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Graphic: Torture, Murder
Minor: Death of parent
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail
- SO MANY RHYSAND EASTER EGGS !!!! The random “dreams” and knowing what he did for her and knowing his backstory just like… chefs kiss
- Tamlin is an abuser even in this book, and this is coming from someone who was 10000% team Tamlin the first go round. He has an unpredictable temper and Feyre expects violent outbursts from him even when she’s head over heels for him. Get away from that man!!!
- On the topic of Tamlin…. Maybe he should’ve… I don’t know… HELPED his girlfriend at all?? I get that he was trying to seem “indifferent” but Rhys was playing the same card and he still made the situation better for her. Tamlin be supportive challenge level impossible
- Tamlin is just so icky and I won’t ever be able to go back to my OG view of him after ACOMAF and ACOWAR like he’s just the WORST
- Loving how Tamlin and Lucien are like “Rhysand is so dangerous and violent and you have to stay away from the night court it’s so bad” but I know full well the night court inner circle during Amarantha is just like cutting it up and getting drunk the whole time. Bffr
- Loving that Feyre was like “I can’t wait to live with Tamlin for years and years and years” like she’s not gonna bounce from that man’s house within like 6 months. Good to have goals girl!
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Medical content
But honestly, this book was boring... It is toxic. It's weird. I think it's really unoriginal and predictable. The writing isnt all that great, it's so simple. And I kinda hated that the second time around.
Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: War
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping
Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, Classism
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Classism
Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Murder, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, War, Classism
Review: With all the hype around ACOTAR, this was a disappointing read. The world felt empty, and the plot behind taking Feyre but not doing anything with her made no sense until the big twist was revealed. I did like Feyre's skills as a hunter and the other Fae, but struggled with the instalove.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
The protagonists - standard-issue YA girlboss Feyre and her mysterious masked fae love interest are both dull as rocks. There was nothing that compelling about their courtship - no electric chemistry or real companionship. All of the men are apparently uber-hot (but not with any kind of specificity that would make them feel real) and also controlling, patronizing, and manipulative, constantly providing rules for Feyre that she inevitably breaks. And Feyre acted so nonsensically that it made me think they might all have a point. I couldn't even call this a weird, fun monster romance because the fairies weren't that weird, acting more like human nobles than anything else, and the "beast" in this very shallow Beauty and the Beast retelling wasn't really all that monstrous (he was essentially just a hot guy with a mask). The villain was cartoonish and mustache-twirlingly evil, and while there were a couple interesting side characters none of them got that much screentime.
I didn't expect the most intricate worldbuilding, but Maas could have at least had a little more fun with it. We spend about half of this book in a noble fairy court and it's shockingly devoid of life - all we meet are two boring pretty bois and one servant. Where are my weird fairies? Strange architecture? Exotic luxuries? There were a few attempts made which I enjoyed - some very interesting creepy monsters and a court in the last third of the book that was much more lively, but I needed more, or at least some good character development or intrigue in the interrim.
I will say that despite all of my complaints, this book was incredibly readable. The prose was a bit purple but not terrible, the plot had just enough hooks and plot twists to keep me from DNFing, and while the last third of the book wasn't necessarily well-written it was certainly fun (which is more than I can say about the rest of it).
Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Slavery, Sexual harassment
Minor: Death of parent
I really wish the show didn’t get scrapped- I’d kill to see what Tamlin would look like!
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Classism
Minor: Death of parent