Author: Sarah J. Maas
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance/New Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books
Publication Date: May 5, 2015
416 pages, ARC & Hardcover
Check out the full synopsis on Goodreads.
Shout out to the wonderful Little Shop of Stories for letting me take this ARC! Check them out if you’re ever in Decatur, GA!
Can you say SEXY? I mean, goodness, I was not expecting this book. I’ve got to start with romance in ACOTAR because it’s…seductive. I don’t want you to think that the whole thing is full of sex or anything; it’s just that those few scenes are hot hot hot. Tamlin will make you SWOON. But he isn’t the only character who you’ll fall for. There’s plenty of sexy characters to completely fall in love with, including our kick-ass heroine, Feyre (what an awesome name!).
The world building is stunning, as was expected. The fairie courts and world are so interesting and well-done that I could’ve pictured the land without the addition of the map (though I’m a sucker for a book with a map). I hope we get to see even more of this world in the next book (WHICH NEEDS TO COME OUT TOMORROW!). I just LOVED this world of fairies, beasts, flowers, art, magical eyes, darkness, beautiful manors, Tamlin, Rhys, and magic magic magic. Quick little shout out to our weirdly attractive anti-hero Rhys. I won’t go into much detail here other than to say GET READY.
You may or may not know that this is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. Because of it, it’s obvious what is going to happen from the beginning. You know who Feyre’s going to fall in love with, but the path getting there and what happens after is so absolutely amazing, different, and cool that it doesn’t matter. The world, the characters, the magic are all unique, but it definitely still feels like a fairy tale.
The bottom line: Incredible world. Fantastic retelling. Beautiful magic. Awesome characters. SEXY times. Well-deserved hype. I NEED more.
Rating: 9 – practically perfect
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I am SO excited for my pre-order of this to arrive on Tuesday! I’ve heard that it’s sexy (in a great way!) from other bloggers, although I’m sort of confused as to whether this is technically YA or New Adult.
To me, it leans more toward New Adult. It’s got several sexy times. Lol. But it’s not in a weird or off-putting way. I think strictly YA readers would still enjoy it. Can’t wait to hear what you think!
This sounds fantastic, fairy tale retellings are among my very favourite bookish things. Also have been meaning to read Sarah J Maas for a while, I’ve heard a lot of good things. Excellent review 🙂
I definitely think you should check out some Sarah J. Maas. Her writing is wonderful.
Goodness I am SUPER excited for this, I keep hearing good things 😀 I love fairy tale books 🙂 and Sarah J. Maas so this is a win win ^_^
Wonderful review 🙂
It is definitely a win/win. Sarah J. Maas and an awesome fairy tale retelling! I hope you get to read it soon!
Woo Hoo! I was hoping this would live up to the hype! Great review☺️
IT DOES! I hope you get to read it soon!
I LOVE this! I am reading it now, and only about 13% into it. I don’t feel like I’m really ‘into’ it yet…it’s just okay at this point. But you have me so excited to keep reading!!
It took a bit to get into – much like ToG took a while for me to get into. How’s it going now?
Starting to pick up some. I’m not to a point where I can’t put it down though. I’m around 20% I think. Haven’t had much time to read. 😦