Book Review - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Title: A Court of Thorns and Roses

Author: Sarah J Maas

Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses (Book 1) 

Publisher: ‎ Bloomsbury

Release Date: 5 May 2015

ISBN-13: ‎ 

9781635575569

 

My Review

I've heard a lot about this series both positive and negative, but a colleague at work lent me her box set of the whole series, with a positive recommendation so I thought - why not!?
A lot of people I have spoken to have said that book 1 is quite slow, but I found myself hooked from early on and I read it all in a day once I'd got started. I really enjoyed the world that was created and I came to like the characters. I like the idea of the masks and the 'blight' on the land that was taking magic and causing chaos. Tamlin is a great lead character, but I actually found myself wanting to know more about Lucien. Feyre is a flawed, yet strong female lead and I actually really liked her, she wasn't too cliche or whiny and I look forward to seeing where this journey takes her next.
The book was giving me serious 'beauty and the beast' vibes but in a charming way, and with enough differences and twists to keep me interested.
I will definitely be devouring book 2 tomorrow.

My Rating

Book Review - Onyx Storm

 

Title: Onyx Storm

Author: Rebecca Yarros

Series: The Empyrean (Book 3) 

Publisher: ‎ Red Tower Books

Release Date: 21 Jan 2025

ISBN-13: ‎ 9781649374189

My Review

I really enjoyed the first two books and was really excited to read this one, luckily a friend at work read it in the first two days it was out and then let me borrow it - she's a legend for sure!
It took me a few minutes to get back into the story, I'd read 15+ other books in the meantime so my head wasn't totally in the world, but I soon found myself back up to speed and remembering who everyone was - or at least the important people.

This book continues to develop both the characters and the world, and it all feels so familiar yet exciting and thrilling at the same time. Violet is trying to find a cure for Xaden as well as searching for the seventh breed of dragon. It seems like an impossible task and with their share of fights and ambushes along the way it keeps you turning the page.

Spoiler **

I was really sad about Andarna's story and felt the loss of her along with Violet when she left, but was all the happier when she came back at the end. I still love Tairn and it was nice to see the group dynamics grow.

I will definitely be re-reading these when the next part eventually comes out, I just hope Yarros doesn't make us wait too long, but rumour says it could be a couple of years :(

 

My Rating