Books like A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
Book 1 of A Court of Thorns and Roses
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Genre
Story type
Kind of book
- Novel
Came out
- 2010s
Ages
- Ages 16+
- Adult
About this book
Taken to a magical faerie land, Feyre learns her captor is Tamlin, a High Lord, and must break an ancient curse. (condensed from its Library of Congress summary) It is book 1 of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series and listed for ages 16 and up.
Where this comes from: Library of Congress · Wikidata · Common Sense Media · Open Library subject
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Why: Both are fantasy books about love.
What both books share
- fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Legends & Lattes: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655) - love
A Court of Thorns and Roses: "Love" (OL subject); "Love stories" (OL subject); "Love, fiction" (OL subject); "Love -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
Legends & Lattes: "love" (WD main subject)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books about fairies.
What both books share
- fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
The Cruel Prince: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, general" (OL subject); "Young adult fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy" (OL subject) - fairies
A Court of Thorns and Roses: "Fairies" (OL subject); "Fairies, fiction" (OL subject); "Fairies -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
The Cruel Prince: "Fairies--Fiction." (OL subject); "Fairies" (OL subject); "Fairies, fiction" (OL subject); "Fairies -- Fiction" (LoC 650)
- fantasy
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
The Night Circus: "Fiction, romance, fantasy" (OL subject); "Fiction, fantasy, historical" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction" (LoC 655)
- fantasy
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What they share, at a glance
A Court of Thorns and Roses next to each book above. A dot means both books' records carry that fact.
| Book | Fantasy | Fairies | Love |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legends & Lattes | shared | not shared | shared |
| The Cruel Prince | shared | shared | not shared |
| The Night Circus | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The House in the Cerulean Sea | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Blade Itself | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Lies of Locke Lamora | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Fourth Wing | shared | not shared | not shared |
| The Midnight Library | shared | not shared | not shared |
| Mexican Gothic | shared | not shared | not shared |
| I Shall Wear Midnight | shared | shared | not shared |
| Wintersmith | shared | shared | not shared |
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A Court of Thorns and Roses: the facts, checked
Each line names the page it was checked on and the date.
- First published
- First published in 2015. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 419-page hardcover from Bloomsbury. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9781619634442 ... hardcover ... 419 pages ... Bloomsbury
- Series
- It is the first book of the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Source: sarahjmaas.com, checked November 6, 2026.
this first book in a sexy and action-packed series
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is A Court of Mist and Fury. Source: sarahjmaas.com, checked November 6, 2026.
A Court of Thorns and Roses A Court of Mist and Fury
How A Court of Thorns and Roses came to be
- Maas said the fairy tale East of the Sun, West of the Moon shaped the book more than Beauty and the Beast did. Interview: BookPage, interview by Cat Acree, 2015-05-05, checked November 6, 2026.
- Before drafting, she read as many versions of the old tales behind it as she could find. Interview: BookPage, interview by Cat Acree, 2015-05-05, checked November 6, 2026.
I read as many versions of those tales as I could before starting
Where does A Court of Thorns and Roses sit in its series? See the reading order.
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