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f33lsom3thing's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Minor: Violence, Toxic relationship, Death, Confinement, and Sexism
itsahmorgan's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
I honestly wasn’t impressed by this book. If you’re looking for something that has a lot of common basic tropes crammed into a fantasy book, this kind of nails it. If you’re looking for something fresh and exciting, I wouldn’t recommend it based on this first book in the series. That being said, I might give book 2 a try since I’ve heard a lot of people say to push through to that one and it picks up. It might be worth the time eventually, we’ll see.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Torture, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
thecrazycatlady's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-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? N/A
5.0
Prepare for a wild ride through this first book in the Sarah J Maas series, where romance blooms amidst the prickly politics of Fae and Human.
Sarah J. Maas weaves a tale so enchanting, you might forget to come up for air. Just be warned: reading this book may result in sudden outbursts of swooning and a serious case of book hangover. Approach with caution and a healthy dose of humor!
It will seemed drawn out at first, but don’t let that stop you. The writing is amazing, and well thought out. The characters have their own unique personalities and you’ll love them or hate them immediately.
Sarah J. Maas weaves a tale so enchanting, you might forget to come up for air. Just be warned: reading this book may result in sudden outbursts of swooning and a serious case of book hangover. Approach with caution and a healthy dose of humor!
It will seemed drawn out at first, but don’t let that stop you. The writing is amazing, and well thought out. The characters have their own unique personalities and you’ll love them or hate them immediately.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Death and Violence
deathmetalheron's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Death
constaaance's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
sad
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? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Rape and Domestic abuse
clairemitchell's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Tamlin is Howl from Howl’s moving castle. I feel like this is gonna turn in to a love triangle and that’s rough because a. Tamlin is great, he’s a protector and believes in her and supports her and I like him a lot. And b. I’m monogamous and do not support cheating in anyway and for this to become a love triangle with Rhys something sad would have to happen.
Rhys is great too, and I like enemies to lovers tropes so them together would probably be more interesting. If she chooses him won’t the love of this book be for naught? She does everything out of love for Tamlin.
Rhys is great too, and I like enemies to lovers tropes so them together would probably be more interesting. If she chooses him won’t the love of this book be for naught? She does everything out of love for Tamlin.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Gore, Torture, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
kalyn_c's review against another edition
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? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Death, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Gore and Torture
Minor: Slavery, War, and Injury/Injury detail
fireangel080's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
ananya_b's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-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
4.0
This was a really wonderful read! The pacing is fast and the plot is gripping. I could hardly put it down until I'd finished. Maas has a wonderful writing style too, apart from one too many uses of "my throat closed up" and "my mouth went dry" and a couple of grammatical errors- I found it slightly more ornate than that of most other modern writers, and there's definitely a lot less swearing.
The characters are well-rounded, especially Feyre. There are a couple of plot inaccuracies - for instance, the question of why Feyre couldn't see the Attor at first, despite the fact that it wasn't a member of the Spring Court.
Nonetheless, this was one of the best books I've read. I can't wait to read the rest of the series - I hope they're as good as this one!
The characters are well-rounded, especially Feyre. There are a couple of plot inaccuracies
Nonetheless, this was one of the best books I've read. I can't wait to read the rest of the series - I hope they're as good as this one!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Death, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual content, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, and Slavery
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Vomit, War, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
anikaslibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
By the time I'm writing this review, I'm already on the third book so clearly I liked it more than I wrote in my review but, I wanted to post it anyway.
I went into this book without a clue on what the series was about except that it was popular. I just needed something to get me out of my reading slump and this book was kind of like Beauty and the Beast but fae. Which makes sense because it started off as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It has all the same cliches of a girl getting kidnapped and falling for her captor but the storytelling is good with detail. And it was a pain to get through. The real action doesn't start until you're 3/4's of the way through. The suspense was really good and she makes the overall atmosphere very chilling.
I guessed the answer to the riddle as soon as she said it and was so mad that I got it right because it was too obvious.
I'll just say, the only reason I got through this book is because of the audiobook I listened to, without that narration, I think it would've taken me all year to read this book.
I went into this book without a clue on what the series was about except that it was popular. I just needed something to get me out of my reading slump and this book was kind of like Beauty and the Beast but fae. Which makes sense because it started off as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast. It has all the same cliches of a girl getting kidnapped and falling for her captor but the storytelling is good with detail. And it was a pain to get through. The real action doesn't start until you're 3/4's of the way through. The suspense was really good and she makes the overall atmosphere very chilling.
I guessed the answer to the riddle as soon as she said it and was so mad that I got it right because it was too obvious.
I'll just say, the only reason I got through this book is because of the audiobook I listened to, without that narration, I think it would've taken me all year to read this book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Death