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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

312 reviews

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

The strongest point of this book is the imagery of the Spring Court, which informs the tone of the main part of the story. This makes it an enjoyable read even as the characters find their feet and
gradually stop being awful to each other
.
Unfortunately the Under the Mountain portion of the book ends up being a bit oppressively grim in contrast.


The plot draws a lot on classic stories, but not necessarily the most overdone ones, letting it still feel fresh and somewhat unpredictable. It’s definitely a good read, but doesn’t necessarily draw me in for more.

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

'All the warmth, all the sparkling joy, drained from me like blood down a drain.'

This sentence sums up so much of this book for me: needlessly wordy, dark, and not well crafted enough to warrant all the hype.

The plot was good, but it would have been so much better in the hands of a more competent writer who knew how to actually employ the flowery prose with which Maas clearly wanted to fill this overly long novel.

Also the spicy level and romance (The Main Things that are supposed to make this series notable) are underwhelming, to say the least. It certainly does not help matters that you *know* Tamlin was never intended to be End Game.

I will still read the next novel because that is where I have been told that this series actually starts to get good?? We will see...

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dark lighthearted tense slow-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

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

I can’t believe I’ve actually read this. Graphic audio is wonderful, there should be graphic audio for every book ever cuz that was wonderful (except for the moaning) some of it was really funny cuz I was listening to it at 1.5x speed (like a normal person) and listening to sped up moans, laughs and music was definitely a bonus.
I’m excited to see how she ends up with Rhys cuz like she seems happy but like I can already tell she’s better with Rhys LIKE COME ON
I do really like Lucien cuz he’s just a mean twink. If he ends up being not even a bit fruity I will be angry. (And I will be cuz this is SJM so I’m not expecting much) 

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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


Why did people ever like Tamlin? He is toxic from the start!🤔

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

Listen....I don't know why this book interested me as much as it did. Like I was FULLY invested in Feyre and the fae boys. Also quite a bit darker and super gruesome towards the back half. I'm intrigued though to say the least...

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

This was a fun, tense ride and I enjoyed it.  A loose Beauty and the Beast re-imagining with a few great twists.  The FMC is young and dumb, but has guts and grows.  The MMC is charming, but lacks bravery in my opinion.  Overall a fun, fae fantasy world with creatures, curses and high stakes action.  I look forward to the second book! 

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

also die ersten 250 seiten dachte ich mir go girl, give us nothing…  das ist schon sehr weit im buch, dafür dass es sich angefühlt hat, als ob Maas den ganzen anfang einfach random ohne plan drauflos geschrieben hätte. ich sah da einfach keinen roten faden oder sinn hinter einigen szenen. es schien mir eher, als wäre der letzte drittel ihre main idea für die geschichte gewesen (vielleicht sogar erst das nächste buch) und den rest hat sie etwas willkürlich drumrum gebaut. 
ohne tiktok hype und süpps approval bin ich mir nicht sicher, ob ich nach 150 seiten weitergelesen hätte…

ABER ja das ende war schon viiiel lebhafter und spannender. ich hatte meinen spaß und es war duechweg easy zu lesen. gute unterhaltung auch für zwischendurch, wenn man noch eine hausarbeit schreiben muss und eigentlich keine zeit hat 🌝.

ich muss aber auch sagen… es war INSANE!! wie oft verschiedene charaktere erbrochen haben. definitiv trigger warnung, mir wurde schon öfter selbst schlecht 🤧.
UND die trials sind auch etwas zu kurz gekommen v.a. im vergleich zum langsamen start, das war echt schade.
ich freu mich auf jeden fall auf das nächste buch und glaube schon fest daran, dass es sich allein dafür gelohnt haben wird, dieses erste buch zu lesen :)

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

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challenging 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

Some of the themes were uncomfortable but dealt with sensitively 

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