I have flung myself headfirst into Sarah J Maas’s romantasy universe and I find myself a changed woman | Johanna Cosgrove

Some dismiss books like A Court of Thorns and Roses as mere genre fiction. But reading for pleasure has its own magical power

Fitness influencers love to inform us that “summer bodies are built in winter”, and boy oh boy have I spent the last three colder months in the southern hemisphere in a deep phase of preparation. I had a meticulous spreadsheet. I tracked everything with military precision. I committed to my grindset and sacrificed for my goals.

However, my end result wasn’t a six-pack of abs and a back strong enough to carry a dinner convo with the most punishing of acquaintances. It was to consume the entire back catalogue of Sarah J Maas – 16 books in total (including the novellas) – in anticipation of the long-awaited sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

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