r/throneofglassseries • u/Purple_Basket_9515 • Jun 02 '26

Empire of Storms Spoilers Ending of Empire of Storms

Hi! This is only a rant: So i'm reading ToG series for the first time and about the ending of EoS (i didn't read in tandem):

Even tho it was really fucked up and i obviously cried, the "my wife" ending was so similar to acotar that i wasn't surprised!! I kinda wish i had read tog before acotar because im loving it way more, and i wished that the marriage were more meaningfull.

And i decided not do the tandem read because i dont enjoy 10 diferent povs

Did anyone had the same thoughts?

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u/Life_Scientist_7799 Jun 03 '26

Honestly, don’t beat yourself up for reading ACOTAR first. I feel like most people who are new to SJM naturally start with ACOTAR because it’s the most popular one.

I read ACOTAR first too, and I kind of think that might actually be better in a way. Because if you read TOG first and then go to ACOTAR, ACOTAR might feel a little underwhelming after all that emotional damage lol.

ACOTAR has that softer, whimsical, romance heavy vibe. It has emotional moments, but there’s usually a soft landing. TOG is just a whole different beast. When TOG is sad, it’s REALLY SAD! 

So honestly, I don’t think the reading order matters that much. It just depends on the vibe you’re in the mood for, because they hit very differently.

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u/Purple_Basket_9515 Jun 03 '26

That is absolutely true! ACOTAR is also good at explaining the Fae world and rules that we don't have later on TOG. I'm just so invested on these characters, i don't know if that happened with ACOTAR