Lucas Stoffel

"Throne of Glass" Book Review: Throne of Glass is Sarah J. Maas's original series, eight books long, spanning about a decade of her writing career. It predates ACOTAR. It is also, in my opinion, the better series. If ACOTAR is where Maas figured out the romantasy formula that would break publishing, Throne of Glass is where she figured out that she could actually write epic fantasy. The Hulu TV adaptation currently in development is going to introduce a generation of readers

Let me get something out of the way: A Court of Thorns and Roses is a Beauty and the Beast retelling set in a faerie realm, and if that sentence makes you roll your eyes, this book is not for you. If that sentence makes you lean forward, buckle up. Sarah J. Maas wrote the book that essentially invented modern romantasy as a cultural force, and whether you love it or resist it, you have to reckon with it.