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adventurous
tense
fast-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:
Yes
Swapped books with my wife. I didnt know what to expect given ACOTAR’s reputation but it was a pleasant surprise. A very easy read and moves quickly. There are many things that are a bit silly and stilted, but it doesn’t matter because it’s not a serious book and fun. It focuses on the romance but there’s enough fantasy as well.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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:
No
Finally read it! Not my usual genre, but thank you FoMO, I ended up enjoying this more than I expected. It was a good fae-based fantasy with swoon-worthy romance and just enough action to keep things interesting.
Energy: Enduring. Defiant. Determined.
🐕 Howls: Even though I’m not a big romance reader it was surprisingly not as cringey as I expected with just enough edge to keep it from being too sappy.
🐩 Tail Wags: The audiobook. How we’re eased into the fae world without dumping too much lore all at once. The action scenes and high stakes moments held my attention. I didn’t feel overwhelmed by the characters and worldbuilding. The puzzle/competition elements were engaging. How our MCs independence balances out the lovey-dovey moments.
Scene: 📖 Prythian Mortal Lands and Fae Courts
Perspective: Our main character is the sole supporter of her family after her father was injured and lost his investments. Her sisters are spoiled and unappreciative. One day, when she kills a fae masquerading as a wolf, she is brought to their world as retribution.
Timeline: Linear.
🔥 Fuel: What will the High Fae be like? How will Feyre’s future play out living among them? Are the stereotypes true? Will she catch feelings? How will she navigate romance and vengeance within the fae world?
📖 Cred: Fantastical
Mood Reading Match-Up:
Faded paint. Hearth. Hyacinth. Exquisite gardens. Smooth stone. Burning metal. Tattooed arm. Talons. Membranous wings.
- Tagging along, peering over shoulders, overhearing character thoughts (first person)
- Breezy, direct writing style
- Resilient, likeable characters
- Life and death riddles and torture trials
- Fight for freedom
- Enemies to lovers forbidden love
- Love triangles, polyandry elements
- Falling for her abductor
- ‘Stupid human’ prejudices
- Caresses, desires, lust and teasing steamy moments
- Blinded by revenge villain
- Possessive and protective alpha hero
- Shapeshifting animal-form high fae
- Diminished powers
Content Heads-Up: Animal death (hunting; wildlife). Blood, injury, pain. Confinement. Death. Loss of parent (as child). Murder. Physical attack (permanent injury). Poverty, starvation. Sexual content (on page; consenting; descriptive but not overly graphic). Torture.
Rep: Hetero. Porcelain, golden tan, tanned, freckled, pale, blue, moon white skin tones. Illiteracy.
📚 Format: Library Audio
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship
adventurous
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:
No
I read this book faster than anything I've read in probably the last 10 years and bought the sequel before I had finished it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood
Moderate: Sexual content, Torture, Violence
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As low stakes romantasy fun, I actually really enjoyed it. Just knowing there were going to be cringy parts, a total pick-me FMC, and not a lot of character development set me up for success. And I had a great time.
Romatasy, Enemies to Lovers, 2 🔥
“A portal into the mind of a creature so unlike me, and yet … and yet I looked at its work and understood, and felt, and cared.“
Romatasy, Enemies to Lovers, 2 🔥
“A portal into the mind of a creature so unlike me, and yet … and yet I looked at its work and understood, and felt, and cared.“
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
adventurous
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:
Yes
I really really enjoyed this book. Awaiting the next in the series from my library, eagerly!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
I didn't know what to expect going into A Court of Thorns and Roses, but I can absolutely say I was pleasantly surprised. This book is one of those that's super easy to get invested in once you get past the first few chapters. It's a spicy, fantasy-based romance at heart, but it has a little bit for everyone. There are darker, bloodier parts for the more horror-based fans, spicy and slow-burning romance scenes for the romantics, bright and whimsical settings for the general fantasy reader, and tons of world-building for the immersive reader. You'll find yourselves really getting into the characters and their growth as well. One word of warning - this book will toy with your emotions if you're the type of reader to get emotionally involved in your reading; there are many happy moments, sad moments, passionate moments, and brutal moments all happening in a tense, twist-and-turn format. While I sing the novel's praises, there indeed some issues with how some parts are written, how long it takes the characters to realize things, and how long it takes to get going in the beginning. Some lines fall flat, some characters take a long time to really develop, and the start of the novel burns a bit too slow for me. However, all of these issues are wiped away with how intensely powerful the middle and latter portions of the novel flow. The emotional impact, immense character development, and epic worldbuilding carry the novel quickly away from its flaws. Highly recommend this one for any fan of darker fantasy, passionate romance, or deep immersion into another world. It absolutely sucked me in and made me emotional; I'll absolutely be continuing the series when I can get my hands on the next books
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit
Blood and gore: Bloody deaths via stabbing, eviscerating, throat-ripping, crucifixion, etc. One character's crucified body is left hanging for months on a cave wall. A group of creatures gets ripped apart. One character gets its wings ripped off. The main characters discover a severed head on a statue at one point. It has some very gruesome scenes.
Torture: The main character is mentally and physically tortured by dark fae powers a few times in the story. The pain and feeling is detailed.
Murder: The main characters murder a few different characters, many in bloody ways.
Injury/injury detail: The main character experiences an injury during battle with protruding bones that sits and grows infection for way longer than it should.
Sexual content: A couple characters have sex at least twice in the novel, with at least two other scenes where they come close to doing so.
Vomit: A few characters vomit at the sight of a bloody/grisly injury. One character vomits after drinking too much fae wine. One character vomits a few times due to an injury.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Classism
Minor: Rape
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
A great introduction to the world, I look forward to reading the rest of the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood