One of the most popular fanfics based on Cutting thorns and roses reveals a huge missed opportunity in the books, but it's not too late for the sixth ACOTAR romance to fix this. Cutting thorns and roses is probably Sarah J. Maas' most beloved fantasy series, with readers consistently returning to the books and discussing them on TikTok. There's a good reason for its popularity, as its characters and romances are incredibly fun and memorable. However, like any book series, ACOTAR has its shortcomings - and one of them is most obvious thanks to fan-fiction.
There are some harsh realities of the original ACOTAR trilogy, and they are more noticeable in retrospect. Revisiting the story allows readers to learn things they didn't before, especially when they aren't experiencing the twists and turns for the first time. Some of the books' problems could be improved on Hulu A Court of Thorns and Roses TV show, although that's not the only way to face them. Maas may also address them in the series itself, although There's a missed opportunity from Rhysand this would have made the first three books much better.
Rhysand's point of view highlights one of the royal books' biggest missed opportunities
Sarah J. Maas should have included chapters from Rhysand's perspective
The popular fanfic RHysand's POV it says A Court of Thorns and Roses' story from the perspective of the High Lord of the Night Court, and It's a shame that Maas's books never offer his opinion. Rhysand is one of the best love interests in Maas' books and is a complicated and intriguing character, even outside of his relationship with Feyre. It would have been fascinating to see the events of the ACOTAR trilogy unfolds from Rhysand's point of view, especially as he and Feyre spend time apart in both ACOMAF and ACOWAR.
Showing what Rhysand was doing while Feyre was at the Spring Court would have been a great way to expand on Maas's world and the central conflict of the first three books.
Showing what Rhysand was doing while Feyre was at the Spring Court would have been a great way to expand on Maas's world and the central conflict of the first three books. This would also have given Rhysand more depth, which could have helped readers connect with him sooner. Maas adopted this approach in A Court of Silver Flames, allowing Nesta and Cassiano to tell parts of the story, even if Cassiano's chapters were less frequent. Rhysand's POV demonstrates how well this strategy could have worked for his and Feyre's narrativehighlighting what could have been.
It's not too late for A Court of Thorns and Roses to include chapters from Rhysand's perspective
There are more ACOTAR books on the horizon
It's not too late to give readers chapters from Rhysand's point of vieweven if it had been better during the first three ACOTAR books. Maas has already confirmed that there are more additions to the series on the horizon, and they could give readers the opportunity to step into Rhysand's shoes. Of course, if the next A Court of Thorns and Roses book ends up being Elain's story, it's hard to understand why Maas would use Rhys as a vehicle for storytelling.
That decision is probably best left for another story about him and Feyre, though could work just as well in a Nyx-centric book. With Feyre and Rhysand having a child, Maas has perfectly set up more adventures for her family — even if they shift the focus a bit from Feyre. Alternatively, Maas could one day give us a ACOTAR version of Midnight Sun. Whether returning to the original narrative from Edward's point of view worked for Twilightthere is no reason to do the same with Rhysand not landing for Cutting thorns and roses.