It may be because this series is shorter than Throne of Glass, but in ToG I connected with the characters and by the end I really loved them and will never forget them whereas these characters felt very shallow in comparison. Honestly the side characters were more interesting and had more character growth and personality than the main character. This is definitely not for anyone under the age of 13, and even then for mature teens. The first book is ok, but the further you go into this series, the more s*x there is. I wasn’t a big fan of the plot, and I didn’t really connect with the characters. Maas books, and I was kind of disappointed. I read this series after reading ToG because I was dying for more Sarah j. If you are reading this and have not already read the Throne of Glass series, please go read those books first because in my opinion, they are way better than the ACOTAR series.
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