Sarah J. Maas an overrated author

By Kylie Lenninger

A Court of Thorns and Roses series is an upcoming series you should avoid because of the slow-paced plot and plot holes.

Sarah J. Maas, the author of the famous series, has had a recent increase in popularity. With the rise of TikTok, BookTok a popular group of people on TikTok has constantly expressed their love for the author. Maas has become known for her fantasy novels.  

The slow-paced plot is a common occurrence for all five of her books. This is an issue with her writing because it causes a lack of details about important events, repetitive phrases, and unnecessary moments. 

The second book is where the slow-paced plot starts. It seems that the longer the book the more she adds unnecessary moments. This book is where most of the repetitive phrases start, such as “vulgar gesture” which is repeated 6 times in the second book and more over the entire series. Or “putting his hands in his pockets,” which is phrased 10 times just in the second book. 

At the end of the third book, A Court of Wings and Ruin, Maas explains that the main characters were going to reveal a secret but never explained if it was revealed or not. The secret, whether or not the other high lords knew about Velaris was never talked about. 

Instead, they revealed another piece of information: the main character's powers. Completely goes against what the characters originally said. 

Said secret could have changed the entire plot. It wasn’t until the fifth book that it was hinted that the secret was never explained.  

The fourth book is another problem. It doesn't add or do anything to the main plot. No one needs to know whether the main character went shopping for five chapters, or what Christmas gifts they got each other. It could be skipped and the reader could still understand what's happening with the main series.

The fifth book follows the path of a different character. Despite that, it follows the same pattern with the slow-paced plot. Character development is important for this book and the slow-paced plot is okay. Since it is a new character, introducing her with one book is challenging. 

Even with having to introduce a new character, she still goes on to explain any major events in a few chapters. For such long books, she should’ve gone into more detail during major events sooner.

The important events still don't rise until the end of the book. Out of 80 chapters, 751 pages, it's not until the last 15 chapters that the main conflict begins to unfold.