A Book of Thorns and Roses: Reviewing Sarah J. Maas' "A Court of Thorns and Roses"
When I started this book, I was hoping it could be my next "The Iron Fey" or "Wicked Lovely." After reading the first book, I'm not sure if I will continue to read the second. I give the book 3 out of 5 stars. SPOILERS AHEAD: The Roses: - the description of the scenery is gorgeous. It transports the reader to the scene. It makes a reader want to live inside its pages - the humor is witty and not overdone. - some motives of the characters are not predictable which I appreciate. The Thorns: - although this is considered young adult, the romance between Tam and Feyre feels very adult to me by the way it is written - it is a novel based on romance, a theme throughout the novel, which I understand. But sometimes it felt as if the romance were overbearing, extremely so that it distracts from the rest of the novel - I figured out Amarantha's riddle the first time she gave it to Feyre. Not sure if the author meant for it to be solved easily, considering ...