I love all of Maas' books, but I think ' A Court of Thorns and Roses' offers the best introduction to her world for those who haven't read any of her writing before. The series is currently being adapted into a TV show for Hulu. She dives deeper into the magical world of Prythian in the following books, discovering unexpected power as Maas flexes her world-building skills. 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' stars Feyre Archeron, a huntress and human who gets pulled into the faerie world after killing a fae, finding both conflict and romance on the other side of the wall that separates the human and fae worlds. Although it was not Maas' first fantasy series, I recommend starting with 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' To help out my fellow BookTookers, I created a definitive reading order for her books that I think will offer the best Maas experience. With the release of her most recent book, 'House of Sky and Breath,' Maas revealed she was creating an interconnected literary universe with her separate series, much like the Marvel Cinematic Universe.īut because her literary work is so expansive, it can be unclear where to begin if you want to enter Maas' fictional world. The tag #acotar for her book 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' has over 5.6 billion views on TikTok to date. The New York Times bestselling author has sold millions of copies of her books - which are published in 38 languages, according to her website - and she's also become one of the most popular authors on TikTok today.įor those of you who aren't addicted to TikTok like I am, avid readers share fan art and discuss theories about their favorite books on a corner of the app known as BookTok, and Maas is one of the BookTok authors.

For readers like me who grew up on 'The Hunger Games' and ' Twilight,' Maas' books provide much-needed adult, fantasy stories told from a female perspective (and it doesn't hurt that she writes, ahem, more mature romance, either). Maas is best known for writing books about faeries she's published 15 books across three series so far. Maas has become a household name for fantasy and romance readers like myself in recent years.

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