shall see on the next book.

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