Somehow Sarah J. Maas combined everything I love about Young Adult fiction with the better parts of New Adult and created something amazing. I hope A Court of Thorns and Roses inspires a shift in New Adult fiction because this is the good stuff. With breathtaking prose, an amazing heroine, and ohmygodicantbreath moments, Maas weaves a magical tale unlike anything I've read in a long time. This book is chock full of chemistry that will make you blush and characters that will leave you cheering. Excuse me while I go cry for book two.