Sarah J Maas has either interconnected her worlds or put in Easter eggs to other books in the Maasiverse. To get the most out of all of her books, this is the order I would recommend reading them.
To start, I would begin with the first three books in the ACOTAR series: A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, and A Court of Wings and Ruin. These three books are their own subarc as they follow Feyre as she has her beauty and the beast moment.
After those three, I would recommend reading the entire Throne of Glass series. You can start with Assassin’s Blade as that novella does actually take place before Throne of Glass, but I wouldn’t recommend it because it is multiple short stories. I feel like you would lose interest in the series if you read it first, but it is an option. The order I would recommend is: Throne of Glass, Crown of Midnight, Assassin’s Blade, Heir of Fire, Queen of Shadows, Empire of Storms, Tower of Dawn, and then Kingdom of Ash.
Empire of Storms (EoS) and Tower of Dawn (ToD) can be read in tandem. I didn’t do the tandem read when I read the books, but I have seen that a lot of people recommend doing the tandem read to get the most out of both books as they happen at the same exact time. I am currently rereading all of the SJM books while I wait for ACOTAR 6 to drop in October and I am going to do the tandem read this time. I will post an update about the tandem read after I get there. Google recommends the tandem read as: EoS chapters 1-35, ToD chapters 1-10, EoS chapters 36-55, ToD chapters 11-32, EoS chapter 56 to end, ToD chapter 33 through the epilogue.
Here is an in depth tandem read guide from Bookish Goblin. This is the guide I will be using when I tandem read the books.
After you finish the Throne of Glass series, I would jump right back into the ACOTAR series. The rest of the series has a Christmas type of novella and what I feel like is a lead into what will become the set up for book 6. The other two books in the series that are currently out are A Court of Frost and Starlight, and A Court of Silver Flames.
After both the ACOTAR and Throne of Glass series, I HIGHLY recommend the Crescent City series. I made the mistake of reading this series first and I totally regretted it as I realized the connection between the other series after I read them. There are multiple Easter eggs in the Crescent City series that you will only catch if you read the others first. The Crescent City series consists of House of Earth and Blood, House of Sky and Breath, and House of Flame and Shadow.
I highly recommend this reading order to get the most out of all of the books as there are many fan theories between characters in the Throne of Glass series and the ACOTR series plus all the Easter eggs in the Crescent City series. I will post my reviews of all of the books, including my attempt at the tandem read, later after I have decided how I am going to do the reviews. Let me know if you would be interested in having the reviews all individually or if you would like the posts set up as my recommended reading order.
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