A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
A huntress is taken to a faerie land after killing a wolf and finds a love that could change everything. Romantic fantasy with adult content. Read the full description
Best for: Adult readers who like romantic fantasy
A Court of Thorns and Roses is #87 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 51 out of 100.
A Court of Thorns and Roses: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, A Court of Thorns and Roses’s reading interest has run from #25 to #49 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
A Court of Thorns and Roses was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 669 times in the past 12 months, peaking in October 2025 with 102 (83% above its monthly average of 56). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 18% on the three months before. 87% of the adds were “want to read”, 5% “currently reading” and 8% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
Wikipedia page views
Its Wikipedia article was viewed 1,310,853 times in the past 12 months, peaking in March 2026 with 162,686 views. The latest three months were down 12% on the three before.
Source: Wikimedia monthly page views for the article A Court of Thorns and Roses.
What the data says about A Court of Thorns and Roses
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 56 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. October 2025 was its busiest month (102 adds), about 3.2 times its quietest, August 2026 (32).
- Attention and shelf adds move independently. Its Wikipedia views and its shelf adds did not rise and fall together over these 12 months (correlation -0.05).
- Ratings below the list’s middle. Its Open Library average of 3.91 from 148 ratings is 0.21 lower than the middle book on the list (4.12).
- Against its genre. It had 33% fewer shelf adds than the average Fantasy book on this list.
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.6% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #50 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2013 (13 years ago), it is older than 35% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
A Court of Thorns and Roses on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #87 | 51 |
Is A Court of Thorns and Roses rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, A Court of Thorns and Roses ranks #102 this week, #110 this month, and #72 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why A Court of Thorns and Roses made the Top 100
A Court of Thorns and Roses made the list mainly on momentum (+21.6 points) and being read right now (+14.5 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for A Court of Thorns and Roses
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have A Court of Thorns and Roses open right now than 26% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Fantasy books
It is #10 of the 10 Fantasy books on this month’s list.
About A Court of Thorns and Roses
A huntress is taken to a faerie land after killing a wolf and finds a love that could change everything. Romantic fantasy with adult content.
Why it’s here: It is the flagship of romantic fantasy, and readers press it on friends.
Best for: Adult readers who like romantic fantasy
At a glance
- First published
- 2013
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Also described as
- romantic fantasy
- Length
- about 454 pages (the median across its editions)
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- editions in 8 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 38 on Open Library
- Setting
- Prythian
- Characters listed
- Nesta Archeron, Tamlin, Feyre Archeron, Lucien Vanserra, Elain Archeron
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Fae courts
- Romance
- Survival
What reading it is like
Romantic fantasy with a strong romance thread.
At about 454 pages it is a longer read: roughly 9 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
First of a series. Later books are more explicit.
The premise
After killing a wolf in the woods, Feyre is taken to a faerie land where she becomes entangled with a powerful High Lord. The story blends fairy-tale roots with romance and danger.
What you’ll get
- Romantic fantasy
- A fairy-tale retelling with an edge
- A popular series starter
You might skip it if you dislike explicit scenes.
Pairs well with: The Cruel Prince · Fourth Wing
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #86 and #88
Questions about A Court of Thorns and Roses
What rank is A Court of Thorns and Roses on the Top 100 books?
A Court of Thorns and Roses is #87 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 51 out of 100.
Is A Court of Thorns and Roses rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, A Court of Thorns and Roses ranks #102 this week, #110 this month, and #72 over the past year.
Why is A Court of Thorns and Roses on the Top 100?
A Court of Thorns and Roses made the list mainly on momentum (+21.6 points) and being read right now (+14.5 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading A Court of Thorns and Roses right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 186 readers currently reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3,912 who want to read it and 331 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has A Court of Thorns and Roses had over the past year?
669 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak October 2025, 102); latest three months down 18% on the prior three; 1,310,853 Wikipedia views in the past 12 months (down 12% over the latest three months). Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is A Court of Thorns and Roses best for?
Adult readers who like romantic fantasy.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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