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adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Feb 2022: 4.5⭐️
A great first book of this series setting up the characters and the realms.
The book is a little beauty and the beast, a little game of thrones, a little twilight and a little Harry Potter all rolled into one.
There were times when the story actually gave me goosebumps whilst reading it and I enjoyed the story arc.
Some really great character development, with a strong female MC and some strong male characters I’m looking forward to seeing more of, but there’s also some not so great character development (Tamlin).
I am excited to see how the series progresses in the next book.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Nov 2023 re-read: 4.5⭐️
A great first book of this series setting up the characters and the realms.
The book is a little beauty and the beast, a little game of thrones, a little twilight and a little Harry Potter all rolled into one.
There were times when the story actually gave me goosebumps whilst reading it and I enjoyed the story arc.
Some really great character development, with a strong female MC and some strong male characters I’m looking forward to seeing more of, but there’s also some not so great character development (Tamlin).
I am excited to see how the series progresses in the next book.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Nov 2023 re-read: 4.5⭐️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War
Minor: Emotional abuse
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Okay so full the series in full my rating is 38/100.
I KNOW ITS A LOW SCORE. However here is my reasoning:
Cons:
- all the books have conventionally bad writing in terms of pacing, plot points, and core writing itself to the point that it became very very distracting
- I think book one was just so so bad, and for me there was nothing redeeming about it. I read 400 pages and didn't really know anything about the characters, there wasn't really a plot, and what ever happened in the story was so so stupid
- a court of frost and starlight, simila critiques
- they really should've stopped at the end of book 3
- sex scenes, which granted are impossible to write well, were wattpad levels of bad
- Tamlin is a poorly written character with zero depth
- fuck both of her sisters, but especially Nesta. She deserved nothing and was horrible and her excessive power was awful
- the final plot points of the byraxis, weaver, bone carver, and amren were so stupid I couldn't bare it
- I hate Feyre so much she is so annoying
- sideways misogyny; ah yes she gets freedom of choice, independence, and power but because of Rhys and that's p much it
- SJM nearly beat me over the head with the "its your choice" shit
- the amount of times she wrote "I shot him a warning glance" (52 over the course of all 5 books)
- the last book was the worst end of story
Pros
- lowkey fun if you don't want to think especially in the parts that weren't too distracting
- cassian
- rhys but only in the scenes where he's teaching feyre to read
- the library for sad women with spooky monster
- cassian
- book 2 was actually easily the best book and if it was just that book I would give it like 62-68/100
- world building was actually ok though moderate
-cassian
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Abandonment, War
There's a good chunk of sex. It gets progressively spicier as the series goes on. If you'd like to skip it go to the reddit link below: (hope it helps!)
https://www.reddit.com/r/acotar/comments/kklvwo/is_there_a_list_of_what_pagechapterbook_all_the/
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, War
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Slavery, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
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:
No
3 for quality but 5 for a solid escapism fantasy! No think, just fantasy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
This book is crazy dark towards the end. There’s a lot to process and a long period of Horrible Things and Situations Specifically Designed To Be Impossible that make the MC rightfully distressed and it can get hard to read through at points. (This part gets extra Problematic so to keep the Escapism™️ just ignore the “I have to assault you for your own good” and enjoy the trip to ‘Of Course These Are Green Flags What Are You Talking About’ city.
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
This book was beyond my expectations! I enjoyed from start to beginning. Ok I admit it, the first few pages were not it :/. But I kept reading because I wanted to give it an honest chance. That was the best decision I made because, OMG this book!! I loved it. It had everything I liked in a book and it kept me hooked. I’m surely going to be reading the next books in this serie. ⚠️But please check content warnings before reading!⚠️
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment
Minor: Torture
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I have a lot of thoughts on this novel
TW: Sexual assault, violence, ableism, branding of a person, emotional manipulation
First, I did not love it, I did not hate it, simply fell in the middle for me. I think Tamlin and Feyre are cute together, but I did not feel a fiery passion in their love or connection. I truly sympathize with Feyre's situation in having the immense pressure to be the sole provider for her family and having to parent her father instead of her being cared for should not be the case for a 19 year old.
I recognize the problems of this work in the themes not matching up with today's ideal views and understand why it is controversial. My problem with this book was not only the casual use of ableism when discussing her father as "weak" or "crippled". I did not like how SJM tackled the subject of sexual assault in this book, along with branding.
SPOILERS- I kept thinking in my mind how can are they going to make Rhysand so redeemable that we throw away all the trauma and cruelty he put on Feyre. This High Fae literally sexualized and branded her to him and I don't care if it was part of his plan in the plot, it was just painful to read and is unforgivable in my mind. I see the charm with Rhysand and definitely think he is an interesting character and I like the dynamic he brings with Lucien and Tamlin.
Feyre for me made horrible decisions at times due to her pride, and you know what she is a 19 year old trying to survive, so I understand, but it was painful to read. I slapped my palm so many times when Lucien or Tamlin would tell her not to do something for her own safety, AND SHE WAS LIKE NOPE I DO MY OWN THING
Favorite Parto HOW COME NO ONE EVER MENTIONS THE ENTERTAINMENT OF FEYRE GETTING CHASED BY A WORM, HIGHLIGHT FOR ME HONESTLY
My favorite character is Lucien and we will soon see if that changes
I liked SJM's writing style and how it flowed, but I wish she would show intricate details of the story plot slowly instead of just having a three page character monologue of explanation.
Honestly a solid start to a series and I am intrigued to see how it continues!
TW: Sexual assault, violence, ableism, branding of a person, emotional manipulation
First, I did not love it, I did not hate it, simply fell in the middle for me. I think Tamlin and Feyre are cute together, but I did not feel a fiery passion in their love or connection. I truly sympathize with Feyre's situation in having the immense pressure to be the sole provider for her family and having to parent her father instead of her being cared for should not be the case for a 19 year old.
I recognize the problems of this work in the themes not matching up with today's ideal views and understand why it is controversial. My problem with this book was not only the casual use of ableism when discussing her father as "weak" or "crippled". I did not like how SJM tackled the subject of sexual assault in this book, along with branding.
SPOILERS- I kept thinking in my mind how can are they going to make Rhysand so redeemable that we throw away all the trauma and cruelty he put on Feyre. This High Fae literally sexualized and branded her to him and I don't care if it was part of his plan in the plot, it was just painful to read and is unforgivable in my mind. I see the charm with Rhysand and definitely think he is an interesting character and I like the dynamic he brings with Lucien and Tamlin.
Feyre for me made horrible decisions at times due to her pride, and you know what she is a 19 year old trying to survive, so I understand, but it was painful to read. I slapped my palm so many times when Lucien or Tamlin would tell her not to do something for her own safety, AND SHE WAS LIKE NOPE I DO MY OWN THING
Favorite Parto HOW COME NO ONE EVER MENTIONS THE ENTERTAINMENT OF FEYRE GETTING CHASED BY A WORM, HIGHLIGHT FOR ME HONESTLY
My favorite character is Lucien and we will soon see if that changes
I liked SJM's writing style and how it flowed, but I wish she would show intricate details of the story plot slowly instead of just having a three page character monologue of explanation.
Honestly a solid start to a series and I am intrigued to see how it continues!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am honestly disappointed.
ALSO I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, but the sex and the violence and the toxic relationships (platonic and romantic and sexual) really beg to differ.
I really wanted to like this book, with its beautiful cover and chapter page art, but I was just annoyed in all of the characters throughout the entire thing (I did really like Lucien tho).
The villain was a bit too much of a classical Disney villain. “HAHA I HAD YOU FOOLED ALL ALONG YOU PITIFUL HUMAN”, she says while twirling her evil moustache.
I really like how some of the violence was written, and believe that the universe and the book itself would have worked a lot better if it didn’t go all in on the “romance”, I am so sorry but are the straights okay??? and went from a Beauty And The Best retelling to a tale of a woman fighting for her life against an evil far overlord.
ALSO I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A YOUNG ADULT NOVEL, but the sex and the violence and the toxic relationships (platonic and romantic and sexual) really beg to differ.
I really wanted to like this book, with its beautiful cover and chapter page art, but I was just annoyed in all of the characters throughout the entire thing (I did really like Lucien tho).
The villain was a bit too much of a classical Disney villain. “HAHA I HAD YOU FOOLED ALL ALONG YOU PITIFUL HUMAN”, she says while twirling her evil moustache.
I really like how some of the violence was written, and believe that the universe and the book itself would have worked a lot better if it didn’t go all in on the “romance”, I am so sorry but are the straights okay??? and went from a Beauty And The Best retelling to a tale of a woman fighting for her life against an evil far overlord.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rysand is the bare minimum. Hated how Sarah J. Maas didn't address the problematic things that Tamlin and Ryhsand did to feyre for thier own gain. I hate that thier actions were romanticized and not show in the true light of negativity that it was. Feyre deserved better and just because a dude taught her how to read and treated her like an equal human being didn't make Ryhsand a feminist it made him the bare minimum and the bar isn't in hell it simply doesn't exsist. I feel that we can simply at least try to address these things and not romantic them and instead show what these problematic theses are are negative and not good and the reason onto why problematic and hurtful things are to be addressed is becuase the books are consumed by mass media's of people and teenagers children even. It is not something that they should normalize as normal, good, the standard, and to be expected from thier future partners. She normalises an incredibly sexist dynamic that has men universally characterised as possessive, violent and dominating, and women as passive objects to be fought over. In the case of Feysand, this is repainted in ACOMAF as a narrative of undying and ‘true’ love. Even if you enjoy the books, you *cannot* ignore these implications. At this link and resource that I used for my own review you may go check out this creator more in depth review about this book which helped me realize exactly how problematic this book truly was and to which I am truly greatful : [ *https://howlsmovinglibrary.tumblr.com/post/160130108614/the-relationship-between-misogyny-and-romance-a *]
*[also: problematic gender portrayal, problematic tropes - traditional alpha male behaviour, such as possessiveness and animalistically coded desire, issues of iffy (and in cases utterly absent) consent, reinforced heterosexuality.]* She can do a much better job depicting trauma without sensationalizing it.
*[also: problematic gender portrayal, problematic tropes - traditional alpha male behaviour, such as possessiveness and animalistically coded desire, issues of iffy (and in cases utterly absent) consent, reinforced heterosexuality.]* She can do a much better job depicting trauma without sensationalizing it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Sexual harassment
Normalized abuse and toxic relationships trope.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Blood