I had to double-check the spelling about five times. I explicitly do not remember a pronunciation guide for the Wrath and the Dawn duology, which is ridiculous, because HOW DOES ONE PRONOUNCE THESE NAMES. Obviously, Bloomsbury learned from the first time around, because the hardcover copy of A Court of Thorns and Roses had a guide in the back to the name as well, but before I discovered that, I was reading it like “Fear-ee” and “Rye-sand.” Also, wrong.
But when I read the sample, I was basically saying “Ka-lee-na” and “Ch-ale.” Obviously, that’s completely wrong.
I read the Throne of Glass series for the first time when they were three books deep, and the paperback version of the first book had a pronunciation guide in the back. I will say, I actually didn’t have many issues with the names of Sarah J. So without further ado, let’s get into it! I swear, they put all the letters of the alphabet on a wheel and spin it a certain amount of times to make up a name.Ī couple months back, I asked you all on Twitter whether you wanted to see me talk about authors I’ve met or weird character names, and lo and behold, you wanted to see me talk about weird character names ! I mean, have you SEEN some of the ridiculous character names that authors have come up with. Sometimes, I’m one hundred percent sure that authors are trolling us.
