A Court of Thorns and Roses

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A Court of Thorns and Roses 

Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: New York : Bloomsbury YA, 2015

Annotation:
A Court of Thorns and Roses is written by Sarah J. Maas and is the first book in a fantasy young-adult trilogy based loosely around Beauty and the Beast. It features a strong female main character, Feyre, who is captured by Tamlin, a handsome and mysterious Fae Prince and is locked away in a new world called Pyrinthian to pay off a debt. This magical triology boasts a plentiful world full of action-packed adventure if the reader dares to enter.
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