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The Romantasy Books That Ruined Me 😭😍
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items This is my Romantasy reading list - the books that kept me up until 2am, ruined all other books for me and made me genuinely emotional and shed physical tears over fictional characters. Heavy on Sarah J. Maas because honestly, where else would you st...
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The Sarah J Mass Collection (in the exact reading order I devoured them) 🌹✨📚
I went from "Who is Sarah J. Maas?" to reading her entire back catalogue - all 16 books - in 12 months. These books pulled me out of a decade-long reading slump and made me fall in love with reading all over again.
Didn't read for 10 years, then read ACOTAR and holy moly, my whole life changed! Obsessed with this series - thank you Sarah J Mass 💖
A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR Series)
My absolute favourite of the series. The yearning in this book is UNREAL (and yearning is my fave). If you like the idea of 400 pages of yearning and sexual tension, mixed with fantasy adventure, this is your book. I think about this book more than I...
A Court of Mist and Fury: (ACOTAR 2)
The one where things ramp up and you realise Sarah J Maas has absolutely no intention of going easy on you. Drama from the start, then it slows down a little in the middle, but drastically ramps up again - I was on edge reading this book. If you love...
A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR 3)
A little filler-y 😬 Cute if you love the characters and just want to spend more time with them, but if you are expecting big plot moments, you might be a little disappointed. The pace is muuuuuch slower. Read it because you will feel incomplete with...
A Court of Frost and Starlight (ACOTAR 4)
I will be honest - when I found out this one was Nesta's book, I was not exactly thrilled 😬 She is not exactly my favourite character and I nearly talked myself out of reading it. But I am so glad I did not because this was such a good slow-burning ...
A Court of Silver Flames (ACOTAR 5)
Full transparency - the first half of this book nearly broke me after coming straight from ACOTAR. Different world, different characters, completely different vibe, and I was not ready. But then something clicked around the halfway point, and I fell ...
House of Earth and Blood: Crescent City 1
The one where things start to get deliciously complicated, and you realise Sarah J. Maas is a genius. The world-building really opens up here, and by the end, I was absolutely feral for the next book. And that ending? The cliffhanger no one was expec...
House of Sky and Breath Crescent City 2
This might be my favourite Sarah J. Maas book of all time, and I say that having read everything she has written. The characters, the plot, the ACOTAR crossover that had me absolutely losing my mind - I was not prepared for any of it. If you have rea...
House of Flame and Shadow (Crescent City 3)
The one that introduced me to Celaena Sardothien, and honestly, what a character to be introduced to. Sharp, brilliant, complicated and completely magnetic. I was in a Crescent City book-hanger when I started and didn't think I would enjoy the switch...
Throne of Glass (TOG1)
The series really starts to find its feet here, and the stakes get considerably higher. If the first book hooked you, this one will make it impossible to stop.
Crown of Midnight (TOG2)
Technically, the prequel, but I read this third (which I think is the order that Sarah J Mass wrote them), and that might be the best way to do it. Knowing what you know by that point makes this one hit so much harder as you travel back in time to a ...
The Assassin's Blade (TOG Prequel)
This is the one where Manon Blackbeak is introduced and she immediately became my favourite character in the entire series. Honestly I could have read a whole book just about her. Celaena's storyline in this one felt a little slow to me at times, but...
Heir of Fire (TOG3)
The pace really picks up again here, and I was fully back in, loving the drama, BUT, I have to admit, I found myself almost more invested in Manon's storyline and Dorian's storyline than the main plot. Both of them go through so much in this book, an...
Queen of Shadows (TOG4)
I did the tandem read for these two - alternating chapters between both books at the same time - and whilst it was chaotic and occasionally confusing, it was one 1000% worth it. Reading them together as if happening alongside each other makes everyth...
Empire of Storms (TOG5)
I did the tandem read for these two - alternating chapters between both books at the same time - and whilst it was chaotic and occasionally confusing, it was one 1000% worth it. Reading them together as if happening alongside each other makes everyth...
Tower of Dawn (TOG6)
This is the exact chapter guide I used to track my Throne of Glass tandem read. I downloaded this image and saved in my photos to guide me through Empire of Storms and Tower of Dawn
Tandem Read Chapter Guide - Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn (Throne of Glass)
I will be honest - this one was a lot. A LOT of war and action scenes, which are not really my thing, and it does go on for quite some time. BUT - the way the story wraps up (along with the ACOTAR Easter Egg) was so emotional 🥲 but so satisfying … a...
Kingdom of Ash (TOG7)
The Rest of My Romantasy Era 💖🐉✨
Romantasy books that are not Sarah J. Maas but still sent me spiralling. Here's to more yearning 🌶️
17 years ago. The one that started an obsession I was not prepared for. I know what you are thinking and I thought the same thing. Just trust the process, ignore the discourse and let yourself be completely consumed by a girl falling in love with a v...
Twilight (Twilight Saga)
The one where everything falls apart and you spend about 200 pages feeling personally victimised. It is painful in the best way, and the yearning is absolutely unreal. Stick with it even when you want to throw it across the room.
New Moon (Twilight Saga Book 2)
The love triangle reaches its peak and honestly the tension is everything. This is the book where Team Edward versus Team Jacob really means something and I was absolutely not wavering. Some of the best romantic tension in the whole series.
Eclipse (Twilight Saga Book 3)
Wow 😮 My favourite book in the series and I will defend that opinion forever. It goes completely unhinged in the most spectacular way, and I was here for every single second of it. The plot twists, shock surprises - it was the perfect ending to a se...
Breaking Dawn: Twilight, Book 4 (Twilight Saga)
Dragons. A war college. A brooding love interest who looks at the main character like she is both the most inconvenient and most important thing that has ever happened to him. I was not expecting to love this as much as I did. Not quite ACOTAR level ...
Fourth Wing (FW1)
I enjoyed this one but I will be honest - it did not quite hit the same as the first book for me. The middle section dragged a little and I found myself wanting to get back to the parts I actually came for. Still very much worth reading and there are...
Iron Flame (FW2)
My TBR List 📚
All the books I'm yet to read, but they are on my list, I'm working on it.
I have not read this one yet - it is sitting on my list and I am both excited and nervous after how Iron Flame ended. Will report back. If you have already read it please do not spoil it for me.
Onyx Storm (FW3)
Twilight retold from Edward's perspective, and it has been sitting on my to-be-read list since it came out. I genuinely do not know why I have not got to it yet because the idea of seeing everything through his eyes sounds incredible. Need to read so...
Midnight Sun (Twilight series Book 5)