Synopsis:

Feyre is a huntress. She thinks nothing of slaughtering a wolf to capture its prey. But, like all mortals, she fears what lingers mercilessly beyond the forest. And she will learn that taking the life of a magical creature comes at a high price… Imprisoned in an enchanted court in her enemy’s kingdom, Feyre is free to roam but forbidden to escape. Her captor’s body bears the scars of fighting, and his face is always masked – but his piercing stare draws her ever closer. As Feyre’s feelings for Tamlin begin to burn through every warning she’s been told about his kind, an ancient, wicked shadow grows.

Review:

Okay, I know I am late to the party but after seeing this book all over Instagram I just had to get my hands on it and start reading. So now I understand what the hype is about. I finished the trilogy in a week (around work) and am already thinking of reading this series again before the year is out.

Mass has got the world wrapped around her fingers with this story. Feyre kills a wolf to keep her family alive and find out what the punishment for killing a magical creature is – living a life in the Spring Court with Tamlin’s people. With growing curiosity she learns the curse that has holds on the court and the evil that created the curse.

I am a sucker for a strong female character, you are probably over me writing this in every book review I do but I just can’t help it. Mass has built Feyre as a strong woman who would do anything to keep her family alive, even though they don’t deserve the food she provides and even in enemy territory she keeps her wits about her and the thought of escape in the back of her mind. What I didn’t like about a character so brave and smart enough to hunt in the human world is someone so stupid that they would get themselves into strife but always ignoring the warnings that Tamlins and Lucian put in place for her,  Tamlin on the other hand – I don’t like him. I know that’s how Mass portrays him in the later books but there wasn’t one thing that I like about this character from the start. Tamlins was a little too much like Edward from the Twilight saga for me. And Rhysand … yes I’ll jump on that bus for sure. I always saw bookish candles, totes, and mugs after this character and I can see why. His wit and charm is definitely worth reading for. Overall Mass has done a brilliant job writing this characters to pull you into the ACOTAR world and never want to leave. It is quiet amusing when you find yourself more interested in a side character like Rhysand rather than the main character Tamlin.

There were a few minor things that bugged me about the book. The book was a bit slow paced, there was a whole chapter that seemed to drag on and on, and Lucian aside, the history and backstory of the characters was never really spoken of. And did anyone else realise that Feyre’s hair changed colour about half way through? I did and it is slightly disappointing that this didn’t get noticed before going to publishing but if these were the only things that annoyed me about the book then so be it. It was well worth the read.

With all that being said if Lucian and Rhysand weren’t in this book I would have put it down a long time ago.  Overall I loved this book and am thinking about putting it back on my TBR pile.

Rating: 4/5

ISBN: 9781408857861

Publisher: Bloombury

Published: 2015