Today’s video is a short review of the collector’s edition of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses, along with a flip through the collector’s edition of Throne of Glass at the end of the video as they form a matched pair of sorts.

This collector’s edition is quite lovely, and covered in generously foiled gilt designs. It comes in a black slipcase with a red ribbon pull. The cover is beautiful, featuring Feyre with a bow and arrow on the front cover, and Tamlin in wolf form on the back. The black paper boards are very lightly textured to resemble cloth, and the foil is well embossed ensuring it will last handling to read the volume. The book has decorative metallic gold endpapers and a map that has been intricately and beautifully updated from the original.

Each chapter heading features a large rose and thorn design, and every page has a delicate trailing rose branch on the corner. The paper is smooth and slightly higher quality than in the standard hardback, making the font stand out more clearly and it’s just a lovely volume to read. The book is also well-bound, with pages being smyth-sewn and covered by a red ribbon headband.