By Sarah J. Maas
Feyre and her people are in the midst of a great showdown against Hybern - the most evilist-fae because he hates humans.
Please know, that this review contains non-specific spoilers, in the attempt to discuss the weakest part of this book.
War. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
Unless you're on Feyre's side, then you escape with barely any lasting damage. Superficial cuts and bruises.
Death? No.
Sacrifices? Almost.
Just this time, EVERYONE LIVES!!!
Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed every single moment of reading this book. It was slow going as this book is 700 pages. BUT Maas's writing is candy - you munch and munch and want more.
The ending bothered me the most. There were lost moments where Maas could've really made what was being fought for seem that much more impactful. Only side-side characters lost their lives. None of the main characters suffered. People lose their lives in war. Good people. Yet, by the end, anyone who did make some serious sacrifice it was softened with magic and loopholes.
I do not like fantasies where it's too easy. I want to fear for characters. When characters don't die (and in their situation, should have), it feels cheap. Like Maas just couldn't go there.
Best advice from a professor:
KILL YOUR DARLINGS
Save your darlings for your own drafts, but they only bog down the main material.
I'm only hoping that in her 'Throne of Glass' series, she decides to be a little more ruthless.
4/5 STARS
Biggest elephant in the room: The cauldron? Where people go in it and become something different. I've read this exact fantasy item before. EXACTLY. Lloyd Alexander - an original of fantasy - came up with the cauldron. I'm incredibly angry at the blatant rip off. See my review for "The Black Cauldron" here.
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