The Court of Thorns and Roses

So the second member of my desert island authors list is Sarah Maas. When I saw that she had a new book out and it wasn't starring Chaol and Celaena I was disappointed. Well, no more! Her new series is the story of Feyre, a girl who is struggling to support her family. The humans live at the mercy of the Fae and Feyre is bitter and angry that her ungrateful family is starving. When she finds a wolf in the woods and kills it, her troubles really begin. The wolf was a Fae in disguise and now she must pay the debt for killing him. Tamlin, Lord of the Spring Court, comes to claim her and she must live her life on the other side of the wall as a "guest" of the Fae. Feyre is not happy about this and schemes to find a way to leave. But the more time she spends with Tamlin and his best friend Lucien, the more she is entranced by their world. Tamilin is struggling to keep his people safe from her and the mysterious blight that is destroying the Fae kingdoms. Little does Feyre know, she may be the answer to all Tamlin's problems, but will he sacriice her to save his people? This is another great book by Maas- part Cinderella, part Beauty and the Beast, all set in the land of Fairies, where you know better than to eat or drink and certainly to never make a bargain. Where even the villains may just save your skin- even if only for themselves. This book is for the reader who loves a self-sufficient, driven damsel who will take her fate into her own hands to save the ones she loves, whether they want her to or not. I will say it is for a mature reader as there are some racy scenes not for the younger kids. The ending is great, you could stop here and be satisfied, but I am in for the duration and looking forward to see how Feyre resolves her feelings of guilt and the deals with the consequences of her bargain. Tamlin is an epic fictional boy and Lucien an epic best friend of the fictional boy. Thirteen days until summer, which will find me at the beach, in New Orleans and at the lake, always with a book in hand. So happy reading my friends.