ACOTAR series Midway Musing: Feyre
Admittedly, I am late to the game in reading this series. But I am making up for it by inhaling the books now. I just finished the third, A Court of Wings and Ruins. I am thoroughly enjoying the world and characters Sarah J. Maas has created.
Well, most of them.
As I read, something started to bother me about Feyre. She changed, of course. She is one of the protagonists in the story, on her hero journey, and that is to be expected. But some shift in her character arc doesn’t sit right. I cheer that she learned how to live with her Under the Mountain experiences. I swoon when Rhysand steps in to help her along with this healing. I adore the dynamic between these two characters and I knew the dance around their feelings would eventually come to an end. BUT. I didn’t think it would take one book (out of five) and once Feyre and Rhysand came together, that’s when I began to feel disappointed. The capitulation that Feyre does once she accepts Rhysand is her mate turns me off. Now, she does have a history of falling fast - her interest in Tamlin happened quickly too. And as Under the Mountain proves, she goes all out when she’s in love. There is also a history of men letting her down - besides Tamlin, her father also falls into that category. So I would have liked to see her struggle to trust Rhysand for a longer time. This would have added depth to her character and maintained the tension I loved between them.
And to be completely honest, I would have liked Rhysand to be harder to trust. He clearly knows when to be a strategic SOB.
Basically I would have liked to see the tension between the two characters go on for another book. Extending the mistrust would enrich their dynamic and add another layer of complexity.
Anyway, on to book four!
Fourth Wing Playlist
Just after the holidays, with less than a week left of Christmas break, I was at loose ends about what to read. On every social media platform I participate in this book, Fourth Wing, kept popping up. In all honesty, this isn’t a genre I normally read but I kept hearing so much about the novel. I hemmed and hawed about whether I wanted to invest in this.
Oh boy……did I invest in this! I couldn’t put the book down and finished it in a matter of days. I enjoyed Violet’s spunk but I really admired how she used her intelligence in lieu of physical strength in situations that required her to be physically strong. Xaden’s integrity and his depth of feelings for Violet are traits that are revealed slowly as the story progresses. Taking this approach made him wildly attractive! The slow burn of their romance…..🔥
When it came time write a review of this novel, I decided I wanted to change things up a wee bit. After a whole lot of searching and listening, I came up with a playlist for this novel. In no particular order, here is a list of songs whose lyrics, I feel, relate in some way to the storyline or characters of this romantasy novel:
The Fighter (Gym Class Heroes feat. Ryan Tedder
Brave (Sara Bareilles)
Warrior (Demi Lovato)
Home (Gabrielle Aplin)
Say Something (A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera)
Solidier (Gavin DeGraw)
Shake It Out (Florence and The Machine)
Titanium (David Guetta feat. Sia)
Natural (Imagine Dragons)
If Today was Your Last Day (Nickleback)
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Let me know what you think of this playlist!🎶