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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

253 reviews

lentils1012's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? Yes

4.0

Okay, so when I first read this novel (I was like 12, okay?) I hated it with a passion .
Thinking back it’s somehow a bit funny, but little me was not having it.
Now I reread it and honestly, it was actually pretty good, maybe a bit overrated.
Easy to read and adventurous.
Ofc I was sometimes a bit annoyed by Feyre being told not to do something because it is very dangerous and doing exactly that 10 minutes later, but hey …. I was more annoyed by Tam.
And I know that my annoyance will only increase in the second book. :)

Btw, if you have read the book or don’t want to read it but are curious about the plot:
 I recommend watching A court of thorns and roses | animated summary by TheCookieRhino on YouTube. It’s funny and sums up the thoughts I had while rereading it pretty well 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and War

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Gore, Torture, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

pam_'s review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Well-written & engrossing. I haven’t gotten through a book this big this fast in quite awhile. The Graphic Audio audiobooks were also an enjoyable way to get into this story, worth checking out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Minor: War, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gore, Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, and Grief

orakuruno's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I kinda like that bat man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Body horror, War, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Trafficking, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Classism, Confinement, and Death of parent

corallydeer's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

I got physically mad by the time I finished reading this book. The amount of emotional whiplash it gave me by the end was enough to make me vibrate, have a racing heart, and feel like I wanted to chuck the book against the wall. The first two-thirds of the book was spent being fairly bored with the book and even struggling to get through it a bit (even though I'd been warned all over the internet that it could be a bit of a slog), but by the last 200 pages or so I was hooked and on the edge of my seat. 

Feyre's stubbornness and inability to make decisions that seemed to make rational sense,

along with the hot and cold start to her and Tamlin's relationship

, was mildly offputting and prevented me from getting into any kind of consistent flow. It lulled me into a sense of boredom that got 180'd into edge-of-my-seat reading within just a few chapters that didn't release me until I finished the book.

I loved Amarantha as a villain; I thought everything about her was incredibly well done, from the way she acted to her visual description perfectly showing her as a cold and cruel beauty who loved torture

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I also loved Rhysand as a character (despite everything he did to Feyre in this book) and can't wait to read more about him

. I guess I'm gonna have to go and get the second book asap, dang.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Vomit

Death

(Feyre's mother died when she was young, death and killing of various fae in varying levels of detail)

| Gore

(Feyre has nightmares of killing Andras in human form and skinning him, summer fae gets his wings cut off with details about his condition, decapitated fae head staked on a fountain, detailed killing of Amarantha)

| Murder

(a number of fae and some humans are murdered at the whim of Amarantha, Feyre murders Andras and is later forced to murder innocent fae outright with lots of internal dialogue)

| Violence

(bouts of violence throughout the book related to survival and/or defense until the last third of the book where there is considerably more and graphic violence)

| Alcohol, Drug Abuse, & Sexual Harassment

(Feyre gets drugged with fae wine every day for a few months by Rhysand and forced in her delirium to do sexual dances)

| Injury/Injury Detail

(injuries related to fantasy violence and murder)

| Sexual Content

(a handful of instances that are usually no more than a page and mostly "fade to black" style with the focus on foreplay)

| Animal Death

(Feyre hunts to survive which is referenced in a few spots throughout the book)

| Vomit

(a few depictions of vomiting, typically in reaction to murder/death)

avacyn731's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Alcohol, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

keephoenixler's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Alcohol, and Violence

Minor: War, Animal death, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Vomit

nikimorr's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I started this book and HATED the main character and questioned the hype surrounding this story. Essentially, the main character, Feyre, starts a woman willing to make herself small and quiet for the benefit of her (very ungrateful) family. A meek female main character is not one that catches my interest. 

But as the book goes on, the better parts of her personality come out and I begin to root for her. Feyre is bold, stubborn and commits wholeheartedly to any goal before her. 

Feyre’s love interest, Tamlin, is a complexity. BookTok has definitely ruined him a bit for me with all the commentary I have seen regarding his character in future books, so I may be prematurely critical. But there is nothing about Tamlin that makes me swoon (and I am fairly susceptible to book boyfriends). Besides being a nice character, there is no part of the story where I’m cheering for Tamlin or their love. Tamlin, from start to finish, comes across as fairly weak and complacent. Weak, clearly, is not a character trait I like to read. 

Lucien, Tamlin’s best friend and emissary, is a character who is complex in the best ways. I am more excited to read about Lucien than Tamlin and am excited to see what the future holds for him. 

Rhysand - both hate and love him. But at least he is ruthless and not weak. 

Although a bit of a slow start, the plot itself is pure adventure, especially the ending. Learning and exploring the new fairy world with Feyre is an exciting journey. At times, a bit confusing - is ash required to kill a fairy? How can Feyre kill fairies without using ash in certain situations? I definitely got caught up in some of the confusing details. But overall the story unfolds relatively seamlessly. 

The ending is what made this book worthwhile, and everything comes together in an amazing way. This is definitely the kind of book you re read just to recognize all the foreshadowing and details missed. 

The ending plot is chef’s kiss. The motive of all of Feyre’s actions being for love and dying for her purpose is frankly inspiring. Although, I definitely questioned whether Tamlin individually was worth it. The ending was strangely realistic - the challenges Feyre faces do not come easily and it’s only from significant intervention that she succeeds at all. Mentally and physically, Feyre barely makes it through. She does not easily “win” and in fact dies, only with the help of others making it through. I had a feeling her being/becoming a fae was coming, and it’ll be interesting to see how that plays out.

All in all, I’m definitely very excited to continue on through the rest of the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Gore, War, Murder, Alcohol, Animal death, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Torture, and Violence

darkpizza's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Animal death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, Grief, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Racism, Vomit, War, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Colonisation, and Sexual harassment

rsagarin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Classism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Alcohol, Drug use, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Sexism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Abandonment, Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Torture