Author: Sarah J. Maas
Started: March 26, 2019
Finished: April 2, 2019
Pages: 420
Genre: Young Adult
First Sentence: The forest had become a labyrinth of snow and ice.
Summary: [From BN] When nineteen-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.
Thoughts: The other day, The Husband asked me if he would like this book series. I tried to sum it up but I couldn't because whenever I tried to explain things I just kept coming back to, "Aaaah! It's so good." I truly can't sum up this book in a paragraph because it's so full of court intrigue, drama, romance, and the author setting up the rest of the series in such a way that you second guess every character and their choices.
This book sets itself up to be a typical YA fantasy where the heroine has to defeat a baddie, save herself, and utterly change the world. But, by the end it's so much more than that. This book is merely a set-up for a greater series. I've already finished book two (and am reading book three), so knowing where this book takes the rest of the series makes it difficult to review without spoilers.
Just trust me when I say if you like YA and fantasy, this book is for you.
Rating: 7/10 [Very Good]
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