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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
3.5/5
I wish we could do rating out of 10. I was say this is a solid 7 out of 10. Not bad. Not amazing.
I just couldn't take [b:A Court of Frost and Starlight|50659471|A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585622963l/50659471._SX50_.jpg|54810660] anymore. Only 16% in and I needed a break. I had seen The Cruel Prince title in the same circles with ACOTAR so I decided to give it a read.
Worldbuilding:
The worldbuilding in this book is sadly very lacking. There is the modern human world and Elfhame. There is a king. He rules over some Courts but not all the Courts. We don't get a lot of detail on any of the Courts really. Elfhame feels very small. I am pretty sure you can travel from one side to the other in a matter of hours. Where do all these other Courts exist? Elfhame? Are there other fairy realms they reside? Is Elfhame the whole of the fairy world? Or is it just a small part of it?
Characters:
Jude I like her. She knows she's weak compared to those around her but she refuses to show it. She is flawed and relatable. She has dynamic and complex relationships with those around her. Overall a well-written protagonist.
Taryn I hate her. Someone who truly acts her age.
Cardan The book needs more of him.
I do so love the enemies-to-lovers troupe.
So why only 3 starts? The book just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I think this book has shown me that Young Adult novels just might not be my thing anymore. I wanted more. It's a fine book for what it is. I probably would have enjoyed it more had a read it when I was younger. It's a quick and easy read. I don't feel as though time was wasted reading this book. But I am glad I was able to borrow to my Kindle from the library instead of buying it. Not a book I plan to re-read but a series I plan to continue.
I wish we could do rating out of 10. I was say this is a solid 7 out of 10. Not bad. Not amazing.
I just couldn't take [b:A Court of Frost and Starlight|50659471|A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1585622963l/50659471._SX50_.jpg|54810660] anymore. Only 16% in and I needed a break. I had seen The Cruel Prince title in the same circles with ACOTAR so I decided to give it a read.
Worldbuilding:
The worldbuilding in this book is sadly very lacking. There is the modern human world and Elfhame. There is a king. He rules over some Courts but not all the Courts. We don't get a lot of detail on any of the Courts really. Elfhame feels very small. I am pretty sure you can travel from one side to the other in a matter of hours. Where do all these other Courts exist? Elfhame? Are there other fairy realms they reside? Is Elfhame the whole of the fairy world? Or is it just a small part of it?
Characters:
Jude I like her. She knows she's weak compared to those around her but she refuses to show it. She is flawed and relatable. She has dynamic and complex relationships with those around her. Overall a well-written protagonist.
Taryn I hate her. Someone who truly acts her age.
Cardan The book needs more of him.
“Most of all, I hate you because I think of you. Often. It’s disgusting, and I can’t stop.”
I do so love the enemies-to-lovers troupe.
So why only 3 starts? The book just wasn't what I wanted it to be. I think this book has shown me that Young Adult novels just might not be my thing anymore. I wanted more. It's a fine book for what it is. I probably would have enjoyed it more had a read it when I was younger. It's a quick and easy read. I don't feel as though time was wasted reading this book. But I am glad I was able to borrow to my Kindle from the library instead of buying it. Not a book I plan to re-read but a series I plan to continue.
This only gets 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ cause i heard the next books only get better but HOLY SHIT DID I ALMOST THROW UP OF ANXIETY WITH THIS DAMN BOOK!!
This book was a little slow starting for me, but once I got into it oh my god it stole all my attention!! I finished this book in less than 24 hours because I was so intrigued!
I loved the worldbuilding that we get, with the separation between the Mortal lands and Faerie (please excuse any spelling mistakes, I listened to audiobooks!). Jude was a great FMC, a little frustrating at times but that just made her feel more realistic! Cardan is an AMAZING character in my opinion, and I can't wait to see how he develops across the series. We are also introduced to so many fantastic and complex side characters, and the political intrigue was everything I could ask for!! Onto book two!
I loved the worldbuilding that we get, with the separation between the Mortal lands and Faerie (please excuse any spelling mistakes, I listened to audiobooks!). Jude was a great FMC, a little frustrating at times but that just made her feel more realistic! Cardan is an AMAZING character in my opinion, and I can't wait to see how he develops across the series. We are also introduced to so many fantastic and complex side characters, and the political intrigue was everything I could ask for!! Onto book two!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
On this book you will find romance and political fantasy.
It isn't about romance all the time, but it is entertaining to read.
It isn't about romance all the time, but it is entertaining to read.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I feel like it was defo overhyped.
some of the character felt a bit one dimensional. like a lot of them were just there until they were suddenly important to the plot.
for example locke. Just sorta appeared and i guess she likes him now.
Also it felt quite predictable. Like a lot of the plot points i saw coming.
I thought the fae polotics definitely carried this. that was interesting.
I don't understand why we "like" carden. He was horrible for most of the book, then all of a sudden fmc is like yes imma kiss this guy. ???There wasn't any tension or build up. It was just a yup i forgive you i guess.
some of the character felt a bit one dimensional. like a lot of them were just there until they were suddenly important to the plot.
Also it felt quite predictable. Like a lot of the plot points i saw coming.
I thought the fae polotics definitely carried this. that was interesting.
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't really trust booktok reviews, it's often more than just a hit or miss, sometimes it's just the stories that people quite never experienced when reading was still considered boring and fit for crony women. So naturally when people suggested this over and over and over again, I quite ignored them, but eventually I picked it up somehow and started to read through the first chapter but just could't get through it, eventually it had been in my TBR pile for the longest time.
I gave it another shot, and forced myself through the first three chapters, and surprisingly enough it started slowly creeping up to intrigue me, and eventually I was off.
Although the writing was quite hard to wrap my head around, especially for a fantasy genre, I decided to read it from a Rick Riordan novel point of view and that worked out. I quite liked how the characters were portrayed and written, the FMC was headstrong and somewhat annoying but just enough to fuel the plot, and the MMC had quite a good added development to the novel that I really liked.
Most of all, finally an enemies to lovers trope where they are actual enemies instead of the substandard stereotypical just-annoyed-by-each-other-for-no-good-reason to lovers trope that I absolutely abhor.
I gave it another shot, and forced myself through the first three chapters, and surprisingly enough it started slowly creeping up to intrigue me, and eventually I was off.
Although the writing was quite hard to wrap my head around, especially for a fantasy genre, I decided to read it from a Rick Riordan novel point of view and that worked out. I quite liked how the characters were portrayed and written, the FMC was headstrong and somewhat annoying but just enough to fuel the plot, and the MMC had quite a good added development to the novel that I really liked.
Most of all, finally an enemies to lovers trope where they are actual enemies instead of the substandard stereotypical just-annoyed-by-each-other-for-no-good-reason to lovers trope that I absolutely abhor.