My Experience of Meeting Sarah J Maas

Hello Everyone!

So, if you've read by blog before then I am sure you've probably guessed that I am a massive Sarah J. Maas fan.

I absolutely love Sarah's books and I am so attached to the characters and worlds that she has created.

If you haven't read any of her books or even heard of Sarah J. Maas before then let me tell you what you've been missing. You've been missing two massive fantasy series. One by the name of Throne of Glass and the other by the name of A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Throne Of Glass follows a young assassin named Celaena and her journey to achieving her freedom after she lost it when she made the mistake of being captured. Currently there are five books in the series however the last one is coming out September 2017.

A Court Of Thorns and Roses follows another girl called Feyre who will stop at nothing to protect her family. One day, Feyre kills a wolf to put food on the table however it might have been the biggest mistake of her life when she discovers the wolf wasn't really a wolf but a faerie and the cost for killing him is high. Two books are currently released and the final book is expected to be out in May 2017.

Anyway, coming back to the point of this post is to tell you all about my experience of meeting my favourite author.

I was one of the first to purchase my tickets to Dept Con 2 which is Ireland's only YA book convention, as I had a great time when I attended Dept Con 1 the year before. In fact I enjoyed it so much that I bought my ticket before even finding out which authors were attending!

I had suspected that maybe, just maybe Sarah J Maas would come as her UK tour was to be around the same time but I wasn't getting my hopes up. However, one day I came home from school and I had no idea that the first author had been announced. My mum happily told me that Sarah J Maas was going and you can only imagine my reaction. Lets just say it involved a lot of jumping around the house with excitement.

Now, the actual event! It was just fantastic, Sarah talked for about an hour and the venue was packed with excited fans. It was so interesting, Sarah talked about how she connects music to scenes from her books and loads more!

Afterwards followed a signing and I was so nervous meeting her but I made myself speak because I knew that I would regret it if I didn't. Hopefully I didn't make to big a fool of myself! I also gave Sarah a book of quotes that I had made for her, filled with quotes from all of her books. I hope she liked it.

That's all for now, I hoped you enjoyed this post!

Bye!

Related posts:

Dept Con 2: http://youneedtoreadthese.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/dept-con-2-irelands-only-ya-convenrion.html

Throne of Glass Review: http://youneedtoreadthese.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/fantasy-corner-throne-of-glass-review.html

Empire Of Storms Review: http://youneedtoreadthese.blogspot.co.uk/2016/10/fantasy-corner-empire-of-storms-by.html

Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Maas

Hi!

Today I am going to be reviewing the fifth book in the Throne of Glass series by the Queen of fantasy Sarah J. Maas. I feel like I won't do this book any justice in my review because it is just so fantastic so all I can do is urge you to read the latest installment of the series regardless of what I say here.  If you have no idea what this series even is, where have you been? However ever there is no need to worry because I have a review of the first book which isn't great as its my first ever review but it will tell you what the book is about.

My review of the first book for anyone interested:
http://youneedtoreadthese.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/fantasy-corner-throne-of-glass-review.html

 So, where do I even start in reviewing this amazing book! I am very sorry but this review is probably going to be all over the place but I hope you like it all the same!

I was so nervous but excited for this book and the lead up to its release was just great.  I had so many speculations and expectations for this book and Sarah J. Maas did not disappoint.

There isn't very much I can say as I don't want to give anything away because trust me when I say you don't want this book spoiled for you so if you haven't read it yet, please go away but definitely come back when you have!

*SPOILER SECTION

The book opens up with a chapter from Elena's perspective all those years ago and I thought this was quite interesting to begin with.

Something that annoyed me and it's a point I think everyone noticed (it was quite obvious) was the complete lack of Chaol. Chaol is one of all-time favourite characters in this series even after the last book Queen Of Shadows. Yes, the way he behaved last book annoyed me but I can understand and the amount of hate he got upsets me. I mean Aelin told him that the only thing to do would be to kill his best friend, how would you react to that? Even look at the way Celaena/Aelin reacted when she dicovered Nehema. Anyone that was a minor problem I had with Empire Of Storms but hopefully he will be back next book.

Manon. When Manon was introduced to us back in Heir Of Fire I wasn't really interested, in fact I used to skip her chapters becuase I was just so desperate to get back to the characters I knew. However I really like her now and I feel like we got to see the real her a lot more than we did last book. I cannot believe she is Crochan Queen, I mean how much royalty is there now? I'm really interested to see her character develop further in the next and last (oh no!) book.

Dorian did not disappoint in this book either. His magic continues to impress me and I can't wait for him to get some proper training so that he can be as powerful as Aelin. I felt so upset when he lost his Kingdom but i'm sure he will get it back. Well, he better get it back, Dorian Havilliard is the best thing that ever happened to Adarlan and he can make such a big difference. I'm a bit scared for him next book because I have a slight feeling that Sarah J. Maas may kill him off. I could be wrong (I hope I am because Dorian is another one of my favourites) because I don't have any reason for thinking this, the thought just came and never left.

I also really want to write about Elide and Lorcan. I am so happy that those two crossed paths and I love to read their chapters and it is so funny how much I really love Lorcan now as I hated him before. I think Elide really helped his true personality come out. I also really love Elide and how loyal she is to Aelin and Terrasen before even meeting her. I love that she didn't buy into what Lorcan told her about Aelin.

I don't really feel the same connection to Aelin that I once did as she has just become so strong and powerful now but I still support her. I am really, really scared for her  especially with the way things were left and I cannot believe I have to wait a year to find out.

Fenrys and Gavriel. The latest additions crew and the once members of Rowan's cadre. Gavriel I think is reasonable to say is definitely the most serious of the two and he takes his oath to Maeve very seriously. Although Gavriel himself, was most certainly not happy when the oath was severed I have to say that I was. I think with time Gavriel will come around to the idea and I am very interested to see how the father-son relationship develops between Gavriel and Aedion in the next book. I was however sad that Fenrys' oath was not severed also but of course Maeve wouldn't give him what he wanted as she wants to punish the two. I hope that Fenrys can find a way to get around Maeve's orders and hopefully leave some clues for Rowan trying to rescue Aelin because she definitely cannot die.

So, that's it for this review, I really hope you liked it. I hope that my reviews are improving as they go along, please let me know!

Bye!

Throne Of Glass by Sarah J Maas

My First Review!

I loved this book. I  thought that it was so interesting especially as it was inspired by Cinderella. I also love that Sarah J Maas started writing the series when she was only 15 or 16. 

I don't want to spoil anything for you if you haven't read the book, so all I can say to you is go and read the book now! 

Sarah J Maas recommends reading the prequel novellas before the novel but you don't have too. I didn't and I understood everything. 

The story is about a girl who is an assassin. She is captured and sent to a slave camp called Endovier but the Prince Dorian frees her because his father, the King is holding a competition to find a royal assassin. Prince Dorian wants Celaena to fight for him and in return she will earn freedom in four years time if she wins the Kings competition.

Anyway I really hope you enjoy the Throne of Glass, it is a fantastic fantasy book which I loved and it's a series! The fifth book is coming out this year!

*SPOILER SECTION 

If you have read the book which I assume you have as you are reading the spoiler section you will know about the whole dilemma of being on Team Chaol or Team Dorian. I find it really hard to choose a team as I love both of these characters and my opinion kept changing throughout all of the books. As this is a review of Book 1 I will tell you that for book 1 I preferred Chaol as I felt that there was a lot more character development to happen. I felt like Prince Dorian was a bit of an open book (however he is one of  favourite characters now!) I kind of feel like I'm not on a team because as I said I love both characters. 

I loved that during one of the trials Celaena let her soft side show by saving Nox and coming last. I think it was nice to see that she is not this heartless assassin that we may believe her to be in the beginning. 

I thought it was funny how Celaena kept ignoring the Captain of the Guards ( Chaol Westfall) instructions by going to the ball and different things. It was also nice to see them develop as friends throughout the book. 

The most fantastic thing for me was when we discovered that both Celaena and Dorian loved to read because that is something that we as readers can relate to.

And a sad moment. When Dorian came to Celaena's bedroom and heard her playing the pianoforte and she tells him about Sam. That was so sad. 

One final point, as you probably know there is a great debate on how to pronounce the names the characters. So much so that Sarah J Maas had to add a guide at the back of her books. I wish she would put them at the front because by the time I notice that they are there it's too late and I'm calling the characters something weird. For example, if you have read Sarah J. Maas other series A Court of Thorns and Roses you will know the character, Rhysand. Well his name is meant to be pronounced Reece-sand but for the whole of the book I called him Rhy-sand. 

Anyway bye for now!