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Instead, it is a dully published book, with the writing of a middle grader, and insufferable main character.
I liked the idea, though.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment
TW: mentions of non consensual sexual advances
long story short: Iām literally nursing a headache as I read the last few chapters. why Iām having a headache, you might ask? wellā¦ (ellipsis totally intended)
(nah jk my toothache is making my headache but damn did this book make the pain worse)
the book was a difficult read in so many different aspects. the writing style was so bad, the plot was too predictable, and the characters were extremely flat.
- writing style -
MY GOD the amount of ellipses and em-dashes in this book is so??????????? like why???? SJM has an editor but why are thereā¦ soā¦ manyā¦ ellipsesāand even more em-dashes that donāt make sense!!!!! maaaan this would NEVER pass a basic creative writing class in my uni. itās unbearable. I swear every time I see an ellipsis or em-dash aged me. why does SJM use it so much? for emphasis? jeez everything is emphasised then. for suspense? itās just too predictable.
also, āparameterā instead of āperimeterā? really? AND WATERY BOWELS? girl is your stomach ok?
- plot -
āitās a modern retelling of beauty and the beast.ā retelling? you mean a poorly paraphrased beauty and the beast???
another thing that annoyed me is how everything was just so easy for Feyre (more on this later).
LAST THING UNDER THIS! the plot is slower than my brain when faced by a math problem. my work friend asked me about the book when she found out I was reading it. I told her āIām around 50% but nothing major yet.ā and then I realised that dang Iām already halfway and thereās nothing cool happening yet?!
- characters -
yep, the characters are flatter than a plywood. Feyre is dumb (everyone: āFeyre, donāt do this.ā Feyre: āsorry canāt hear you!ā) Tamlin is manipulative and lowkey a sexual predator??? so is Rhysand.
I also feel like Isaac Hale is not needed.
I already scheduled the rest of the series for my august tbr but uhhhā¦ā¦ā¦.. idk.
wow this is the longest review Iāve ever done (not counting the papers I had to write for my lit classes lol). I didnāt like this book but would totally recommend so I can have more ppl I can rant to about this book š
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
that is to say, i was kind of surprised by how much of a slow burn this was. and when i say slow burn, i mean slow. the last third of the book is where most of the action happens, but thatās to be expected in the first novel of a series. personally i think it does a good job setting up the world weāre in and the stakes and you try to figure out everyoneās motives along with feyre because weāre seeing things unfold through her.
everyone raves about the world building and prose in this book; i liked it but i wouldnāt say itās exceptional, personally. i appreciated that i could conjure up this world in my head from the bookās intricate descriptions and thatās what i like about fantasy in general. acotar paints prythian beautifully and i will be reading more!
after the second book i think iāll have more of a concrete idea of how i feel towards the series. i am looking forward to seeing the development of rhysand (at this point everyone knows the enemies to lovers plot being set up perfectly for the next installment) though i do question the circumstances of his connection to feyre. bargaining and trickery are not good foundations for a love story but hey, what do i know. anyway, tamlinās there too i guess (heās fine, i donāt hate him but i feel neutral about him as well lol)
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief
Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
Minor: Vomit, War
š¬š§: I was a little afraid to start in this book, because it is such a hype with the bookcommunity. The only thing that I can say about that is that that is totally for good reason! I immediately felt bad for feyre and when she met tamlin I immediately fell in love with him and their bond. Every karakter is written in a way that you get an clear image of all of them. The way the book is written is also amazing
I finnished it in 2,5 days (a record for me) and I can't wait to dive in in the other parts of this series. I recommend this book to everyone who loves romantasy with spice. Because the spice that is in this book is really good š«£
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder
Minor: Confinement