So, I have just finished reading book two of the ACOTAR series as it is known for short (the modern world loves an acronym!), which is taking the world by storm; one that has been raised with immortal magic, no doubt.
With its depiction of a realm of magical beings which threatens to encroach on the human world just next door over a wall, we revisit Feyre after the conquering of the threat of Amarantha in book one, A Court of Thorns and Roses, to see how things are faring for the characters that were left after some severe battling and maiming and torturing.
And it would seem, that it is not going too well at all. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court and her beloved High Lord, Tamlin, is doing everything to protect her. Only Feyre, and I respect her for this, does not feel like she is in need of protecting and wants to be present in whatever Tamlin is dealing with, as a good life partner should. It has been established quite decisively in book one that Feyre is no wimp and so, a spirited girl, with skills and courage, should not be locked away and dismissed as someone who cannot control her own destiny but unfortunately, this is precisely what Tamlin proposes and enforces and so, Feyre hightails it out of there, distressed and disappointed.
Enter Rhysand, the dark flirtation interest of book one, the High Lord of the Night Court and a smouldering piece of sex if ever there was one. I was, I am proud to admit, very pleased to have Rhysand appear once more as he is, by far, the singular most attractive thing about reading book one and I am further not ashamed to admit that I may have had a bit of a girly crush on him.
However, I have to say that I was disappointed with this book which is generally seen as better than the first. Not for me. I found Feyre equally as irritating. I found the developing relationship between Feyre and Rhys to be strung out. The tension that made the first book fly didn’t exist for me and I mentally trudged through this, desperate to finish it, probably never to read any more in the series.
Did the inclusion of scenes verging on soft porn help? Unfortunately, no.
Not the populist view but mine nonetheless.
Scuffed Granny 