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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

624 reviews

razzyreads's review against another edition

4.75

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

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bexi's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I had no desire to read this, but my best friend accidentally acquired two copies and gave me her extra one (100% planned and forced upon me). So, I promised her I would read it. (Are you reading this review right now, bestie? You probably forgot you even have an account. 😝)

I have to begrudgingly admit that I enjoyed this. The world building was interesting. The writing was better than I expected, although I never want to see the words purred or growled again. The nature descriptions were lovely.

But I'm not sure I can root for a romance between an immoral and a 19 year old because that gives me the ick.

I had a hard time liking any of the characters, but maybe they'll grow on me.
Feyre? Frustrated me to no end, and she was so dumb. 😭
Tamlin? I don't trust him. He gives me "nice guy but secretly not" vibes. Can't explain it, it's just a feeling.
Lucien? The most likeable character, but the bar was low. And he's friends with Tamlin, so I can't trust him.
Rhysand: Red flags all around. Straight to jail.

Sarah Janet I see what you're trying to do with Rhysand and I'm saying... no.

I'll continue with the series mostly because I had so much fun sending voice memos back and forth to my bestie as I was reading the book and plan to do it with the next one, too. But the last quarter of the book did reel me in, and I want to know what happens next despite my reservations.

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jvv_246's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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

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theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book has been on my TBR for years and I was excited to finally read it. Bookstagram told me it would be good, but I feel lied to. It read like a mashup of Beauty and the Beast and Howl’s Moving Castle—two stories I love—but I didn’t love this. I didn’t like any of the characters and the story was just… blah. It was slow, I didn’t really care about what happened to any of the characters, and I predicted the plot twist close to the end.

All that being said, friends and family have assured me the series gets better as you go along, so I’ll give the second book a try. The jump from 400 pages to 600 makes me nervous it will be a giant waste of time, but hopefully I will like Mist and Fury better.

ACOTAR gets 2.5/5 for me, but I did finish and I am willing to give the second book a chance.

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chinomi's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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cozyykittyy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Been on my TBR since 2020…don’t know why I didn’t pick it up sooner! This was such a fun story that I couldn’t get enough of. The pace was perfect — not too slow, not too fast — and I didn’t get bored. The enemies-to-lovers was also executed very well, and it was believable! Feyre’s conflicting emotions about falling in love with a faerie was perfect and said a lot about her character and the rift between fae and humans. The climax was well-done, each chapter leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. Can’t wait to start ACOMAF next!

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kpham16's review against another edition

4.0

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

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fiona_reads2's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Oof brutal read - I had to grit my teeth to get through this one so I could feel a part of the hype but oh my lord talk about a Mary Sue fantasy story. I was pretty down with the plot and the forbidden romance through the first half of the book, but the whole second half threw me for a loop and I could not wrap my mind around any of the character’s motivations.

My friend said the second book and the rest of the series is better. Thankfully the second audiobook is available on Libby to rent immediately!

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fliptheshrimp's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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el_viral's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I liked this book more than I thought I would - I hate the term romantasy, which seems to be a thing now - I'm happy to have some romance in my fantasy, but not fantasy in my romance, and this trod a fine line, but kept me hooked. The world-building is very good, and the characters each have a solidly different voice. It does, however, have a few points that drag, and then a lot seems to be packed in at the end. I got this copy free, but would consider buying more in the series.

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