A Court of Thorns and Roses is one of the most popular romantasy book series of the past ten years, and it's easy to see why. With sweeping love stories and exciting action-adventure narratives, ACOTAR has everything that fantasy lovers look for in a narrative while taking the romance angle of the story seriously. Written by Sarah J. Maas, who also penned the popular series Throne of Glass and Crescent City, the Fae appear in much of Maas' work. However, the best and worst parts of the Fae have come under direct scrutiny in A Court of Thorns and Roses.