Not one of my favourites
Sarah J. Maas is probably one of the most influential authors in the YA fantasy genre. Throne of Glass was compelling and full of strength. I believe that I still am very attached to Celaena and Feyre is so different. For example, she is not sarcastic and funny - she is deep in all of the problems. The lack of empathy towards the fairy that she killed was heartbreaking. I couldn't find a way to relate to her.
However, there are other characters: Tamlin, for example. He's so mysterious with his mask and prophecies that reveal a truthful end. Their relationship starts evolving and leads to something beautiful and my heart ached whenever I saw that his trust on her and vice-versa.
Lucien, at the beginning, was a villain... ish. I didn't know where he stood but in the end he showed his true colours.
Now, let's talk about the true villains because those are absolutely revolting. On my reading update, I talked about Rhysand and how I didn't trust him but he started revealing himself and, even though he's still a villain, he's not a villainous (is that a word?) as Amarantha. She is powerful and deceitful, that's how she got all of that power. She tried to break Tamlin and kill Feyre but in the end, true love wins. Her breaking point shows who she truly is and that her smile and minions are only a wall that she uses in order to get what she wants by luring fairies into her kingdom.
In conclusion, I liked the story but I didn't feel connected to the main characters, which made it slightly more difficult to read this book than Throne of Glass. I still think that the next book (it will be released in May 2016) will be beautiful and hope this is just the beginning of something much more interesting.
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