2.5/5
This is such trash. I am so angry right now. I am so disappointed. ToG series was so good. Not anyone could have written something as well-developed as ToG, but anyone can write ACOTAR. In fact, most YA books are exactly like ACOTAR, consisting of only the author's silly fantasy/wish fulfillment. Maas is beginning to just write her sex fantasies now; you can see it clearly in Queen of Shadows and in ACOTAR.
I was expecting a strong female lead, someone competent, but Feyre is absolutely useless. She does nothing. She literally does nothing. She gets brought to Tamlin's home and does nothing. The first 200+ pages are dedicated to admiring Tamlin's muscles. Why does Feyre fall for him when he has no personality?? Where is the development?? Well, Feyre doesn't have much personality either.
Lucien and Rhysand were bright points, with very interesting backgrounds, but barely focused on at all and so they were not fully developed. And their characters were a little stereotypical: the snarky bestfriend/wingman and the dark mysterious bad guy who is secretly a softie. It got a little more interesting in the last third, but Feyre remains useless. I wanted someone strong (you could say I'm a bit of a feminist) and boy did I not get that. Feyre's "bowels turned to water" at least five times in the book. And yes, Maas used that phrase every time.
The plot was nonexistent for about the first three hundred pages, and the twists were not very original. The riddle was so cheap I almost cried. Maas, what have you become? Please read it if you want to cry from sorrow at Maas's lost writing, laugh at how poor the plot is, or suffocate yourself because of how weak the females are and the sexist themes.
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