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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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c_c24's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

It gives Beauty and the Beast vibes, but interesting enough to keep reading.
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cassiebee's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

The use of mythology and faerie stuff could be so much more in these books, but nonetheless, SJM knows how to write compelling characters. Started feeling a bit bored around halfway through, but everything Under The Mountain™️ pulled me right back in. 
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madisonstarkov's review against another edition

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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giuseppel's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I can see the thread of appeal in the book but the story was contrived and kind of silly with how specific the villian's curse was. And a bunch of questionable prose. 
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bee_precious's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

I don't want to give anything away but this book is everything I've been looking for since I was a teenager getting lost in lands in books which all seemed to die down when I went to university. I've read this book in record time and already have the second one lined up to read on my table in the living room - I just can't get enough of Prythian! 

The characters are loveable, even the ones you love to hate,l - there are so many different and complex characters, creatures, beings even... Some with redemption arcs, others who you love from the start and others you grow to love alongside Fayre. I simply cannot wait to discuss this book further with my friends and family.

It's a real page tuner. I've been brought to tears, heartbroken and seen hugging the book saying 'No' as well as kicking my feet like a schoolgirl reading something naughty - you really go through the motions with this book. So what I'm trying to say is: if you haven't read this book, Why ? 
Why haven't you?
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nilofer's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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browneyesblue84's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is better than I expected. I should not be surprised, considering that I am already a fan of the Crescent City series that author, Sarah J mass wrote. However, as I waited for the release of the third book, I told myself that I did not need to read the ACOTAR series. Guess who changed their mind after finishing the third book? Me! I’ve heard mixed reviews about this series, especially the first book. I see what all the fuss is about when it comes to Feyre and Rhysand. No, I’m not so sure how I really feel about the former. I’ll get back to you on that. 

The one thing that I liked about ACOTAR was the world building. As I continue to read the rest of the books in the series I am sure the other Courts will be introduced. At times , I felt like I was in the world of Prythian. I’m so excited to read the next book. The introductions of new characters and the different courts are what I am really looking forward to. The only thing I didn’t like was that I did not read this book earlier. I really should have. 
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maresuju's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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tabea1409's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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porshe93's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The first two-thirds is very slow not much happens in it you could cut characters and whole chapters and it wouldn't affect the plot at all. In the last third the plot picked up I think this could have been a short story and going into more detail in the later part of the book would have been a better format. The female lead was confusing she was supposed to be a good hunter and fighter at times and at others, she was beaten easily. She was more smart and intelligent than most in the town but at other times wasn't intelligent and was often dumbed down. For the main love story, I am very sorry I didn't like the male lead Tamlin at all. I much prefer the friendship between Feyre and Lucian and thought that could have been built on a snarky friends-to-lovers trope. I do have the sequel so hope that picks up.  I expected more from the hype to be honest. Also from all the physical abuse I expected Feyre to have more PTSD maybe that's explored later on. 
the "love" scenes were sometimes jarring The first one felt like assault Feyre even says "let go,"  which is a very clear boundary but Tamlin's on magic so brushed away and forgotten very quickly and the others went from 0-100 in a line and I wondered how did we get here.  
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