Waves of YA 56: A Court of Thorns and Roses Deep Dive

About this episode

Librarians Casey and Summer discuss the popular romantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses and its influence on the genre.

Librarians Casey and Summer discuss the popular romantasy series by Sarah J. Maas A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) and how it has influenced the genre. This episode contains spoilers for this book series.

People in this episode

Hosts: Casey, Summer

Topics covered

• young adult literature
• romantasy
• book series analysis
• genre influence
• spoilers

Keywords

• A Court of Thorns and Roses
• Sarah J. Maas
• romantasy
• young adult
• book discussion
• genre influence
• spoilers

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: A Court of Thorns and Roses

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