I really do not know what other words I can use to put across how much I loved this book. I am honestly struggling to write something that isn't just "asdfghjkl".
Maybe, I should just start at the beginning...
When I first picked this book up I was a bit sceptical because of the hype that surrounded it. I was scared more than anything that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as it seems a lot of people did. I think that is part of the reason I put it off for so long (it may have also had something to do with the ever growing TBR pile I have). As soon as I picked this book up though I questioned myself so much.
I loved the idea behind this book too. I loved that it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling, especially seen as Beauty and the Beast is one of my favourite stories of all time. It was such a good and different retelling. It was never something I would have expected and I loved every minute of it. It may have started as a retelling but this book truly has its own life.
Ok, so the story goes. Feyre is a simple young girl whose family are poor. Feyre provides most of the food for the family by hunting and while on this hunting trip she kills a fairy in wolf form. This forces a series of events to unravel which ends with Feyre being whisked away to live in the fairy lands. There Feyre has to settle into her new life and along the way finds out secrets about the place she is living in.
I think my favourite character in this book was Lucien. When we first meet Lucien he is very stand-offish with Feyre which is understandable considering she just killed a friend of his. Slowly though you begin to see more of Lucien and his personality. He turns out to be a great friend. He is wary when it comes to conflict but isn't afraid to face it head on either. He is very protective of those he cares about and would do anything to help them in some way even if he has to face the consequences himself. I love the relationship that Lucien and Feyre have, even if there is still some work to be done with their budding friendship.
I also loved Feyre as the main character. She is this totally independent, strong-willed character that would go to the ends of the earth for those she loves (almost literally). She also doesn't take no for an answer. I think the reason I like Feyre so much is because in most YA books the lead female always seems to be dying for any form of attention from the male lead whereas Feyre didn't want to have feelings for Tamlin, she didn't really want anything to do with him at all in the beginning but she grew to care for him and want to look out for him as much as he was looking out for her.
There are so many points in this book that I could talk about, things that I could reference or compare to Beauty and the Beast. I could go on and on forever about how great I think the storyline is or how amazing the writing is but I really believe it is something you need to experience. This book really is just an experience.
So my final words on this book are these, if you haven't already read this book then I highly recommend that you do. You really are missing out. If you have read this book then you know what I mean.
I am now off to pick up A Court Of Mist And Fury because I need more of this world in my life.
