rating sarah j mass books
don’t get me wrong it’s a mediocre book with a good plot line but out of the whole tog series it’s the least memorable to me, the chaol x celeana looking back feels forced but the plot twist at the end was the start of this amazing journey portrayed in the later books. overall not bad but not great
12. a court of wings and ruin
definitely was a contender for last place as i couldn’t even tell you what happened in this book however it had some essence to it that com doesn’t and my favourite characters are in this book, i just wasn’t grabbed by it overall.
in NO WAY was this a bad book i just found it to be a bit slow and lacked the craziness from the previous books but it was still a good read, also the meet up of the characters from tab was one of the best moments in the entire series.
again a very good read but painfully slow, after about 30 chapters of aelin still being locked up and the other characters flapping about until she was released did start to grate on me, however i loved this book and the ending was more than satisfactory with the reuniting of the original 3 (aelin, dorian and chaol) and just the general arc of their characters was beautiful to finally see tied up at the end.
9. a court of thorns and roses
yes, this was a very good read and we know that tamlin has to be the worst love interest to ever exist but all in all a good start to an amazing series thag i hope to see great things from the unnamed acotar 4.
8. a court of frost and starlight
i know this is a novella and i put it off for a long time because to me it seemed irrelevant however i was pleasantly surprised to read it and come away excited for the next book. getting the other character povs such as cassias and mor was such a fresh outlook and helped me as a reader understand their personalities a bit more which i found super intriguing, especially with the cassian and nesta relationship formation. personally i would recommend reading this for the next book if you haven’t already.
once again one of my favourite books of all time and the one that started this all off for me, the world building and plot line that starts to form in this book is phenomenal however it was just that, kind of a book to set the scene for the forthcoming plot but it will never be a disappointment.
i read this after kingdom of ash which was a huge mistake as i could have used this before empire of storms as the character plot lines are all explained, however it was really interesting to go back and see aelin like this again as celeana and see her so young again plus sam holds my heart more than the other 3 ever could, no offence rowan.
when i heard this was coming out and it was from chaol and nesryn pov i was not looking forward to it, but i devoured it in a week. this book was such a refresh to the tog series, new characters, new lands and new love interests plus we meet yrene who is up there in my top 5 fave characters. a surprise contender to say the least
i enjoyed this one a lot because of the speed of the plot and the different povs in the book, this was such a difference to the first two and the clear shift of celeana to aelin was stark in the book which was really interesting to me. plus we met rowan and manon who are vital to the story
3. crescent city: house of earth and blood
all i can say is wow when it comes to this book, i loved the modern take on it since in my mind the other 2 series are kind of medieval times but bryce and the other characters are amazing. i loved the murder mystery plot and the twists of the story were so well weaved, also i have my eye on the relationship of bryce, hunt and aidas.
my FAVOURITE tog book ever, the seamless blend of the personalities of celeana and aelin are so well put together and the plot line of the whole book is outstanding, meeting old characters, past loves, new alliances and reunions just made this book a rollercoaster and the plot really started to thicken.
1. a court of mist and fury
the build up to rhys and feyre’s relationship on this book is so so beautiful, one of the prettiest books i’ve ever read. the tension and romance in this book are something that was so well balanced also the introducing of the court of dreams has to be my fave team throughout the whole of the sjm universe. nothing has topped this book since i’ve read it and made me fall in love with rhys and feyre
so there you go that’s my outlook on her books, this probably won’t be found by anyone but if it does please let me know the order you’d put them in :)
