A Court of Thorns & Roses guide: Characters, spice + FAQs
A Court of Thorns & Roses synopsis/summary:
Feyre's survival rests upon her ability to hunt and kill – the forest where she lives is a cold, bleak place in the long winter months. So when she spots a deer in the forest being pursued by a wolf, she cannot resist fighting it for the flesh. But to do so, she must kill the predator and killing something so precious comes at a price ...
Dragged to a magical kingdom for the murder of a faerie, Feyre discovers that her captor, his face obscured by a jewelled mask, is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest. Feyre's presence at the court is closely guarded, and as she begins to learn why, her feelings for him turn from hostility to passion and the faerie lands become an even more dangerous place. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose him forever.
A Court of Thorns and Roses characters.
Our female main character (FMC) is named Feyre Archeron, and the first book in the series is narrated from her perspective. The secondary main character is Tamlin, High Lord of the Spring Court in Prythian, and Feyre’s main love interest. Here is the full A Court of Thorns and Roses character list:
Feyre Archeron
Nesta Archeron
Elain Archeron
Mr. Archeron (Feyre’s father)
Tamlin
Lucien
Alis
Bogge
Suriel
The Naga
The Puca
Middengard Wyrm
Rhysand aka Rhys
Andras
Amarantha
The Attor
Jurian
Clare Beddor
Lady of the Autumn Court
High Lord of the Autumn Court
High Lord of the Summer Court
High Lord of the Winter Court
High Lord of the Dawn Court
High Lord of the Day Court
Lucien’s brothers
Isaac Hale
A Court of Thorns & Roses review.
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
4 stars.
Spice level: 🌶🌶
2.5/5, medium spice.
I’m so extremely very late to the Sarah J. Maas party, but I now can understand why she is such a gargantuan crowd-pleaser.
ACOTAR was not a perfect read, nor the best Beauty & the Beast retelling I have read by any means, but I was immensely entertained, and I rate books based on enjoyment.
There’s a lot of world-building to begin this series as expected. Once I reached about 50%, I became a lot more invested and I forsook sleeping throughout the night to finish it, oops. Despite a few couple of issues and niggles I had with the plot, prose and editing (once you see it, you can’t unsee it!), my enjoyment levels were sky high, especially the last 30% of the book.
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FAQs.
Before we get into answering the FAQs let me warn you: 🚨🚨🚨 Major spoiler alert. 🚨🚨🚨
Here are the answers to all your common ACOTAR FAQs.
How to pronounce Feyre:
Sarah J. Maas explicitly spells out how to pronounce Feyre in the first ACOTAR book: ‘Fay-ruh’.
What is the correct order to read the A Court of Thorns and Roses series?
Here is the correct book order to read A Court of Thorns and Roses series:
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Wings and Ruin
A Court of Frost and Starlight
A Court of Silver Flames
What is A Court of Thorns and Roses’ age rating?
The age rating of ACOTAR book one is 18+, there is a spicy scene, as well as some other steamy scenes, plus adult themes.
How many pages is A Court of Thorns and Roses (first book)?
ACOTAR is 448 pages.
How many chapters are in A Court of Thorns and Roses?
There are 46 chapters in A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Is A Court of Thorns and Roses spicy?
Yes ACOTAR is spicy, with one, short detailed scene, as well as a couple of steamy scenes. The first book in the series is quite comparatively tame compared to later books.
Spice level: 🌶🌶
2.5/5, mildly-medium spice.
When are the A Court of Thorns and Roses spicy chapters?
There is a significant build-up of sexual tension and flirting between Feyre and Tamlin. Yet there is only really one truly spicy chapter and one semi-spicy fade-to-black scene. That spicy chapter is chapter 27. Listed below are the chapters that are steamy, the one spicy chapter (highlighted), and the fade-to-black:
Chapter 21: Calanmai
Chapter 27: THE spicy chapter
Chapter 42: Under the Mountains, steamy kiss scene
Chapter 46: Light spice, fade to black scene
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