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3.98 AVERAGE


Some random thoughts: Feyfey is a bit of an idiot. I like that her family is complicated and shitty. Tamlin is boring, but I get it, he's the stable one. I'm a bit in love with Rhysand, love a trickster (He reminds me of Loki so I'm a bit doomed). Lucien sounds really hot, I like his eye. The trials at the end were terrifying and pretty cool, but as soon as the riddle showed up, I thought: I hope the answer isn't love. So many ughs.

This is like a pretty good normal YA book, not what I expected from the hype. Apparently the second is better so we shall see.
mysterious medium-paced
adventurous hopeful 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: Complicated
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cisanolive's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 2%

Graphic animal deaths are one of my only triggers, and that happening not even 10 pages in is enough to really upset me. It’s not worth it. 

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northsidestories_'s review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

Immediately so annoyed by Feyre, her family and the writing that it made the book very unenjoyable to read. It felt less like I was being told a story and more like I was being beaten over the head with one. I have better books to read. 
dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Ok so I’m more of a fantasy reader than a romance reader and was anticipating I would hate this. I didn’t, it was fine. It was readable and I can see why it’s popular. 

The main female character is bland as bread and you have to suspend disbelief on why everyone is obsessed with her. 

I enjoyed learning about the faerie world the most and will continue to the next book to see how the conflict develops. 
adventurous emotional sad 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 found the writing style annoying and repetitive. The first half of the book left a lot of plot holes. The second half answered some questions. Overall, it was fine but wouldn’t necessarily recommend it to anyone. 

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adventurous dark funny mysterious relaxing 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: Yes

Completely fell in love with this book, I'm sure the rest of the series will make me feel the same. definitely recommend to anyone in doubt.
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes