124k reviews for:

A Court of Thorns and Roses

Sarah J. Maas

3.98 AVERAGE

netta's review against another edition

4.0

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4.25

agn1kai's review against another edition

4.0

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As someone who finds the fantasy genre a bit daunting, this is a pleasantly engaging and surprisingly easy book to read. The lore drops are subtly placed in conversations which felt more organic instead of characters just blurting out lines after lines of expositions. Apart from the obvious inspiration, Beauty and the Beast, I also liked the Coraline reference (the three tasks of Amarantha being parallel to the challenge of Other Mother) and Daz Kalte Herz (Heart of Stone).

Since this is a retelling of an already established story, the only nitpick I have is that the story is a bit predictable. Which isn't exactly bad, but it wouldn't hurt to make the readers guessing as to what happens next.

Not bad for the Faeri-fication of Beauty and the Beast.

e_faith_172912's review against another edition

4.0

medium-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

kaylagrp's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

ettol17's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional 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

ambfreitas's review against another edition

2.0

medium-paced

mollyflores's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

madi_stone's review against another edition

4.0

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4.3

cozyhunnybun's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful 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: Complicated

maddie_henson's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous 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