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What do you mean when you say her books are not for the lazy reader?

Hey hon, 

I’m going to explain this the best way that I can while I cook some pancakes: in literature in general (in some genres, like fantasy, more than in others) each book will provide you with some dots. Some authors will give you the dots and just that, so it’s up to you to connect them; other will give you the dots and the lines so you get a feel and then start connecting them; and others will give you the dots, the lines and then show you how to connect them. 

A lot of authors are a combination of these dynamics, Sarah J Maas is one of those authors. Her books will give you the dots and sometimes she will give you the lines. But her books do rely on a reader that is willing to put in the effort and make those connections and complete the storyline/engage with the world. That’s why I say you can’t be lazy with her books and expect her to explicitly show you absolutely all. And it’s something that I see in the people who read her books, the complain that she didn’t explicitly had a scene or the characters verbally say something, but she has other ways of showing you that require active engagement. 

This is something that it’s not just with her books, a lot of authors do that. For instance N. K. Jemisin did that with The Broken Earth Trilogy in a much more extreme way, literally only a few dots and a line thrown every now and then –which makes them incredibly engaging–. Brandon Sanderson is the opposite, if you read The Final Empire, he gives you dots and helps you connect them –and god bless him for this because his magic system alone is quite different and not without its set of complications–.

Sure you can read her books and be like “listen I don’t want to put in this effort I’m just here for the surface stuff” and that is perfectly fine, but then you need to be aware that you will not get everything her books have to offer. It’s like reading her books for the romance and then complaining that all you got was sex and romance – not to say that this is shallow because I do think her romances and sex are more than just tension and smutt–. Her books rely on you also putting two and two together and look beyond the hot fae and pay attention. For example she will not tell you that magic has limitations by listing them, but she will show you it has limitations in the fact that magic alone is not enough to perform a c-section. There you have the dots, it is up to you to connect them and understand that there is a difference between magic and knowledge and that magic does not necessarily give you knowledge

Her world building is also very reliant on the character she is focusing. Just think of how with each book in the original trilogy the map got more detailed as Feyre understood more of it. But you are not the character so heading into ACOSF you have a broader scope of this world, than Nesta for instance, because you come into with all that Feyre lived in the world, but still your tools to help you understand the world better are still anchored on what the character knows or discovers. 

So yeah can read the books and be there for what she explicitly tells you and have fun or you can read her books and partake on the story. People don’t give her nearly enough credit for her writing. Like all authors she has room for improvement in how she handles narrative, characters and world building (and I do have a few critics); but still she does not get the credit she deserves for how she crafts her work. 

People also demand perfection from her books that I have not seen demanded of other authors.

I know some people don't get it but its okay to hate on movies songs novels but what is not okay is to belittle others who like them. you hate somethings no one is stoping you but going on social platforms and telling people who like it that they are wrong and what kind of monsters they are to like it and how insensitive they are to some communities because of their choices is unacceptable. Because some of those fans belong to those communities and reading such accusations they start to doubt themselves and start hating something they love and this is in no way okay and is nothing else but bullying.

and the freaking high lady of night court as if this already doesn’t say enough!!

Feyre is an icon, a queen, a bad bitch, a warrior, a protector, a provider, a mother, she is everything. if you think otherwise then you’re an idiot. sorry i dont make the rules

MY FOREVER❤️

In case you forgot:

-Rhys was the only one that bet on Feyre to win the first test -Rhys was the only reason Feyre won the second test at all -Rhys preoccupied Feyre by taking her to all of those parties, and he never once touched her inappropriately -Rhys could have made the bargain for every week of the month and Feyre would have said yes, but he didn’t -Rhys didn’t call in the bargain until she asked for help -Rhys noticed immediately that Feyre wasn’t sleeping or eating well -MOR MET FEYRE ALREADY KNOWING SHE WAS RHYS’S MATE -Rhys taught Feyre how to read while Tamlin just made fun of her -Rhys never treated her like a prisoner, only a guest -RHYS WAS THE ONLY ONE TO NOTICE FEYRE FALLING APART -Even when she was trapped in the manor, Rhys wanted to rescue her himself, but he had Mor do it so he didn’t break any rules that could endanger Feyre (“You’re free.” Mor said. Not safe. Not protected. Free.) -Rhys encouraged Feyre to train and discover her powers, while Tamlin told her to keep them locked up (LIKE HOW HE LOCKED HER UP) -Tamlin promised to give her more freedom and have less guards follow her around, but then took it back and added even more guards -Rhys never once had people follow her around, she always had complete freedom -RHYS HAS ALWAYS CARED MORE THAN TAMLIN. EVEN WHEN FEYRE HATED HIM, HE NEVER GAVE UP ON HER AND NEVER SAW HER ANY LESS THAN WHAT SHE IS, HIS EQUAL IN EVERY WAY

everybody trying to be an english teacher 

Only in the acotar fandom are there multiple "interpretations" of what happened in the book. Y'all... SJM is not out here writing the most nuanced faerie book in existence with highly complex and ambiguous characters. Some of you simply either don't remember or didn't understand what you read

Friendly Reminder

Sjm was gonna write a threesome(nesta, cassian, azriel) scene in acosf.

there are people out there who don't like wandavision, the falcon and the winter solider and Loki like what else you don't like happiness, rainbows, unicorns.

please stay away from me I don't want that type of negativity anywhere near me.

love being a choice rather than an expectation or unbreakable bond or destiny makes it more powerful than any of those things actually

what, so he has a river estate and yet we haven’t gotten an anthony-bridgerton-wet-shirt scene from Rhys? CRIMES

😳you...like the sjm fandom..? Even if they're toxic?

yes I love it all the books, characters but the constant disagreements by stans, antis makes it a little difficult but I follow some lovely people and they remind me why I loved it here in the first place.