A Court of Thorns and Roses

Whew! So I stepped out of my genre comfort zone with this one and was pleasantly entertained. Overall, I thought the book had all the necessary ingredients for an emotional and thrilling read. The pairing of the strong-willed and fierce main character and the war-torn but empathetic high lord was thought-provoking and impactful. OK, so now I have a few bullet points to attend to:

• Masks - kind of weird at first, but horror books do it all the time; it's the same idea, but the reveal is a bit different.

• Amarantha- you would not want her as a quiz master at trivia night, that's for sure.

• I had a hard time picturing what the characters looked like. Maybe it's just me.

• The body paint that smears when touched was a novel concept.

• The biting. No, thank you.