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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-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:
Complicated
The beginning of the book is such a bore, it feels like nothing is going on and when you find out everything was based on a lie it feels like you also wasted your time reading the beginning.
I love Feyre, she's brave and doesn't shy away when things get tough. Tamlin is another story. I can't believe heignored her so much during the trials. I get that he probably did it to not bring any attention to her and therefore have her suffer more but he didn't even try to save her at the end when Amarantha was killing her.
As a matter of fact, Rhysand did try to stop Amarantha. Rhysand surprised me, I think he got the most character development and I hope we get to see more of him in the next book. He saved her so many times during the trials, the reading one being the most memorable to me. I didn't expect him to help, on the contrary, I thought he would make Feyre's life harder. He probably saved this book for me too and bumped it up to another star rating because the story got more interesting with his continuous involvement.
I love Feyre, she's brave and doesn't shy away when things get tough. Tamlin is another story. I can't believe he
As a matter of fact, Rhysand did try to stop Amarantha.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual content, War
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I spent the first half of this book wondering why it's as popular as it is. I thought I'd missed out by starting the series so late or something. Then the third quarter started to pick up... then by the final quarter I was completely hooked. COMPLETELY.
I get it now. Sorry I ever doubted. Can't wait to read the next one.
I get it now. Sorry I ever doubted. Can't wait to read the next one.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, War
Moderate: Cultural appropriation
Minor: Vomit
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is what I’m into right now, and listening to this recently … I flew right through it.
*** spoilers ***
A Court of Thorns and Roses gets 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me. Were there a lot of predictable moments in this book? Yes. Did that lessen my opinion or experience with it? No. I enjoyed the world building, the adventure that comes on fairly quickly, and the themes of ignorance, prejudice, bias and vulnerability and love that unfold throughout this first volume.
I enjoyed the relationship building between Feyre and Tamlin. And I grew to love Tamlin and believed in the Spring Court misconceptions about some of the other high fae *cough* * cough* *Rhysand* so overall, I thought the storytelling was wonderful.
Sarah Maas tells the story, and pretty much always gives the reader the outcome that’s hoped for, which I enjoy right now. (Though there are some much appreciated twists and turns that I don’t always foresee.)
Probably the most obvious mystery that I solved immediately was guessing the answer to Amarantha’s riddle. However, I still enjoyed all the under the mountain struggles and events. And again, the presence of some predictability wasn’t a negative for me. (I think I’m in a mood lately where I don’t need a heightened sense of anxiety with some absolutely, outrageously novel fantasy story. This is hitting the spot for me where I’m at right now, in a stressful chapter of life.)
✨🧚✨
*** spoilers ***
A Court of Thorns and Roses gets 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me. Were there a lot of predictable moments in this book? Yes. Did that lessen my opinion or experience with it? No. I enjoyed the world building, the adventure that comes on fairly quickly, and the themes of ignorance, prejudice, bias and vulnerability and love that unfold throughout this first volume.
I enjoyed the relationship building between Feyre and Tamlin. And I grew to love Tamlin and believed in the Spring Court misconceptions about some of the other high fae *cough* * cough* *Rhysand* so overall, I thought the storytelling was wonderful.
Sarah Maas tells the story, and pretty much always gives the reader the outcome that’s hoped for, which I enjoy right now. (Though there are some much appreciated twists and turns that I don’t always foresee.)
Probably the most obvious mystery that I solved immediately was guessing the answer to Amarantha’s riddle. However, I still enjoyed all the under the mountain struggles and events. And again, the presence of some predictability wasn’t a negative for me. (I think I’m in a mood lately where I don’t need a heightened sense of anxiety with some absolutely, outrageously novel fantasy story. This is hitting the spot for me where I’m at right now, in a stressful chapter of life.)
✨🧚✨
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore, Violence, War
Minor: Misogyny, Torture, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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:
No
There’s some corny bits sprinkled in but they pale in comparison to the story surrounding them. Such a wild ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Slavery, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, War
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Honestly, I didn't like this book. I'm usually easy to please but I felt this book dragged out for so long. 2/3 of it felt like nothing happened.
*Spoiler alert*
The most interesting part were the trials. And mostly the first and the third cause I'm still not over the dumb logic on the second trial.
I'm giving it a 1 cause I liked Lucien and I liked Alis. They were my saving grace thoughtout the book. So 0.5 per each but I feel too generous. Plot wise, it would be zero.
And last, in terms of chemistry, sorry not sorry, I though Feyre had more chemistry with Lucien than Tamlin. I know he wasn't even an option, but he should have been ✨.
*Spoiler alert*
The most interesting part were the trials. And mostly the first and the third cause I'm still not over the dumb logic on the second trial.
I'm giving it a 1 cause I liked Lucien and I liked Alis. They were my saving grace thoughtout the book. So 0.5 per each but I feel too generous. Plot wise, it would be zero.
And last, in terms of chemistry, sorry not sorry, I though Feyre had more chemistry with Lucien than Tamlin. I know he wasn't even an option, but he should have been ✨.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Classism
Minor: Slavery, War
adventurous
emotional
slow-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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, War, Classism