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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

128 reviews

adventurous dark mysterious 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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adventurous dark mysterious 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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adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

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Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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

This book was meh. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t like it very much.

- Maas’ writing contained repetitive speech patterns that were said too many times and there was no reason I could find to play up the Beauty and the Beast retelling aspect because the ‘curse’ on its own could have been interesting enough.

- Feyre couldn’t figure out the answer to the riddle, which was odd considering I knew it right away, and its reveal was incredibly anticlimactic.

- (Answered) High fae were shamed if they loved someone of a lower status but they didn’t think to use the single spell it takes to turn someone, even a starved human peasant that is respected less, into high fae?

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Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve owned the whole series for over a year now, but I never read them until now I’ve heard such good things about it on BookTok, maybe I was just afraid to be disappointed. I was not. 

I’ve heard a few things about the characters, so I was surprised that I disliked Rhys up until the last few chapters, and I greatly enjoyed Tamlin. There is a slight ‘Beauty and the Beast’ aspect, in the hidden curse, but this is so much darker and sexier than that story could ever be. Torture, death, loss, challenges, sacrifices, this book has it all. 

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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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msgingdoctorwho's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 80%

The relationship was so toxic that the main character literally almost died multiple times because they didn't communicate and trust one another. The main character put herself through torture for her love interest and he gave her nothing. I don't understand how this book is loved so much. I tried giving it more and more time to not hate it but it never got better.

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

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

3 for quality but 5 for a solid escapism fantasy! No think, just fantasy. 

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