A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
- Series
- 5 books, more on the way
- Genre
- Romantasy for adults
- Age
- ages 16 to 18
About the series
Feyre Archeron is 19, and she keeps her poor family alive by hunting in the forest near the wall that separates the human lands from Prythian, the realm of the faeries. One winter she shoots a huge wolf. Soon after, a creature from the other side of the wall is standing in their cottage, demanding payment under an ancient treaty: a life for a life. Feyre has to follow him to the Spring Court in Prythian.
The faeries there live under a curse, and Feyre discovers that everything she has heard about them is both true and wrong. The first book borrows from Beauty and the Beast. From the second book on, the series grows bigger and more complex, and the story changes direction in a way many readers remember. The fifth book, A Court of Silver Flames, follows Feyre’s sister Nesta.
The series has adult scenes and suits readers from around 16 to 18.
The books in the series
- A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015; Danish: Et rige af torne og roser)
- A Court of Mist and Fury (2016; Danish: Et rige af tåge og vrede)
- A Court of Wings and Ruin (2017; Danish: Et rige af vinger og kaos)
- A Court of Frost and Starlight (2018; Danish: Et rige af frost og stjerneskær) (novella)
- A Court of Silver Flames (2021; Danish: Et rige af sølvflammer)
- A Court of Splintered Harmony (2026; Danish: Et rige af knust harmoni) (out 27 October 2026)
- A Court of Forgotten Melody (2027) (out 12 January 2027)
My thoughts
One of my favourites. I like that the series dares to turn upside down everything you thought you knew from the first book. The characters change, and your own opinion of them changes along the way. In A Court of Silver Flames, Nesta is the one telling the story, and it’s exciting to see the world through a completely different person’s eyes.