A Court of Wings and Ruin came out last Tuesday (May 2nd) so I decided to write my thoughts on Sarah J Maas' writing. These thoughts do not include ACOWAR because I haven't read ACOWAR (yet).
EDIT: This post was written in May 2017 when I was much younger than I am now. Although my perspective about many of these instances has not changed, just take my thoughts with a grain of salt because I am aware of and acknowledge everyone's perspective and experience being different. Like everyone else, SJM's writing has flaws, but I choose to suspend my disbelief and see the appeal in the kind of characters represented because in the end this is a book about faeries in a fictional land and we shouldn't be looking to it for pointers on how to conduct real-life relationships. This post has been edited for coherence since its original posting. END OF EDIT
In a world where feminism is a prominent movement, we are forced to question what kind of relationships we see in our literature, and find the line where ‘cute’ becomes ‘abusive’.
I call myself a feminist. I admire the values feminism stands for, and will willingly advocate for its goals. Of course, I am not perfect, and that’s why I don’t pretend that I am always right in demonstrating my feminism, nor do I present myself as a flawless candidate for a movement that is so much bigger than me.
Contains spoilers from the Throne of Glass series and the A Court of Thorns and Roses series!
