A Court of Thorn and Roses is an incredibly hyped series, so I thought I'd dive into seeing what all the trouble is about. For those that don't know, the novel centres around Feyre who in order to keep her family alive as they're on the edge of starvation, she kills a wolf. Only this is no ordinary wolf and she ends up dragged into the land of the fae and her life is in the hands of a High Fae Lord.

ACTOAR is loosely a retelling of Beauty and the Beast so the storyline is not entirely original or unexpected. The various fae elements such as fairy courts and high lords again are also pretty standard. Although there are a few differences in certain elements surrounding fae rules.

The overall pacing of the novel is pretty slow for about the first 70% before the main elements of the plot begin to unravel and any real action happens. I don't think this was necesssarily a bad thing and I enjoyed the development of character relationships and story background. However, I think if you're reading this hoping for exciting, action-packed fantasy from the beginning you'll be disappointed.

When it comes to the characters Maas has created some prettu memorable characters. The stand-outs for me were: Feyre, Tamlin, Lucien, Nesta, and Rhysland. All of these characters are prickly and complicated and they're not necessarily good characters which I think is where a lot of people have problems with this book. I'll be intrigued to see how Maas fleshes out these characters in future instalments and where she takes the plot before I have more thoughts.

Overall, I enjoyed reading the book but I'm not blown away by the book so far but I'll definitely be continuing with the series.