Especially since it’s so easy to irreversibly clip female wings, but somehow Cassian’s wings get “shredded” a couple times every book and he’s back at it in a few weeks. I want an anatomical explanation for this lol
The part with all the high lords at the meeting was my favourite it was like the desperate housewives of prythian😂 a let down was how literally everyone survived the war and even came back from death it was way too unrealistic
I’m crying at the Azriel fighting clip lmao goodbye. Lucien deserves the world I love him. You need to do ACOSF and just eat a handful of ghost peppers
Also I beg please read Azriels bonus chapter from ACOSF, you can find it online. The him and Elain thing is basically he’s just horny and wants a mate but there’s also *someone else* that pops up that is literally Azriels equal in every way. I personally love her and would die for her. The way the bonus chapter ends is setting up their relationship and ending whatever people saw in Elain and him
@@carythesnail 😈😈😈 listen, ACOSF is the spiciest so far but also I cried the most reading it. Some people think there’s too much spice but I actually love the plot, especially the friendship that happens! I ship Azriel with therapy first and foremost but I also ship him with one of Nestas friends 🤠. Cant wait for you to read it if you do! We also get to see Cassian be a real himbo and it just… I love that big idiot
I liked it the most probably because of that 😂. ACOTAR was sold to me as fairy smut, and the series mostly read as trauma for me. ACOSF hit on the fairy smut level, like, HARD, and it also had a believable character arc that made me love Nesta when originally I wanted her to fall off the cliff. Plus I loved the secondary characters and the while fear metaphor play.
She killed off Rhys only to bring him back FROM THE DEAD in the NEXT chapter using the super rare way that is never used except 6 months ago for his mate. Oh and ambiguously bring someone else back from the dead with him. I was so mad at this. I hated this book😅 but love your reviews!!
Yes!!! I thought it was interesting in ACOTAR because it was the main character and she was up against someone she wouldn't have escaped from alive. Her resurrection also had impact on the courts, unifying them (even for a brief moment) to help a human (something some of them didn't care for). So it showed their humanity and a slither of hope that maybe they could unify for a common cause, even if it was just a human life. It also changed her, gave her powers and a suddenly immortal life. Something we could explore later. But Rhys!! He may as well just gone unconscious and then woken up again. His death had no impact on the plot. He wakes up and is the same, says he doesn't even have parts of their power. Nothing changed! (Unless I find out in the next book hes lying and actually does have their powers) And Amren even had a good death, unleashing herself at her own cost, helping strike the final blow that finished off Hybern. (Even tho I'm a little unsure why she disappeared). And then she's just brought back, all good. The only difference is that she's just a high fae. Which on another note; the title 'High Fae' starts to become less impressive when everyone in the story just start receiving it like free lollies.
I loved this book right up until that part. Like ok. He lives. Whatever. But why did Amren… how is the magic just that strong… it’s still my favorite of the books though.
Pacing issues is a huge SJM problem. She really just can't do it well lol. It shows up even worse in acosf than it did in acowar. Another huge problem i have with this series (even though its very fun and i do enjoy it) is SJM's reliance on the "fake death/ressurection" trope. I think it worked very well in acotar when feyre died and was brought back, but thats where it ends. Imo you only get to use this trope ONE time before it starts to negatively affect your story. I agree that amren should have stayed dead, her sacrifice was beautiful and by bringing her back it negated the emotional impact of her moment. And i hate that SJM used rhys that way. If youre not willing to COMMIT to killing your character, DONT TRY! the whole moment pissed me off for a number of reasons (its so hypocritical of rhys after all he and feyre have been through) and it ruined the end of acowar for me. All in all, i do love these books, its just so easy to find their faults when you step back 😂
Yeah I completely agree. I think the death fake out in ACOTAR worked quite well, but here it was leaned on way too much and took a lot of the air out of the impact
These are the best reviews on the books around! It’s refreshing to see a guy so into them plus it’s not a bunch of hate, hate, and MORE hate! And the spice segment is unique. It’s definitely my favorite part of these videos. Also love the editing 👌🏼 10 outta 10
Serious analysis of SJM's writing was something I never knew I needed. Not that rant reviews aren't funny and overly enthusiastic reading vlogs aren't entertaining, but you're the first one actually making me want to read them! Also love your humor.
Hearing the way some reviewers shit-talked the books back in the day made me actually want to read it 😂 and it's because, like you said, it wasn't a proper analysis. Not done in good faith. I wanted to see for myself.
I love how wholeheartedly you meet these books on their levels! It's sad to think about, but men engaging with media made for women without only making fun of it and trashing because it's made for women is so rare 😭That isn't to say that one can't critize them, but it's rough when most videos is making fun, rather than engaging with them on their own level. Thank you! And the production values on all of your videos are still amazing! Edit: I just wanna say I read these books twice and I don't like them lol, but I will defend the women and men that do, because they are fun when they're not taken seriously
Thank you, I really appreciate that! I know a lot of people really like these books and I want to do my best to be open to them and take them seriously
Briaxis (the Library entity) is not a sibling to the Bone Carver and the Weaver. The being that controls the Firebird Queen is their sibling. It was mentioned but briefly in this book. More on him in ACOSF - the spiciest of them all.
If Lucien is in fact Helions son then he would be the sole heir to the day court! Thats why thats so important 😊 especially since hes basically been exiled by his family and the autumn court.
Love watching Feyre’s growth in this book, she totally kicks butt in book 3. And her sisters as well. I really enjoy watching how Sarah’s characters grow over the 3 books. Agree every visit to a new court is super interesting for me too. I loved the meeting with all the High Lords, it had all the drama we expected lol. Yep that final battle was just epic and dramatic. I love that she didn’t kill off any of our favorite characters, only the ones we weren’t really attached too.
I do not enjoy SJMs habit of keeping all the (favorite) characters. For me it undermine the stakes she is setting. The believability of "omg, the greatest most deadly mega battle" is missing, when only random soldiers and minor charactets bite the dust. I'm glad to hear other people can enjoy this style! What would you think of this idea? A fav character dies in some kind of way and instead of bringing him back instantly (because Feymagic) he stayes dead to the end of the book. Then the impact of his death can hit the world and the readers. In a later installment a squad can go on a (difficult) revival mission. We would get death (stakes, tension, grief, consequences) and our faves (love, drama, happy ends) plus another adventure.
The one man production that is you acting out specific parts of the story, coupled with edits of yourself sitting in tiny form on top of the actual book is utterly amazing and has me laughing so freaking hard! 😂😂
Maybe I’m watching way too many deep dives into romantacy books, but I appreciate that you understand that if we are at Wings and Ruin we know whats going on. 😂 quickly going over the plot to then go over your thoughts
You gonna love Nesta even more after the last book, she is bad aSS. I love her more than Feyre. Thank you for this amazing review, you make it so entertaining.
Totally agree with your point about the Ourobouros!!! I wish we had gotten more about that moment - it definitely left me wanting more! Amazing video as always 🙌🏼
These are so much fun to watch! Can't wait for you to read the next book and when you finish it you'll undeniably want to read "Throne of glass" and then the fun will begin😂
@@carythesnail I did love ACOTAR, had similar views of it as you so i was convinced to read TOG and man i hated it... Very clearly written by a teenager. There's this thing SJM does where she makes all the main characters the 'most attractive, amazing, magical, powerful people ever to exist' which i don't like, and it is extremely so in TOG, so just a warning. Idk if you should trust the hype for it
I love this Cary 😂 it's so entertaining after finishing the book last night - but I MUST SAY THIS... how did we not talk about the Suriel whatsoever!? 😩
YES! I read Sarah's books to learn and get to know new characters! i'm not someone to pick apart the magic dynamics or the background lore, I want to get to know new characters and i love how dynamic they all are each with strength and weaknesses and their own personal goals relationships and feelings.
new to your channel and i just watched all three of your ACOTAR series in a row for the first time :-) you have super refreshing takes, a unique perspective, a super fun style of editing, and just fun videos on this book series in general. i read the books a while ago and always go back and forth on my opinions on them. honestly, i just think they’re an overall enjoyable read and a good way to get a lot of people back into reading or just into fantasy in general. i hope you get around to the fourth book! i think you’d enjoy it, and that it’s centered around nesta
Saw this has been uploaded and immediately paused everything else! Love this video again. I think you are gonna love the last book! So excited to see your take on it. ❤
I love these reviews. I started reading the series because of them and this is the last one I ended up reading. I stopped I think halfway through. Pretty much all the stuff you pointed out is what got me. I would say that I always viewed Azriel and Elaine as more of an sibling-type thing, but I can see what other people are getting there. Whether or not though, I can't wait for your next video on the series!
I never klicked so fast on a new video of someone talking about books. I LOVE your reviews! And I can't wait to see what you think about the book about Nesta; I liked ACOFM the best until I read A Court Of Silver Flames (i think its called that) with Nestas POVs even better. She went from least loving char to my fav char. And I do like that SJM made the choice in bringing queer characters into the world of ACOTAR. I miss a gay one, though (so I'm conflicted: I don't like Elain so much; after reading the last one with Nesta but I bet it'll be better if I read one in her POV so I kinda ship Azriel and Elaine but I also wished there would be a gay character next to Mor, which would Azriel ya know?). It's sad that the books are so hetero-focused lol.
I was looking forward to this! Really like your take on the trilogy. These are the only books I've read from SJM as of now and I agree with your assessment. Particularly about the concepts that could have been expounded. A little tea from the book comm: What I found out is that she is building some sort of multiverse in her different series so where Bryaxis ends up will be interesting if you pick up her other books. Loved the meeting with the High Lords, though. That was like watching a reality TV smackdown. So much drama, and I'm here for it! Nesta's story is in A Court of Silver Flames, which I heard is very satisfying for Nesta fans. I heard it's also has the most spice in the series so I wish you the best if you try to take that one on. 😂
I'm so pleased with the Animal Crossing music in the last video and then the Skyrim music in this one. Both games are so dear to me and even hearing the music unexpectedly was such a shot of dopamine for me 😊
i really love this review, it was so well structured and almost convinced me to re-read the books, but then i remembered the extensive monstrosity that is my to be read (tbr) list 😅
I think the thing with their dad coming in at the very end and then dying right there mirrored the main characters’ life with him as well, he was very absent and then right when they find he’s coming back and making a stand of how much he loves them he dies… there’s no closure, it’s traumatic, and the way it’s told I think helps us connect with how devastated Nesta is by it, she wanted nothing to do with him
I just finished ACOWAR last night and was so excited that I finished it since it ment I could finally watch your review 😭😂I highly agree on all of your points, some parts felt very rushed or even forgotten (like poor Lucien; the man got warped out of the story midway and only returned in like, the last 40 pages??) and likewise my favorite character is now probably Nesta haha. She's just a lot of fun to follow, she's shrouded in mystery and quite a prick but she's slowly opening up to Cassian and the others. Her growth in this book was honestly the most interesting part to me, asides from Feyre spying at the Spring court and then eventually escaping with Lucien. I'm gonna start reading book 4 now so I can soon watch your review on that one too :)
I absolutely agree with the fact that Sarah J.Maas actually built too much tension for a war that wasn’t satisfying enough. She could haveput more effort into it and I also think that Amren staying dead would have been a good choice, in order to have that effect on the reader. I think it would have an even more tremendous effect if Rhys had died as well, but to be honest…I wouldn‘t have taken it. The problem with so many good books is that they ALWAYS kill off the best characters for a great effect. And while that is a great strategy, it still often emotionally hurts me to ALWAYS see my favourite characters die. So it’s nice to see one of them survive for a change…
The thought of someone walking in on me while you’re reading the spicy parts, not knowing you ate something spicy and they just think you’re really intoooo it is so funny to me hahah
i’m reading TOG rn at the same time as ACOTAR. and her pacing in ACOTAR is so bad compared. idk how she lost it but in TOG it’s so much better. PLEASEEEE READ 🙏🏼 ur fantasy book reviews so far are so good and i love ur humor
Sooooo excited again to see this pop up in my sub feed! Idk what your plans are for this series past ACOTAR buttttt as someone who has loved this series despite never reading any ACOTAR, I’d love to see your same takes on Riverdale 😂 I hear it’s similarly unhinged. Or pretty little liars. But Riverdale seems fun. I’ve only seen friendly space ninja’s videos but I think the source material could provide enough. Idk if episode by episode is too much.. the seasons seem long.. but I think the first is shorter, so maybe could be split up into a few parts.. again. I haven’t seen it, maybe there’s a natural grouping.. or Riverdale alums might have good ideas. Or maybe the first season could make for a great longer video. Longer form content seems to be doing well enough. But I’d watch your videos either way lol kinda regardless of the source material lol
Orrrrrrrrrr if you’re sticking with books..that are unhinged. I hear the Crave series (via Cari can read) is a weird fun blast. Or or have you considered reviewing the Twilight books, again would love your take. I also hear Lightlark is a doozy
I really think SJM couldve done the death thing more effectively if it were Tamlin who had died (and stayed dead) She could’ve given him a redemption arc, and it could have been very full circle for Feyre. I enjoyed this book, but the stakes were SO HIGH that someone should’ve died and stayed dead.
Ooh, a new acowar video from the snail??👀 What a treat! I love these deep dives. With the mirror, I think it’s so funny because everything you were saying you wanted to see is the message that I felt like I had gotten, which is why I liked it lol. I do agree that it felt rushed though. And I think you’re absolutely spot on with point about there being so much going on with the plot that there weren’t fully fleshed-out, beautifully scenic, standout moments like we saw in the first 2 books. That’s why, despite it being good, acowar is one of my least favorites of the series. It’s very war focused, which just isn’t my thing. Love hearing hearing your takes! Thank you for another great video :)
@@carythesnail of course! :) I’ll be sticking around hoping for videos on the whole series lol. Interested to see what you think of the problem child (ACOFAS) 😅 I love your takes, video formats and humor. Keep up the great work!
GIRL JUST WAIT FOR THE LAST BOOK!!! (I don’t really care for that random tiny book in the middle of everything, it didn’t really do anything for me) BUT THE LAST ONE!! DAMN. SO MANY EMOTIONS A LOT GOOD, A LOT SAD, A LOT SPICY! ANDDD A LOT ANGRY * see ending *
I've been enjoying reading this series so much so far and always rate each book a 5/5 as soon as I'm done but I'm biased I think and its helpful to me to hear reviews like this 😅
Yeah, I was actually waiting the entire book for her trip to get the ouroboros mirror and was extremely disappointed with how little of a description we were given of it.
Sarah does unfulfilled love and longing really well. LOL @ Azriel - TOTALLY. Agree the unfulfilled love & tension is my favorite part too. I hope that Mor gets her own book and Lucien too.
My favourite moment in this book was with the Suriel 🥺🥺🥺💗 I also thought the Bone Carver died way too fast = too easily (and the Weaver too, but him, especially).
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Why is no one mentioning the amount of times Cass destroyed his wings? I was infuriated.
Lol you’re right!
Especially since it’s so easy to irreversibly clip female wings, but somehow Cassian’s wings get “shredded” a couple times every book and he’s back at it in a few weeks. I want an anatomical explanation for this lol
The part with all the high lords at the meeting was my favourite it was like the desperate housewives of prythian😂 a let down was how literally everyone survived the war and even came back from death it was way too unrealistic
Rys and Feyre bang so much that my brain genuinely forgets it as backdrop to the rest of the story
Lmao thats why i chose to watch plot summaries by cari can read it makes it bearable😂😂
I’m crying at the Azriel fighting clip lmao goodbye. Lucien deserves the world I love him. You need to do ACOSF and just eat a handful of ghost peppers
Also I beg please read Azriels bonus chapter from ACOSF, you can find it online. The him and Elain thing is basically he’s just horny and wants a mate but there’s also *someone else* that pops up that is literally Azriels equal in every way. I personally love her and would die for her. The way the bonus chapter ends is setting up their relationship and ending whatever people saw in Elain and him
Oh no I'm scared lol
@@carythesnail 😈😈😈 listen, ACOSF is the spiciest so far but also I cried the most reading it. Some people think there’s too much spice but I actually love the plot, especially the friendship that happens! I ship Azriel with therapy first and foremost but I also ship him with one of Nestas friends 🤠. Cant wait for you to read it if you do! We also get to see Cassian be a real himbo and it just… I love that big idiot
yeah is highly pimented lol
I liked it the most probably because of that 😂. ACOTAR was sold to me as fairy smut, and the series mostly read as trauma for me. ACOSF hit on the fairy smut level, like, HARD, and it also had a believable character arc that made me love Nesta when originally I wanted her to fall off the cliff. Plus I loved the secondary characters and the while fear metaphor play.
She killed off Rhys only to bring him back FROM THE DEAD in the NEXT chapter using the super rare way that is never used except 6 months ago for his mate. Oh and ambiguously bring someone else back from the dead with him. I was so mad at this. I hated this book😅 but love your reviews!!
Yeah the "back from the dead" trope here went way to hard haha
Yes!!! I thought it was interesting in ACOTAR because it was the main character and she was up against someone she wouldn't have escaped from alive. Her resurrection also had impact on the courts, unifying them (even for a brief moment) to help a human (something some of them didn't care for). So it showed their humanity and a slither of hope that maybe they could unify for a common cause, even if it was just a human life. It also changed her, gave her powers and a suddenly immortal life. Something we could explore later.
But Rhys!!
He may as well just gone unconscious and then woken up again. His death had no impact on the plot. He wakes up and is the same, says he doesn't even have parts of their power. Nothing changed! (Unless I find out in the next book hes lying and actually does have their powers)
And Amren even had a good death, unleashing herself at her own cost, helping strike the final blow that finished off Hybern. (Even tho I'm a little unsure why she disappeared). And then she's just brought back, all good. The only difference is that she's just a high fae. Which on another note; the title 'High Fae' starts to become less impressive when everyone in the story just start receiving it like free lollies.
@@julesbond1089 I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt this way!!! You said it perfectly
@@julesbond1089You are so spot on with all of this lol
I loved this book right up until that part. Like ok. He lives. Whatever. But why did Amren… how is the magic just that strong… it’s still my favorite of the books though.
Pacing issues is a huge SJM problem. She really just can't do it well lol. It shows up even worse in acosf than it did in acowar.
Another huge problem i have with this series (even though its very fun and i do enjoy it) is SJM's reliance on the "fake death/ressurection" trope. I think it worked very well in acotar when feyre died and was brought back, but thats where it ends. Imo you only get to use this trope ONE time before it starts to negatively affect your story. I agree that amren should have stayed dead, her sacrifice was beautiful and by bringing her back it negated the emotional impact of her moment. And i hate that SJM used rhys that way. If youre not willing to COMMIT to killing your character, DONT TRY! the whole moment pissed me off for a number of reasons (its so hypocritical of rhys after all he and feyre have been through) and it ruined the end of acowar for me. All in all, i do love these books, its just so easy to find their faults when you step back 😂
I agree with you! The stakes felt so low because I knew no one was going to die besides their father.
Yeah I completely agree. I think the death fake out in ACOTAR worked quite well, but here it was leaned on way too much and took a lot of the air out of the impact
His head will explode if he reads Crescent City and now I need to see it happen
These are the best reviews on the books around! It’s refreshing to see a guy so into them plus it’s not a bunch of hate, hate, and MORE hate! And the spice segment is unique. It’s definitely my favorite part of these videos. Also love the editing 👌🏼 10 outta 10
Thank you, I really appreciate that! I know that a lot of people love these books and that means something, so I'm trying to take them seriously
I’m so frustrated by Elaine’s indifference to Lucion, I felt so sad for him 😑😑😑
Serious analysis of SJM's writing was something I never knew I needed. Not that rant reviews aren't funny and overly enthusiastic reading vlogs aren't entertaining, but you're the first one actually making me want to read them! Also love your humor.
Thank you for saying that, that's very kind!
Hearing the way some reviewers shit-talked the books back in the day made me actually want to read it 😂 and it's because, like you said, it wasn't a proper analysis. Not done in good faith. I wanted to see for myself.
I love how wholeheartedly you meet these books on their levels! It's sad to think about, but men engaging with media made for women without only making fun of it and trashing because it's made for women is so rare 😭That isn't to say that one can't critize them, but it's rough when most videos is making fun, rather than engaging with them on their own level.
Thank you! And the production values on all of your videos are still amazing!
Edit: I just wanna say I read these books twice and I don't like them lol, but I will defend the women and men that do, because they are fun when they're not taken seriously
Thank you, I really appreciate that! I know a lot of people really like these books and I want to do my best to be open to them and take them seriously
The human sized snail has invited us to his fantastical treasure trove ❤
Lol I love that
Isn't he a snail-sized human??
The ways to interpret are endless
Briaxis (the Library entity) is not a sibling to the Bone Carver and the Weaver. The being that controls the Firebird Queen is their sibling. It was mentioned but briefly in this book. More on him in ACOSF - the spiciest of them all.
The Gilmore girls comparison was PERFECT
If Lucien is in fact Helions son then he would be the sole heir to the day court! Thats why thats so important 😊 especially since hes basically been exiled by his family and the autumn court.
Cary you are killing it once again. Every time I finish these books I come straight here for your review
Thank you so much!! Glad you’re joining me for each installment!
not the skyrim music to set the mood 😂
About the Bryaxis, im pretty sure Feyre says, when it first arrives at the front lines, that it can show itself as someone's greatest fear
Love watching Feyre’s growth in this book, she totally kicks butt in book 3. And her sisters as well. I really enjoy watching how Sarah’s characters grow over the 3 books. Agree every visit to a new court is super interesting for me too. I loved the meeting with all the High Lords, it had all the drama we expected lol. Yep that final battle was just epic and dramatic. I love that she didn’t kill off any of our favorite characters, only the ones we weren’t really attached too.
I do not enjoy SJMs habit of keeping all the (favorite) characters. For me it undermine the stakes she is setting. The believability of "omg, the greatest most deadly mega battle" is missing, when only random soldiers and minor charactets bite the dust.
I'm glad to hear other people can enjoy this style!
What would you think of this idea?
A fav character dies in some kind of way and instead of bringing him back instantly (because Feymagic) he stayes dead to the end of the book. Then the impact of his death can hit the world and the readers. In a later installment a squad can go on a (difficult) revival mission. We would get death (stakes, tension, grief, consequences) and our faves (love, drama, happy ends) plus another adventure.
The one man production that is you acting out specific parts of the story, coupled with edits of yourself sitting in tiny form on top of the actual book is utterly amazing and has me laughing so freaking hard! 😂😂
Not the tent scene 😭😂 Your animal recreations were incredible, 10/10
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts on the 5th book!!🫢
I’m here for a Tamlin redemption arc in the next book
I love tamlin I never fully understand the amount of hate he got
Maybe I’m watching way too many deep dives into romantacy books, but I appreciate that you understand that if we are at Wings and Ruin we know whats going on. 😂 quickly going over the plot to then go over your thoughts
I cannot wait until you finish A Court of Silver Flames!
Cary’s face was the literal 🥵 emote during the spice.
Lol you’re right!
You gonna love Nesta even more after the last book, she is bad aSS. I love her more than Feyre. Thank you for this amazing review, you make it so entertaining.
Looking forward to it! Thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoy!
Totally agree with your point about the Ourobouros!!! I wish we had gotten more about that moment - it definitely left me wanting more! Amazing video as always 🙌🏼
These are so much fun to watch! Can't wait for you to read the next book and when you finish it you'll undeniably want to read "Throne of glass" and then the fun will begin😂
That seems like the overwhelming response hahaha
@@carythesnail I did love ACOTAR, had similar views of it as you so i was convinced to read TOG and man i hated it... Very clearly written by a teenager. There's this thing SJM does where she makes all the main characters the 'most attractive, amazing, magical, powerful people ever to exist' which i don't like, and it is extremely so in TOG, so just a warning. Idk if you should trust the hype for it
I love this Cary 😂 it's so entertaining after finishing the book last night - but I MUST SAY THIS... how did we not talk about the Suriel whatsoever!? 😩
I have never and will never read these books, but I love that I can enjoy some animal crossing music and have a tiny man review them for me
I appreciate you listening to me talk about them!!
I clicked this so fast 😭
I’m suuuper excited how you react to ACOFAS❄️ AND ACOSF🤤
YES! I read Sarah's books to learn and get to know new characters! i'm not someone to pick apart the magic dynamics or the background lore, I want to get to know new characters and i love how dynamic they all are each with strength and weaknesses and their own personal goals relationships and feelings.
Also, I know it's not a popular opinion but Nesta has been my favorite character since book 1.i think you're gonna LOVE A Court of Silver Flames
I absolutely adore your editing. Its fun and fresh and I'm already becoming addicted to your channel! Keep up the clever creating Mr. Snail
new to your channel and i just watched all three of your ACOTAR series in a row for the first time :-) you have super refreshing takes, a unique perspective, a super fun style of editing, and just fun videos on this book series in general. i read the books a while ago and always go back and forth on my opinions on them. honestly, i just think they’re an overall enjoyable read and a good way to get a lot of people back into reading or just into fantasy in general. i hope you get around to the fourth book! i think you’d enjoy it, and that it’s centered around nesta
please do not stop, these videos are crack to me.
Love Gilmore Girl references bc Rhys totally gave me Jess vibes as well. I just finished the 3rd book and think your review is spot on :)
Had this on my watch later for ages until i finished the book myself, it's so fun to listen to your take on the book! Onto ACOFAS :)
Saw this has been uploaded and immediately paused everything else! Love this video again. I think you are gonna love the last book! So excited to see your take on it. ❤
Thank you so much!!
Thank you!!! Your videos are coming out at the same pace I’m reading the series. I love it.
Good timing! Next one is coming soon!
I love these reviews. I started reading the series because of them and this is the last one I ended up reading. I stopped I think halfway through. Pretty much all the stuff you pointed out is what got me. I would say that I always viewed Azriel and Elaine as more of an sibling-type thing, but I can see what other people are getting there. Whether or not though, I can't wait for your next video on the series!
I never klicked so fast on a new video of someone talking about books. I LOVE your reviews! And I can't wait to see what you think about the book about Nesta; I liked ACOFM the best until I read A Court Of Silver Flames (i think its called that) with Nestas POVs even better. She went from least loving char to my fav char. And I do like that SJM made the choice in bringing queer characters into the world of ACOTAR. I miss a gay one, though (so I'm conflicted: I don't like Elain so much; after reading the last one with Nesta but I bet it'll be better if I read one in her POV so I kinda ship Azriel and Elaine but I also wished there would be a gay character next to Mor, which would Azriel ya know?). It's sad that the books are so hetero-focused lol.
I was looking forward to this! Really like your take on the trilogy. These are the only books I've read from SJM as of now and I agree with your assessment. Particularly about the concepts that could have been expounded. A little tea from the book comm: What I found out is that she is building some sort of multiverse in her different series so where Bryaxis ends up will be interesting if you pick up her other books.
Loved the meeting with the High Lords, though. That was like watching a reality TV smackdown. So much drama, and I'm here for it!
Nesta's story is in A Court of Silver Flames, which I heard is very satisfying for Nesta fans. I heard it's also has the most spice in the series so I wish you the best if you try to take that one on. 😂
Yeah I really need to hear myself up for ACOSAF
I'm so pleased with the Animal Crossing music in the last video and then the Skyrim music in this one. Both games are so dear to me and even hearing the music unexpectedly was such a shot of dopamine for me 😊
The Skyrim music in the beginning is haunting me.
So excited to watch!! Been waiting 🫡
I love watching your videos after I finish each book!! You’re so handsome and funny
i really love this review, it was so well structured and almost convinced me to re-read the books, but then i remembered the extensive monstrosity that is my to be read (tbr) list 😅
I think the thing with their dad coming in at the very end and then dying right there mirrored the main characters’ life with him as well, he was very absent and then right when they find he’s coming back and making a stand of how much he loves them he dies… there’s no closure, it’s traumatic, and the way it’s told I think helps us connect with how devastated Nesta is by it, she wanted nothing to do with him
The Skyrim music makes this 10000% better
I love the timing of these reviews, I’ve been reading right along w ya.
The Skyrim in the background 😂
I love both your review and the fact that your editing is getting better and better!
I'm looking forward to your next book review~
Thank you so much for the encouragement! Trying to learn more with each upload!
I just finished ACOWAR last night and was so excited that I finished it since it ment I could finally watch your review 😭😂I highly agree on all of your points, some parts felt very rushed or even forgotten (like poor Lucien; the man got warped out of the story midway and only returned in like, the last 40 pages??) and likewise my favorite character is now probably Nesta haha. She's just a lot of fun to follow, she's shrouded in mystery and quite a prick but she's slowly opening up to Cassian and the others. Her growth in this book was honestly the most interesting part to me, asides from Feyre spying at the Spring court and then eventually escaping with Lucien. I'm gonna start reading book 4 now so I can soon watch your review on that one too :)
Thank you so much for joining me again! I've seen a lot of people reading a long with me, which is so cool! I hope you like ACOFAS
It's so good to see a balanced review that is also funny. Awesome stuff!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
The fact I found his first video yesterday and now got the third book video 😫 blessed fr
Good timing!!
I CAN ONLY FOCUS ON THE SKYRIM MUSIC LOL love these vids so much
Lol, thank you, I really appreciate that!
The Skyrim music in the background was perfect
I absolutely agree with the fact that Sarah J.Maas actually built too much tension for a war that wasn’t satisfying enough. She could haveput more effort into it and I also think that Amren staying dead would have been a good choice, in order to have that effect on the reader. I think it would have an even more tremendous effect if Rhys had died as well, but to be honest…I wouldn‘t have taken it. The problem with so many good books is that they ALWAYS kill off the best characters for a great effect. And while that is a great strategy, it still often emotionally hurts me to ALWAYS see my favourite characters die. So it’s nice to see one of them survive for a change…
Anyone else want Elain to get her own "why chose?" storyline with Az and Lucien?! Just me???
That’s what I’ve been saying! It could be so perfect if SJM wasn’t such a coward lol
The thought of someone walking in on me while you’re reading the spicy parts, not knowing you ate something spicy and they just think you’re really intoooo it is so funny to me hahah
Lol that’s hilarious, I didn’t even think about how weird that would be 😂
You’re welcome to whoever walks in on you watching this
Agree I thought the resurrection for Rhys at the end was a bit cheesy as she used it in book 1.
The Skyrim music in the background just makes it even better 😂😂😂
Thank you for sacrificing your time to edit this- i know it must've taken ages
Thank you, I really appreciate you noticing that. These kind of videos do take a lot of time but I’m getting better at it!
what do you mean he's not actually a little guy sat between the pages giving me a review
Lol
i’m reading TOG rn at the same time as ACOTAR. and her pacing in ACOTAR is so bad compared. idk how she lost it but in TOG it’s so much better. PLEASEEEE READ 🙏🏼 ur fantasy book reviews so far are so good and i love ur humor
THANK YOU. Between crescent city and ACOTAR TOG is by far my fave and better than all the books she has so far
I hope you read the other ones as well, a court of frost and starlight, which is a short one, and a court of silver flames, which deals with Nesta!
No! No! We do NOT ship Elainriel! We ship Gwynriel. Just get to ACOSF and you’ll get it ;)
I love this these videos so much! The Nesta and Elaine reenactment had me 😂. Do you plan to do any other book series after this one?
Thank you!! Others are in the works!
LOVE your editing!! And the review is great, if you continue the series or do other series I'll be sure to watch it! =D
Thank you so much, I really appreciate that!
Sooooo excited again to see this pop up in my sub feed! Idk what your plans are for this series past ACOTAR buttttt as someone who has loved this series despite never reading any ACOTAR, I’d love to see your same takes on Riverdale 😂 I hear it’s similarly unhinged. Or pretty little liars. But Riverdale seems fun. I’ve only seen friendly space ninja’s videos but I think the source material could provide enough. Idk if episode by episode is too much.. the seasons seem long.. but I think the first is shorter, so maybe could be split up into a few parts.. again. I haven’t seen it, maybe there’s a natural grouping.. or Riverdale alums might have good ideas. Or maybe the first season could make for a great longer video. Longer form content seems to be doing well enough. But I’d watch your videos either way lol kinda regardless of the source material lol
Orrrrrrrrrr if you’re sticking with books..that are unhinged. I hear the Crave series (via Cari can read) is a weird fun blast. Or or have you considered reviewing the Twilight books, again would love your take. I also hear Lightlark is a doozy
I really think SJM couldve done the death thing more effectively if it were Tamlin who had died (and stayed dead) She could’ve given him a redemption arc, and it could have been very full circle for Feyre. I enjoyed this book, but the stakes were SO HIGH that someone should’ve died and stayed dead.
The Skyrim combat music💀
i was waiting for this impatiently !!!!!
The Skyrim music is *chefs kiss*
Ooh, a new acowar video from the snail??👀 What a treat! I love these deep dives. With the mirror, I think it’s so funny because everything you were saying you wanted to see is the message that I felt like I had gotten, which is why I liked it lol. I do agree that it felt rushed though. And I think you’re absolutely spot on with point about there being so much going on with the plot that there weren’t fully fleshed-out, beautifully scenic, standout moments like we saw in the first 2 books. That’s why, despite it being good, acowar is one of my least favorites of the series. It’s very war focused, which just isn’t my thing. Love hearing hearing your takes! Thank you for another great video :)
Thank you so much for watching again! :)
@@carythesnail of course! :) I’ll be sticking around hoping for videos on the whole series lol. Interested to see what you think of the problem child (ACOFAS) 😅 I love your takes, video formats and humor. Keep up the great work!
Acosf is my favorite book. I cant wait for you video of that. 😊
I hear that I'm in for it with that one lol
This content is some of the smartest funniest stuff 😂
I hate Nesta with the passion of a thousand suns, but I definitely get why you would like her.
GIRL JUST WAIT FOR THE LAST BOOK!!! (I don’t really care for that random tiny book in the middle of everything, it didn’t really do anything for me) BUT THE LAST ONE!! DAMN. SO MANY EMOTIONS A LOT GOOD, A LOT SAD, A LOT SPICY! ANDDD A LOT ANGRY * see ending *
I’ve been hearing a lot of intense things, and I know I’m gonna have to prepare myself haha
I've been enjoying reading this series so much so far and always rate each book a 5/5 as soon as I'm done but I'm biased I think and its helpful to me to hear reviews like this 😅
Yessss! Loved this! Can't wait for the next one ♡
The Skyrim music sells me because my bf played Skyrim while I read 10/10
I will be waiting for a court of frost & starlight Christmas special 😫😫😊
🎅
i can’t want for him to read acosf 🥵🔥🌶️
Az literally enjoys torturing people. Dude is dark and violent, not gentle!
Also didn’t he teach Feyre to fly by pushing her off a cliff? 😂
He "gently" pushed her off a cliff ;)
Yeah, I was actually waiting the entire book for her trip to get the ouroboros mirror and was extremely disappointed with how little of a description we were given of it.
Awesome! I'm gonna have to pause watching and listening to these now, until I finish the last two books! 😊
19:34 the fast clarification 😂
Best reviews for these. I agree with you on all of it and you’re super funny.
Now you GOTTA do Fourth Wing I gotta know what you think of it!!!
It’s happening
My girl likes these books and I’m just trying to learn what’s going on, Skyrim music definitely helped 🤣
Sarah does unfulfilled love and longing really well. LOL @ Azriel - TOTALLY. Agree the unfulfilled love & tension is my favorite part too. I hope that Mor gets her own book and Lucien too.
Dude, I'm DYING with Nesta-Cassian and Elaine-Lucien's dynamics representations 😂
This is my favorite review of the series so far 😂😂
My favourite moment in this book was with the Suriel 🥺🥺🥺💗
I also thought the Bone Carver died way too fast = too easily (and the Weaver too, but him, especially).
First time commenting, this series review is great!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate you saying that!
I've been having fun watching this series, but when you said, "Dean," I had to subscribe right away
Am I crazy or did everyone just chose to understand Elain one day and they did?!?!
I NEED you to read Spark of the Everflame! Looove your reviews!
I just found your channel and i am living for these hot sauce spice seasons!!! 😝