A Court of Thorns and Roses - Sarah J. Maas

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.

Cover

Bless these covers. While I think that the cover of the first book is the least pretty, I do really like the cover. But, for a faerie book, I expected a bit more magical stuff happening on the cover? Not that it really bothers me.

Feyre....

Oh my god. Okay, okay, I'm supposed to love her, I've heard reviews of Sarah J. Maas's books, but she was so annoying! Okay, first, she kills a faerie. But instead of getting punished for it, she gets everything she wants. Look, I know why Tamlin did this, but please, that is not how it works! Also, Feyre, if you really want to find out more about faeries, FIND OUT. I can't handle constantly having to be told information by Alis or Lucien or anyone of the other faeries of the Spring Court. It's like all this girl can do is just paint and sit there and do as she is told (or sometimes, not). She's a huntress for God's sake! She should listen to her hunter instincts... that she doesn't have. Sorry.

Anyway, something I do love about her is that she is a woman who enjoys sex and is able to freely speak about it. There is nothing wrong with that and more people need to realise that.

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Tamlin

Meh, he was pretty boring in my opinion. Yes, he did sometimes get me weak to my knees, but I can't stop thinking about the things he'll do to Feyre in later books. Also, this whole secret-thing surrounding him is just so annoying. I can't enjoy these books with him in them. Honestly, I only like Lucien and Rhysand (and Nesta). Don't get me wrong, I like Feyre and Tamlin together, even though it took so much time to get them there in the first place, and then that whole secret-explaining thing occurred, but Tamlin was a bit too mysterious, and not in a good way. I don't know how to feel about him. 

Lucien 

My child. I loved him! His sarcasm was lovely and his jokes were great. I feel like Lucien was the only one with a brain in the Spring Court (maybe Alis?). I liked him way more in the end though, because he helped Feyre with her wounds and we found out more about his family.

Rhysand and Aramantha

Yay! He's terrible but I still like him! Anyway, I really want to know what happened with him and Feyre in the end? My friend told me I'd find out at the end of book two, so I guess I just have to read then.....

Anyway, Aramantha was horrible. Like, more horrible than a lot of villains I've read about. I really liked the scenes with Feyre in Under The Mountain (the place where Aramantha lives and where almost no humans get out of alive) though, they were more exciting and less boring than the rest of the book. The three quests were great, but can someone teach Feyre how to read? It's getting very irritable, especially since this is a Beauty & the Beast retelling. 

In my opinion, this book isn't great. There is nothing really amazing about the writing, and the main character is not the best. I also don't know how I feel about the world-building. Still, I can't stop thinking about this world and how it will continue. This is such a weird book and it's stressing me out. I'd probably give it 3,5/5 stars?

Dominique

The Lunar Chronicles 3,5: Fairest - Marissa Meyer

In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told.

Mirror, mirror on the wall,
Who is the fairest of them all?

Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now

Cover
I love this cover! I'm not sure that it's my favourite of this series, because I also really like Cinder's cover, but this is definitely the most crowded cover, and I love that. This cover is great, the references are amazing.'

Levana's still horrible
I had expected to feel bad for her after I read this book. I did not. Yes, I kind of understand her more now, definitely when it comes to her sister Channary, but Levana is absolutely crazy. I LOVED THAT. I've never read from a villain's perspective, and it was just so refreshing! The things Levana did are just horrible. Definitely the ones surrounding Evret Hayle and Solstice. That was just so disgusting. 

EVRET HAYLE DESERVED BETTER
WOW, how much shit can this guy go through? First, he loses his wife, then, he gets forced into a marriage, then, he-
I just love him so much. I feel so bad for him, I have no words actually. This man is so brave and smart, I just loveD HIM.

Channary and Winter
Channary.... what a bitch. The things she had done might have been even worse than Levana's. Or maybe not, I don't think so actually, nothing can top Levana's. Anyway, I thought that the mother of our dear Selene would be less mean? It was really weird to see her act so mean. I did like to see more into Selene's mother's life though.
Winter is such a baby (quite literally)! She is the sweetest and I am so excited to read the next book! We are finally getting a book with Winter's experiences! Her opinion on her stepmom! YES! I'm pretty sure that I am going to love her, and I'm also really excited to see Jacin again? After Cress and him being mentioned in this book, I want to see if I'm going to like this guy or not.

This was the first book that was actually about Luna and based on Luna! I can't tell you guys how happy I am with that enough, honestly. Luna seems really interesting and I really wanted to know how life on Luna was created. The glamour-thing is also so interesting. Gaah, I love Luna already, maybe even more so than Earth. I can't wait to read Winter, because I want to know how this is all going to end. Are Earth and Luna finally working together? Anyway, I loved this novella. So interesting and it really pulled me in, 5/5 stars.

Dominique