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A Court of Thorns and Roses (Parts 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas
373 reviews
jullebullerulle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Slavery, Alcohol, War, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
Minor: Vomit
mattyvreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I don’t think I’m the target audience. I don’t mind thinly disguised erotica, but if you’re gonna have muscled (presumably hung) male fairies lounging about, you can only hope for some guy on guy action. None. Painfully straight. Alas… a guy can dream.
Our protagonist is vaguely annoying and egregiously underdeveloped. Appreciating colors in paintings is not a meaningful character trait, in my humble opinion. Besides that, a large portion of this book is giving internalized misogyny. I don’t know how else to put it.
Imagine living for a man…. Literally pathetic.
Lastly, this world’s version of a condom, “the contraceptive brew,” is the funniest thing I’ve ever read. I really don’t think it was supposed to be a joke, which is what disturbs me even more. Maybe the author was dared to put that in.
Anyway, this book is basically a porno. Not well-written, but mostly entertaining. Will probably read the sequels.
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War
pwiestess's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Death, Classism, Kidnapping, Violence, and Drug use
Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship
minilove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Kidnapping, Torture, and Slavery
arual_14o3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Put it down a cupple of times because I was anoyed by Feyra.
4,5/5 Second half of the book was more interesting. Couldn‘t stop reading and listening for the last 30% of the Book.
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Physical abuse, Violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Classism
Minor: Death of parent, Vomit, Slavery, and Sexual content
kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Torture, War, Confinement, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Slavery, Violence, Alcohol, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Gore
Minor: Child death
gpfot's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Bullying, Sexual content, Death, Gore, Murder, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Slavery, and War
jnterhune's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Moderate: Torture and War
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Slavery, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Just amazing I can not stop thinking of these plots. Is amazing to read with a friend to talk about the shocks and turns of this story line. Keeps interest is just so good I can not stop thinking about it or put it downfarawayfable's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Vomit and Violence
Minor: Slavery
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
The MC is incredibly bland and at first none of the plot or relationships made any sense. I had a LOT of eye rolling and it wasn't until the end that I realized that MC is bland for a REASON. Having a blank canvas character allows the reader to project themselves into the story more easily...which is probably why people like it so much. Yearning, romance, sex - its all much more fun when you can imagine your self as the recipient.
And for that the book did its job. Its a wonderful YA y/n self insert self indulgent book. The spice level is pretty low - the 1.5 scenes were short, laced with metaphors and not particularly racy. But I come from the land AO3.
The plot was kind of weird, especially the last third with the trials. It seems the second and third books are better BUT i will not be reading them because there are more compelling love stories with muh better sex, slow burn and enemies to lovers.
Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Slavery, Terminal illness, Vomit, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Body horror, Blood, Toxic relationship, Genocide, Murder, Rape, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Chronic illness