stitchesandstationery's Reviews (306)

The real magic is this series as a whole, but I have to say this one may have been my favorite of the 3. The rag-tag band of misfits leant a new voice to the story, and I LOVED it. I was stressed the entire time, and read this book in exactly 2 sittings. If you haven't picked up these books, well what in the world are you waiting for?

First read:
There is a certain character who has deeply infuriated me, but that I'm sensing one heck of a redemption arc for in the upcoming books.

The world created was beautiful and detailed, history was given without reading a history book, and the characters were vibrant and multifaceted. Why in the world did I wait so long to read this one?

Second read:
I continue to believe that Sarah J Maas is nearly unparalleled in her world-building, particularly when it comes to her ability to create a world that is aggressively fantasy while still somehow being relatable? Her world is immersive, her characters are believable, and she makes you never want to stop reading.

First read:
I am shaking. This book was beautiful in every way. The characters are flawed, the world building continues to be impeccable, and WOO things got very steamy in here.

Second read:
I find myself a bit confused sometimes (in the best way) - is this fantasy with romance sprinkled in or is this romance with fantasy sprinkled in? Depends on the chapter I guess 😅

First of all:

I had a skeevy feeling about Tamlin from the get-go. As a romantic interest in the first book, he was fine, and only fine. He had redeeming qualities, but I couldn't stand behind him as a perfect match for Feyre. Now, a lot of the negative reviews I've seen for this book center on the fact that everything we learned about Tam in the first book was ANNHILATED and tbh it was. Did he have a pretty valid reason to have PTSD and become a completely different person...um, Fae? Yes. yes he did. But that doesn't excuse his behavior. Anyway, I found Rhys to be much more deserving of the strong person/Fae Feyre deserves to be.

You're allowed to grow as a person and realize that you've grown apart from the person you were with, okay?

Moving on: This book was fun to read. The flirting, the banter, the action, the excitement. The relationship felt genuine because you got to watch it blossom from a pseudo-friendship first. And don't get me STARTED on how much I love the Inner Circle.

ygg SJM

First read:
While the second is still my favorite, this one made me cry. Do with that information what you will, and hurry up and read these. If you can find a copy

Second read:
I'll start by saying I am SO SO SO GLAD this did not end up being the end of this series and that there are still more books to come 😭😍

I still maintain that ACOMAF is my favorite book, and I still maintain that SJM can WRITE and she can build the heck out of some worlds. 

Personally, especially after reading through all of TOG, I felt the ending to be pretty in line with the types of endings SJM likes to leave us with. And I'm also STRESSING because I have a feeling she's going to kill off a member of the Inner Circle in a future book...just based on her history...

Well. That was a lot. This book is definitely prosaic, and at times I felt I was missing something. But then it all comes crashing down, fitting together, and the small hints become the big picture. It felt like Handmaid's Tale and Lord of the Flies collided at high speed and become something so much more. Wow.

A World War II book with a (relatively) happy ending, excuse me? I read it in one sitting, cried when it was over, and felt genuinely transported.