Back Cover Blurb for A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas:
When 19-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin – one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it… or doom Tamlin – and his world – forever.
“I love you,’ he whispered, and kissed my brow. ‘Thorns and all.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses
I had read the Inheritance Games and found it cute and thought maybe I should read some more Young Adult literature. Inheritance game reminded me of a light mystery/romance novel. So, therefore, I was not prepared, when I started this book, for what I found to border on erotica. There were only a handful of sex scenes, but a handful more than I was expecting. The sex itself was not problematic, just a violation of my expectations.
The problematic part for me is how this genre of romance novels go. Her powerful, rich, immortal hunk rescues her from a life of poverty and strife and punishes her with luxury while caring for her and her ungrateful family while she brats around a palace. Sounds pretty rough.
That said, I did enjoy the fantasy aspects of the different takes on legends going into the fae. I finished it, and it is not particularly poorly written, but I doubt I will read the rest of the series.