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Bookshops opened overnight as fans queued for the latest instalment in Sarah J. Maas’s fantasy series A Court of Thorns and Roses, known as ACOTAR. The launches included an event at Broese bookshop in Utrecht.
The series is associated with romantasy, which combines fantasy and romance, and is particularly popular among young women.
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Bookshops in several Dutch cities opened at midnight for the release of the sixth book in Sarah J. Maas’s A Court of Thorns and Roses series, known in Dutch as Hof van Doorns en Rozen. Fans, mainly young adults, bought early copies after waiting five years for a new instalment; events were held in places including Middelburg, Groningen, Deventer, Utrecht, Rotterdam and Enschede. A bookstore organiser said about 150 people attended events in Enschede and Deventer, which included workshops and a quiz. The new book follows 19-year-old Feyre and is part of the romantasy genre, combining romance and fantasy.
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Readers in Utrecht reportedly queued overnight for new releases in the romantasy genre, which combines romance and fantasy. The genre is particularly popular among young women, and book series such as *A Court of Thorns and Roses* have become bestsellers with the help of TikTok.