Sarah J Maas on the inspiration for A Court of Thorns and Roses

In this video, Sarah J Maas, author of the bestselling Throne of Glass series, reveals the inspiration for her new series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, on sale globally in May 2015.

[rebeccamorman]

please DO NOT EVER STOP THIS story! I am madly insanely in love with every character in these books and I am so impatiently waiting for A Court of Frost and Starlight to come out in May.

You darling, are an amazing writer with a beautiful imagination and mind. Thank you for this gift. All of it.

[mizoreshirayuki]

Her books changed my outlook on life. I’ll always be thankful for that.

[JenniferDrake-nv]

I just finished the last book of this series and I am so so moved and impacted in a way that I have never been before by any book

[amipop]

Princess Mononoke! YESSS! A great movie! Music is where I get a lot of my inspiration. :)

[stephanieseibel]

Fellow mythology nerd here. I was wondering if there were also nods to the myths of Persephone, and Psyche & Eros? Lots of awesome elements from those myths!! Some I noticed: Feyre’s 3 challenges are like Psyche’s “3 impossible tasks” where she receives miraculous help and one of task is even sorting seeds/lentils just like Psyche; Amarantha is giving very “Aphrodite jealous of Eros & Psyche’s love” vibes; Tamlin’s response while she does her impossible tasks is VERY Eros - away and distant/unable to intervene while captured by the royal court leaving her to her heroine’s journey largely alone; Tamlin being masked feels very Eros-like how Psyche is to live in Eros’ luxurious castle where she, like Psyche, are provided for but can’t see her lovers’ true face and everyone encourages her to “not ask questions”; Feyre having to spend a week/month w/ Rhysand is a lot like Persephone’s soul-selling contract to Hades; the Persephone myth is the Greeks’ reason we have seasons and I wondered if there’s a nod there in the courts all having seasonal names, Feyre’s mother being dead, the loss of innocence theme in Feyre murdering, etc; Feyre’s ultimate prize of immortality and love is like Psyche where the royal courts decide their love transcends mortality and make her immortal. I love seeing all these myth/fairytale themes!😍

[snehraghuvanshi]

She is a Legend, to be 16 years old and have the ability potray the desires of a powerful young girl on a page is pure brilliance

[TheDragonstar]

She is also it's very creative how with beauty and the beast in the story we all know the prince starts off as the beast to transform into the prince but in this case I feel like it's the complete opposite of the prince transforming into the beast anyone else agrees

[charchar]

thought out all her books and the way she writes them is unreal. I am now waiting for crescent city 3

[botabrat]

Omg I already looved her and then she says “ Princess Mononoke”. Whaaat?! Loove you more 😍😍😍

[thefandomtheory]

East of the Sun and West of the Moon is my favorite story/fairytale of all time! I definitely noticed two of the main aspects of the story in ACOTAR.

[brysonpatterson]

SHE IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I CANT WAIT TO DIVE INTO THIS BOOK

[Glub]

what an absolute twist of coincidence (or maybe fate) that I just saw a re-screening of Princess Mononoke in theaters just days before impulsively buying ACOTAR & reading it within a few days. I really enjoyed it, she was really good at describing the emotion and depth of music at a certain point in the book too which is fitting

[MrRpres]

She’s so damn gorgeous and such an amazing writer!! ❤️🥰

[SubieTrei]

Yes Princess Mononoke is amazing
But also Howl's moving castle.. 😊
when Howl's first words upon meeting Sophie are "There you are, sweetheart, sorry I'm late. I was looking everywhere for you, " it isn't just a ruse to get her away from the soldiers. He has actually been looking for her all this time...

[vivienneteall]

Wait stop!!! She based some of the book from Studio Ghibli!!! No wonder I love the series and I even know what song she’s talking about 😭😭

[tylark]

That exact soundtrack is in my recommendations right now...

[josepheebarb]

It's an awesome book thank u Sarah

[chrisn]

I can't wait to finish this book!

[agent_k]

Wow. For a book i couldnt even get through because of its tropiness and paper-thin character depths, you sure didnt surprise me on where your inspiration came from. Another beauty and the beast arc? Who knew?

[sohanahasan]

I love how the UK covers are always a little lighter than the US ones. That's strangely always been amusing to me. Weird, I know, but I take my joys where I can.