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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

486 reviews

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

i genuinely hated Amarantha or however you spell it not because she was a literal villain but because her curses didn't make a lick of sense. i get that magic is "specific" but come on, why so many rules huh? the trials, in my opinion, were dumb and i almost wish she had killed Feyre as soon as she entered the throne room just for the fun of it. also, i think i'm in love with Rhysand and he literally put someone's head on a spike.

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adventurous mysterious medium-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: No

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adventurous challenging mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

WOW! This book (and series) pulled me out of a slump and I was not able to put it down. It is so suspenseful and pulls your attention and emotions in deeply.

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adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Beauty and the beast knock off. It would have been nice to know that ahead of time. Would not have been so irritated. Regardless, not great. Sexual-harassment and molestation throughout. Very frustrating. Will not read again.

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I liked the first half, learning about the faeries, and was intrigued to find out more about the “sickness” that was going through the lands as well as the history of the faerie world. But the second half was not great to me. What was happening felt very arbitrary and it felt like a completely different book. The reasoning for why any of the story was happening also felt very convenient. But it was entertaining and the first half was intriguing enough that I’ll read the second one.

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adventurous dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So this was a ride. Okay, so the first 60% of the book can only be described as a Beauty & the Beast retelling. It was good, but it was more like a 4 star read. And then the last third of the book happened and I literally couldn't put it down. There were riddles, quests and I ended up crying my eyes out. But most importantly, we got Rhys, who I might or might not be falling in love with.

It was crystal clear from Feyre's first task that Rhys was just playing bad guy and is actually the best, cutest and most adorable of them all. And knows how to banter. He kind of reminded me of a mix of Nikolai (Siege and Storm) and Kaz (Six of Crows), he's definitely got the wits and the looks. I liked him way more than I liked Tamlin, who was just kind of meh for me at the beginning and by the end I just wanted to shake him to get him to actually do something . I kind of despise him actually. It goes like this: Rhys > Lucien > Tamlin. I care for Lucien and we could be friends but Rhys is my baby, my little lost boy. I'm sure Feyre's week a month with him in A Court of Mist and Fury will be much better than her time with Tamlin. Can't we just get a whole book on Rhys? Maybe throw Nesta in too?


Note: Started reading it in Spanish and quickly realized it would be way better in English, so I switched. I can't stress this enough: always always always try to read books (and watch movies) in their original version if posible, most of the time you don't realize how much it changes the experience. 

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