#I'm read a court of thorns and roses by sara j maas

[timelessphoenix]

Does not make sense in my brain that Feyre doesn't know how to read or pronounce a bunch of different words and the book is written in fairly descriptive first person perspective.

Sounds a tad elitist, but congnitive dissonance is all it is. I understand that just because I can say the word "position" doesn't mean I can attach the sounds to the letters of the word when I read it on a page. But it's weird to be reading words like "crimson" from her perspective when she probably couldn't read it off a page herself. Also, she's lived in poverty for so long; does she realistically know a lot of the words she uses in her perspective? This comes up in the same chapter. "I searched for the word in the half-forgotten part of my mind. Mural. That's what it was (114)." But she's got no trouble meandering through the labyrinths of books both in front of her and on the mezzanine dangling above. Seems like Maas picks and chooses when Feyre does and doesn't know words she may (or may not) have heard and/or known in her small time as a wealthy kid. And "meandering" is a word you pick up almost exclusively by reading!! Who SAYS that in common speech??

It's just an aspect of Feyre's character that makes me think it'd be better if this was written in third person pov. Anyhoo. I keep writing this to avoid reading. Back to trucking through.

[thelattechronicles]

J's Reading List

This is my ongoing list (with constant new additions) - this list isn't necessarily what I'm trying to finish in just 2024 alone:

A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur

The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer

A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Babel by R. F Kuang

Bel Canto by Ann Patchett

Big Swiss by Jen Beagin

The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery

The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer ​​

The Crescent Moon Tearoom by Stacy Sivinski

The Curator by Owen King

The Dallergut Dream Department Store

Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Emily Wilde’s Enyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule

Everyone on This Train is a Suspect by Benjamin Stevenson

Faebound by Saara El-Arifi

The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo

The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

The Flatshare by Beth O’Leary

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novak

Graveyard Shift by M.L. Rio

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

I Only Read Murder by Ian and Will Ferguson

Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs

Into the Uncut Grass by Trevor Noah

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms (Whimbrel House Book 1) by Charlie N. Holmberg

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

The Lantern of Lost Memories by Sanaka Hiiragi

The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros

The Last Mona Lisa by Jonathan Sanofler

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

The Lost Van Gogh by Jonathan Sanofler

The Love of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult

The Maid by Nita Prose

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Halley

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

Ordinary Monsters by J.M. Miro

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley

The Perfumist of Paris by Alka Joshi

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The Puzzle Box by Danielle Trussoni

The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfield

Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross

Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

Someone Else’s Shoes by Jojo Moyes

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

Talking at Night by Claire Daverly

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

True Biz by Sara Novic

Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren

The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic by Breanne Randall

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison

You Are Here by David Nicholls

Before your memory fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before we say goodbye by Toshikazu Kawaguchi *

Sword Catcher by Cassandra Clare (couldn’t finish it, dragging my feet through; ultimately returned before due)

Tales from the Cafe by Toshikazu Kawaguchi *

FINISHED SINCE JAN. 1, 2024 (and still going):

A Court of Thorns and ROSES BY Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Wings and Ruin

A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Silver Flames

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

The Lost Tarot by Sarah Henstra

Circe by Madeline Miller

The Life Impossible by Matt Haig

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Bride by Ali Hazelwood

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix. E. Harrow ***

The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J Maas

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J Maas

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern ***

Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros *****

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros *****

[dwellordream]

Maybe it's because I was too pretentious to read YA as a teenager and am thus ignorant...but who is Sara J Maas and why is everyone so salty about her? I wanna know what I'm missing.

Sarah J Maas famously wrote the Throne of Glass series, centered around assassin/secret princess Celaena and the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, centered around not like other girls extraordinaire turned fairy princess, Feyre. Both series are exceptionally poorly written, even for YA fantasy.

Both feature characters who are more cardboard cutout than human beings, endless hot guys with pointy ears and shiny hair who only care about aggro sex and soul mates, and every woman is skinny, beautiful, and somehow absurdly stupid.

SJM is one of the big name YA writers and she coasted to that fame on extremely cliche and outright offensive writing that depicts ‘loving’ relationships as ‘dominant oversexed guy aggressively pursues malnourished traumatized woman’, barely-there world building that wastes several great premises, and little to no characters of color who aren’t killed or shoved to the side to make room for more beautiful white people with high cheekbones and glossy hair.

Also, her erotica sucks. Like it’s laughably bad.

[bex-la-get]

1,2, 4

Hi friend! Hope you're doing well! 💙

From this ask list.

1) What book did you last read??

Ophelia by Lisa Klein

2) What book are you currently reading??

I'm currently reading two very different books.

1: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

2: A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas

I'm aware those are two drastically different books. Don't ask me how I'm reading them at the same time, I have no idea 😂

4) Is there a book that you think needs a bigger fandom??

I feel like I'm not a good judge about book fandoms, considering my knowledge is kind of limited. But I think The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows needs more hype. The movie was lovely but the book is incredible and deserves all the recognition it can get.

[lady-janet]

My favourite Tam Lin novelization is An Earthly Knight by Janet McNaughton. It was the book that first introduced me to the Ballad of Tam Lin, so I'm pretty sentimental about it. It's not a perfect retelling. But I really love the relationship between Jenny and Tam. There are lots of Tam Lin elements that are nicely touched on. And I love how the Faeries fit into the story rather seamlessly while still being a background element. I could wax poetic about this book for ages. While I do love other retellings, An Earthly Knight will probably always be my favourite.

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas is my least favourite. I don't care for Feyre or Tamlin or their relationship. I felt the story had a lot of potential that it just never lived up to. And I didn't like the interpritation of the Faeries or their culture. I also find it frustrating that this book seems to be the gateway into the Ballad for many people and therefore colours their impression of Tam Lin in a very particular way. All in all, I probably won't ever read it again.

Thank you to everyone who has been playing along so far! I've really enjoyed reading all your answers. And I'm looking forward to reading more as our game continues.

Tam Lin October Questions 2: Which novel retelling do you like the most? Which do you like the least? Why?

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[cruelniklaus]

hi!! I voted for a Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J Maas because I'm currently reading the last one and Amren is the best.

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