I have FINALLY taken the time to read ACOTAR after having it on my shelf for years. I’ve sat on the review for a few days as I’ve had quite mixed thoughts and so wanted to be really sure how I felt about the book before rating and reviewing. 

I had a good time with this – actually a much better one that I expected. It was a bit slow to start for me and I found myself incredibly frustrated with every character at some point. I was constantly changing my mind on how I felt about characters and events. On reflection, I actually think this is a real strength of the book – I didn’t become complacent because I was never quite sure what was going to happen next and who the villains really were (beyond the obvious). I haven’t quite managed to avoid all spoilers for the series so I’m therefore excited to see how this continues into the next book where I’m anticipating there being more changes. 

Overall, I had a really good time with this and I’m definitely intrigued to continue, especially as I understand the writing improves as the series goes on which can only spell good things!