Medium – Audiobook
About the Book – Feyre is a young human girl who hunts in the forest that she lives in to feed her two older sisters, Nesta and Elain, and her crippled father. One day, she goes into the forest and kills a wolf. After she has sold its pelt, she is ambushed at home by a creature that turns out to be one of the dreaded High Fae, who tells her that she has killed one of his friends and so must go to live with him at his court in the land of the Fae. Feyre goes, unhappily, and ends up living at the Spring Court with Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court and his emissary, Lucien. Feyre, initially full of hatred, finds herself falling in love with Tamlin, but all in the Fae world is not as it seems, and there is a wicked Fae Queen who has her eye on Tamlin…
My Rating – 4.5/5
My Thoughts – I am a big Sarah J. Maas fan, having listened to all of the ‘Throne of Glass’ a couple of years ago. I bought this audiobook a while ago and hadn’t got round to listening to it, but after the joy of the Priory of the Orange Tree, I was in the mood for more fantasy! Sarah J. Maas is one of those authors that I really enjoy, although I am aware that she isn’t for everyone. I find her books quite ‘unchallenging’ (in a good way) and exciting – it’s good, clean (mostly) fun, with likable characters, fairytale settings, fighting, fantasy and feminism. The plot of this book was great, and I enjoyed the fact that it was a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast, without being too close a retelling. The ending was enjoyable and satisfying, and I liked the way that Maas kept the door open for the sequel (which I have already downloaded to listen to!)
The characters were ones I really liked. Feyre is a bit annoying at the beginning, but settles into a person that I would enjoy meeting through multiple books. The love interest, Tamlin, is an interesting proposition. He is generally lovely, but has this slightly odd (and maybe a bit possessive) streak which comes through during the book and which I will be interested to see develop. I have a real soft spot for Rhysand, the High Lord of the Night Court, who starts off as an enemy but becomes a really enjoyable character. I am really looking forward to listening to the next book, and may break my own rule and listen to the whole series in one go!
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