NicoleReyes87
131050
1977
80
Apr 23, 2020 7:46 AM
NicoleReyes87
131050
1977
80
lozzykush
I also recomend a court of thorns and Roses by the same author
ironmom88
Reading it right now! God I love it
Grievous12
I’m currently reading the first one, haven’t got that far yet but it’s actually really good
PiscinadeIaMuerte
The beginning of this series was good, then got really into sex for some reason. Ending was not great.
CMDRWELLES
art seems more like a female Elric of Melniboné
ValiaVeweth
YESSSS, this was my favourite series in the last ten years probably!
OceanGirlCharlie
Court of thorns and roses is my favourite of hers, book 2 had me missing train stops
ValiaVeweth
I just got a hamster last month and named it Rhys. O_o
Amandam90
A Court of Thorns and Roses is waaaay better.
Marvelous1
Much better than the Throne of Porcelain series by C. Moore Butts...
deezkittensbetrippen
The writer also did a Catwomen book which is equally as good!
wolfkin
the DC Icons YA series book with Catwoman in it? I think it was Catwoman: Soulstealer that book?
deezkittensbetrippen
Yes!
X5494
girl girl girl girl girl girl SHIELD girl
Sintanan
It bothers me that Tower of Dawn breaks the cover trend.
iamlegendinjapan
The book isn't about the protagonist.
donaldcoy24
Yes very intreging
NoiceSmart
Just read these for the first time. I wasn't sold after book one but after book two, man that's a great seriously
NoiceSmart
Series
josh15110
I was sane after first book I dropped it thinking was not my thing. Got bored some months later read second and that got me hooked
Rahioa
It makes for a great audio book too. The narrator Elizabeth Evans is great.
fatcatfreya
READ THIS SERIES!!!! IT'S SO GOOD!!!! I'm on Queen of Shadows and I can't stop (I am not a huge reader and haven't finished a book in years)
NomDeImguerre
Elucidate me.
mercemay
Great word choice
7degreesfromkevinbacon
Maas is an excellent writer. Give it a shot.
spuriusantonius
It’s a story about a young assassin with a grudge who learns she has a destiny, and a prince who learns the same. It’s a good overall plot.
IWentToACatshow
love stories about assassins, but i think the assassin's creed inspired hoods in every game or movie are becoming tacky
arkeo
I read all 7 in a week and half...i couldnt stop!!
Nocapes2
I didn't like Selena as the protagonist. However, Dorian and a certain pale haired lady are badass
primarkundies
Love this series. A lot. But can also admit that the main character is a weeeee bit of a Mary Sue.
MistryBabylon
I'm pretty sure these title came out of a random fantasy book name generator
snarkybat
Strangely enough, they actually all match the content of the books and isn't just bullshit. I don't like them either way.
Sysco171
Yesss!! I love this series
ItsLeviOsa24601
Hey, since you love this series--I'm a big fan too--do you have other fav book suggestions? This kinda stuff is my preferred genre. Usually.
ImTheScatmann
Rangers apprentice series. Extremely similar just no magic
Sysco171
My other favourite is Red Queen series by Victoria Aveyard!
Squidbinx
Poison Study Series by Maria V Snyder is a good one.
Justcooking
I am currently reading this! On the first book and loving it!
dilldrup
Looks SUPER gay
Talligan
Fuck off with using gay as a slur
narniasreal
dilldrup
(gay retard) but yeah what a persuasive COMIC
Imnotcanadiandammit
Oooo I don’t know this one! Yoink
MesquitaBarbequeSauce
It is so good! I definitely recommend
DillPixels
It’s SO DAMN GOOD
rubydust
Enjoy. It’s fantastic
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
It's so fucking good!!
faeandfoeanddarkforests
It's good for it's target audience but not really exceptional in my opinion
Lethalskripts
Sameseys
NemoVi113
Dittoses
pixelthec
Me tooses
sufferingplanet
I hated the main character. Put the book down about halfway through and haven't picked it up since.
FoolishDoughnut
I didn’t much like her either through the first book, something felt off until the last 1/4. Kept reading and loved the rest of the series.
josh15110
I was weary about the first book in general took to reading second where I fully got into it
dudfey
Quick warning: as a guy I hit a certain point where I struggled to relate to all the teen girl-driven themes - story is pretty solid though
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Rabauz
I agree 100%. Solid lore and worldbuilding. But a LOT of high fantasy tropes and girly stuff. I stopped after the second book.
ImTheScatmann
You’re missing an amazing series
hordolur
I've heard this wasn't a good series to read? Not very Young Adult and too much Sex, but marketed as Young Adult... Thoughts? This True?
sparkybug
I didn't get far enough into it to find any sex, but I wouldn't recommend it anyway. Eight deadly words hit hard and early.
FoolishDoughnut
“Eight deadly words hit hard and early?” I’m super curious what you/that saying means. Thanks!
sparkybug
Sorry, I didn't see this! Eight deadly words: "I don't care what happens to these people." No investment in the characters.
dudfey
It’s pretty teen girl all the way through but the story is pretty cool
faeandfoeanddarkforests
Loved it when I was 16, bit disappointed when it focused on who was with who romantically rather than the plot.
stewie67
I really loved the series, a really good read, but come book 4 or 5 it is not YA.
hordolur
Thanks
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
It starts YA but grew more and more adult with each book. It's one of my favorite series for the fact that I started reading it in 1/2
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
College and by the time it the last book came out I was more mature and it was more relatable than a teen YA book. It grows with the reader.
hordolur
Thanks
hordolur
Gotcha; So starting out not rally for 12 or 13 year old more for 15+? I got book 1 on a free offer so I might read it, thanks for help
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
The first two would be okay, book three might push it a bit. Give it a try!
bortlp
Is this the preferred order, or should one go by order of release?
ImTheScatmann
I just reread the series and i would recommend reading throne of glass, then assassins blade
PhilTheFluffiestDogOnTheInternet
Throne of glass is officially #1 with assassin's blade being a prequel
indecisivemelonhead
Assassin's Blade takes place first but has some spoilers to Throne of Glass. I would read AB 2nd.
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
You could read Assassin's blade first or read it after the first book. But read it towards the beginning. Lots of plot lines come from it.
BellaRoseheart
Although Assassin's blade was released later the author, Sarah j. Maas, recommends reading it before throne of glass
pandro
In my experience always go by the order they were written. Invariably they leave something out or you are expected to know things. 1/
DrKriegersClone
Jim Butcher is pretty easy to pick up on a middle book. I'd actually recommend starting mid-way in the Dresden Files.
pandro
Yeah but then you wouldn't fully bask in the best first line ever, "The building was on fire and it wasn't my fault."
pandro
(I mean this generically for all series - I haven't read this one.) The writer develops the characters as they go along. Would young 2/
pandro
Indiana Jones falling into a train full of snakes be funny without knowing he hates snakes as an adult? My opinion. 3/3
HopOnTheMagicSchoolBus
I think assassin's blade is backstory stuff. Currently reading the series and waiting till last for that one.
MesquitaBarbequeSauce
They are prequel short stories. Before she went to the mines.
readingtime
It is, I have just finished it and am glad I read it after the main series
FoolishDoughnut
I read it last as well, but I think I will read it 1st on my next reading to follow her from “start to finish” as her life goes on.
GamingRooster
I think tower of dawn is backstory for the love interest but i stoped paying attention to the series a while back
Tyco2
Is this what it looks like when an author actually finishes books? Taking less than 10 years per book?
wolfkin
You want see prolific check out Sanderson. Brandon Sanderson. Dude cranks out monster books on the regular like Jamie Lee Curtis visited him
Metadonmixer
I tore through the mistborn trilogy and am now on 2nd book of the storm archives, but it's slower going...
wolfkin
I just reread WOTK and WOR. Addictive the 2nd time around. One week. The Reckoners is a great palette cleanser. Fast fun read. Also Legion.
wolfkin
The former being teen targeted. The latter being tv targeted.
wrenchingway
Don't forget, there's Mistborn era 2
called2fight
He's secretly 5 midgets in a trench coat. Seriously though, the guy puts out 2-3 books a year.
Sasurau
Steven Erikson during the session for Malazan Book of the Fallen, too. Dude was writing 1000+ pages of gold a year, plus several novellas
Sasurau
set within the world, etc. He still is pretty prolific (at a book every 2 years) and I can give him a pass on slowin' down, after 10 years,
Sasurau
10 books, and a finished series that's in my top 5 of all time Fantasy series :) Dude earned taking twice as long going forward :)
wolfkin
sounds like something to check out. It's on Overdrive. I'll see what I can find.
WholesomeJoke
Wait can authors actually do that?
HarbingerForAHarbinger
Steven Erikson can.
wrenchingway
Go look at Brandon Sanderson.
dudfey
Idk let’s ask Patrick Rothfuss for his opinions on the matter
dracklen
Low blow T.T
tarataqa
Surely, it ain't legal!
HashtagDadJokes
Looks cool, how Young Adult is it?
dejavu49
Older teenager. Mid teens.
nicebikemate
Very
NicoleReyes87
It's not that young adult, it's more mature.
iamlegendinjapan
Sex starts in the 4th. Not very graphic. Great magic and great assassinations.
Zixtank
Very. Tried reading it, but fell flat very fast, so not my cup of tea. You may like it though, so give it a shot.
HerMajestyQueenOfTheNuts
It starts YA but by book three it's adult. It's a great series!
vvvvv113
Quite young adult. I barely finished the first one. Main character is badass assassin with a lot of teenage drama. Not my cup of tea
LoudAngryJerk
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LoudAngryJerk
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LoudAngryJerk
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LoudAngryJerk
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LoudAngryJerk
>conspiratorially, obviously trying not to be overheard) how... special-needsy are they... really?" Again, really out of left field and I>
PineapplePenVerified
It’s new adult, there’s tasteful sex
ImTheScatmann
If you like fantasy magic and medieval, read it
cluett5542
If you want one that’s definitely not YA, her Court of Thrones & Roses series is really good. The second book in the series gets graphic.
CyanideSweetToothSuicide
Loved this series!
MadBadHated
Very
CarlottaVonSprockett
Very imo. But I quit pretty early in the series, and everyone else is saying it gets better, so maybe don’t listen to me lol.
TheDKG
People get their skin peeled off, so
HashtagDadJokes
People get their heads bitten off in Twilight, so...
BobRossLeftHand
But if I want teen drama and flayings I can just go watch Buffy again.
JustSomeHoneybadger
I found it to be somewhere i the middle, female writes tend to radiate towards Young Adult, but this one was not that bad.
Lurkylew
A glowing recommendation!
JustSomeHoneybadger
Maybe not the best... but the books are one of the few that get the honorary spot on my bookshelf (my collection outgrew it years ago)
Lurkylew
Haha I hear you. I was just messing with ya anyway
JustSomeHoneybadger
Yea, I read both the milder fantasy female writers often write, and the rougher one male writers often write, depends on my mood honestly.
Ialwayswantedtobeawitch
It matures with each book
Epinephilim
That sounds very YA.
OmnibusLatinName
So did Harry Potter ;)
ArcaneKvothe
I'm calling the police
OmnibusLatinName
RoooOOOoxxaannn!
dimx27
Gotta struggle through the first couple books. Gets better.
hogwash21
How much better? I made it through the first and have up half way through the second.
NicoleReyes87
Yeah it did start a little slow, but it got so much better.
josh15110
When I reread the series it’s the first book that kinda puts me off cause it doesn’t keep me engaged. Second book was where I started ❤️ it
keroberose
I didn't love the last book. It felt weirdly paced compared to the others.
SkeetSkeets
And was also basically lotr
Drago589
Why would you struggle through it? Just read something else.
dimx27
I was recommended the series, but warned that the first couple books would be a hurdle
Drago589
Right, but why not skip those books? I'm just trying to understand why someone would suffer through the bad books hoping it gets better.
PlesiosaurWithElementsOfAnIdeaOfTheLochNessMonsterBoy
Yea I started the first book and it was so cringey I had to stop, luckily got it for free.
Kaleopolitus
VERY young adult. First book is for all intents and purposes a Mary Sue story. I disliked it. Sanderson and S.A. Corey are my style.
Talligan
I'm bored af by Sanderson's stuff. Read a bunch of it and now ... Eehh
Kaleopolitus
That's fair, we all have different tastes and find different stories fun.
Talligan
I think its more that he has a very specific style, and loves really elaborate magic systems and weird names for things. 1/
Talligan
Which is fine, I loved most of his stuff and his ending to WoT. But its now being emulated across the entire genre and I've tired of it.
Adhamhnon
Try Mark Lawrence. Very much not YA
bluerealta
This. Everyone keeps telling me to give it another chance but I couldn't get past the enslaved child soldier having the attitude of a 1/2
Propranolol
WELL ITS BEEN 3 HOURS?
bluerealta
What?
Kaleopolitus
It was a parallel comment, not sequential.
shadowbane1120
If you enjoy Sanderson you may like Brent Weeks
Kaleopolitus
1 Weeks did great with the Lightbringer series (haven't finished it yet), but the assassiny books were pretty bad. Good ideas, poor
Kaleopolitus
3 about a youth recruited to become an assassin, actually. They're all pretty blegh.
stevenDLuffy
Yeah big fan of the lightbringer series
Kaleopolitus
2 execution. Like he was testing the water and still too afraid. The last book left me deeply unsatisfied. I've yet to find a good book
Blackmage665
Wait, the Mistborn trilogy has a MASSIVE mary sue MC...
Kaleopolitus
Debatable, but even if we assume she is a Mary Sue she is still the better character in the better story imho.
lostlittletimeonthis
It does sound Mary Sue, but in the last book or maybe the middle book? There's a bit of an explanation for it
Kaleopolitus
What, in Mistborn, or for the series that the Throne of Glass series is part of?
bluerealta
student in highschool that thinks it's cool to be rude to the teacher.
Babaloga
boy was this a confusing set of comments to read out of order.
Kaleopolitus
Tbh I could put out like 20 comments, each criticizing an aspect of the story, but that'd be rude. I just didn't like it. Not my style.
Kaleopolitus
Remember the faeries at the start leaving flowers in her tent? Never mentioned again in the book.
bluerealta
I didn't make it that far before putting the book down. I had just finished reading Stormlight Archives, which features another enslaved 1
manbearpiglet2
You should try Blood song or Red rising. RR starts off slightly YA but then there is a huge shift and it gets hardcore and awesome
bluerealta
child soldier, and the characterization was just night and day. It was jarring and I couldn't get past how bad it was in Throne of Glass.
Kaleopolitus
1 I finished the first book. It didn't get much better. MC constantly went back and forth between feeling on top of the world and
Kaleopolitus
4 much better. And that wasn't even that well executed to begin with.
Kaleopolitus
3 that such training would put on her. Also, Mistborn's Vin did the 'badass girl choosing between badassery and dresses, then choosing both
Kaleopolitus
2 self depricating like a lonely 16 year old. She's supposed to be the best in the world, yet has none of the confidence to match the strain
Emmato
If you want to read some thing that's decidedly NOT young adult, then I can recommend books by Joe Abercrombie :)
DieselSpider
Aaaahhh! Hated it intensely, but COULD NOT STOP READING!
Kaleopolitus
Don't mind me as I look at my book closet with every published Abercrombie book in there.
Emmato
Haha nice!!