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adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
Some books are like a comforting bowl of spaghetti and red sauce. Some are like sushi. This is more like a bag of chips you keep eating while low key respecting yourself less with every bite.
It’s marketed as violent and sexy - the violence was definitely there, a lot more than I expected actually. Sexy scenes were few and far in between, unless you count sexual violence as sexy, which I very much don’t. I thought Feyre was an idiot most of the time, but she was feisty and loyal. To me, Tamlin didn’t have that much personality. Lucien was a little better and Rhys was the most fleshed out, which is still not saying much.
On one hand I would like to get to know these characters better in the next books, on the other hand the violence, especially the sexual violence, is really turning me off
It’s marketed as violent and sexy - the violence was definitely there, a lot more than I expected actually. Sexy scenes were few and far in between, unless you count sexual violence as sexy, which I very much don’t. I thought Feyre was an idiot most of the time, but she was feisty and loyal. To me, Tamlin didn’t have that much personality. Lucien was a little better and Rhys was the most fleshed out, which is still not saying much.
On one hand I would like to get to know these characters better in the next books, on the other hand the violence, especially the sexual violence, is really turning me off
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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
There’s some corny bits sprinkled in but they pale in comparison to the story surrounding them. Such a wild ride.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Genocide, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Slavery, War
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Blood
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
"Be glad of your human heart, Feyre. Pity those who don't feel anything at all.“
After killing a wolf while hunting in the woods, Feyre is confronted by a beast demanding justice, sending the girl, who is also the sole provider for her family, to the Fae lands, where she is to live out the rest of her days as payment for the life she took. Feyre learns of a blight affecting the lands of the Fae, which will soon spill over into the human lands. Will Feyre help rid the world of this mysterious blight? And if she does, how will she survive?
This is a Beaty and the Beast + Cupid and Psyche inspired romance first and an adventurous fantasy second. If you’re wanting primarily adventure, I’d recommend skipping this one.
I love you," I said,and stabbed him.
The drama! Am I right? This moment in particular really reminded me of a moment in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
I’m late to the ACOTAR party, and I almost want to say this is overhyped. Is it fun? Sure! Did I find immense enjoyment in reading it? More like pleasant joy.
Throughout the book, I can see where inspiration has been drawn, and I do love a good romance, but I don’t think this is particularly amazingly written. It’s decently written, and it succeeds where it needs to.
I’m not convinced SJM was ready for the TikTok sensation this series has become, and while I plan to continue the series eventually, I’m rather certain I’ll find the powers of the Fae, their world, etc., less fleshed out and with more plot holes than I’d really prefer. If I remember, I’ll update this review with whether my fears are misplaced or not.
Tropes: Beauty and the Beast; broken bird; enemies to lovers; anachronism stew; interspecies relationship; medieval European fantasy; Fae; high courts; my word is my vow; immortal young adults; huntress; fantasy romance
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Blood, Excrement
Adultification of a child
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent
Minor: Alcohol
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Murder
Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Violence, Kidnapping
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
It was a wonderfuly crafted world and story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Animal death, Murder
Minor: Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, War
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
I had heard mixed reviews about this book going in. I am a huge fantasy fan and was excited seeing as this book is a major bestseller. More like a major let down. I don't even want to get into how disappointed I was, there were multiple times where I had to drag my eyeballs down from the back of my head. The writing level was very YA which is understandable, seeing as my library has it catalogued that way. However there is some very intense gore, and a few sex scenes-but it was the descriptive violence that got me.
Thematic events were WAY over-explained, does the author think that we are so stupid that we didn't understand what she had lain out? Or is it that she thinks she's so clever that readers couldn't possibly keep up? This happened more than once, and had me vibrating with irritation.
The story seemed very slow for the first 3/4 of the book, then at the end had everything happen at once, I felt like I was waiting and waiting for something to happen. The "love" story was developping in the earlier half of the book, but I couldn't see any chemistry or romance between the leads. It just felt very obvious (along with so many other parts of the story) and I didn't feel any connection to the characters at ALL.
Once finishing this book I let out a "FINALLY!!!" and told myself I would not continue the series. But apparently I am a masochist because I just checked out the next book to see if maaaybe it gets any better. Or because I have nothing better to do. Putting my prediction for future books here without knowing anything about them- there is definitely going to be a love triangle between the lead and the two fae high-lords. I can see it already, and don't like it! UGH!!
PS I am so sorry if anyone reads this review, I am just tracking my reading for myself and don't know if this is public or not.
Thematic events were WAY over-explained, does the author think that we are so stupid that we didn't understand what she had lain out? Or is it that she thinks she's so clever that readers couldn't possibly keep up? This happened more than once, and had me vibrating with irritation.
The story seemed very slow for the first 3/4 of the book, then at the end had everything happen at once, I felt like I was waiting and waiting for something to happen. The "love" story was developping in the earlier half of the book, but I couldn't see any chemistry or romance between the leads. It just felt very obvious (along with so many other parts of the story) and I didn't feel any connection to the characters at ALL.
Once finishing this book I let out a "FINALLY!!!" and told myself I would not continue the series. But apparently I am a masochist because I just checked out the next book to see if maaaybe it gets any better. Or because I have nothing better to do. Putting my prediction for future books here without knowing anything about them- there is definitely going to be a love triangle between the lead and the two fae high-lords. I can see it already, and don't like it! UGH!!
PS I am so sorry if anyone reads this review, I am just tracking my reading for myself and don't know if this is public or not.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Blood, Murder
Minor: Body shaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent