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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
adventurous
mysterious
slow-paced
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
let me premise this by saying that I have been an unabashed Sarah J. Maas hater for at least half a decade. I wasn't a big fan of Throne Of Glass, but mostly I dislike what she has done to fantasy. It's great that she's bought so many new people to the reading and writing communities, but I can no longer comfortably call myself a fantasy fan with it now so tied up with romantacy and spice levels.
but, after avoiding this series like the plague, I'm attempting it so that I have receipts when people are shocked to hear that I don't like Sarah J. Maas. probably comes as no that this review is mostly going to be negative.
in an attempt to keep things relatively polite and short, my thoughts on some of the characters as bullet points:
1. Feyre (FMC) really sucks. she makes some of the stupidest decisions, is stubbornly ungrateful, is literally out of her depth but can't follow simple instructions to preserve her own life, and has really no redeeming qualities. I can't understand her appeal to other characters, and the only explanation is her being a self-insert.
2. Tamlin also sucks, but for different reasons. he is so bland and boring, appears to consist of growling and claws, and I just could not for the life of me care about him. I care even less about his relationship with Feyre, which seemed so superficial I wouldve applauded and enjoyed this so much more if it was all a lie.
3. Lucien, my only saving grace. thank goodness for Lucien, he voiced all my inner thoughts and gave zero shits about Feyre. I loved that for him and he deserves everything.
4. Rhys. I won't lie, I would continue reading for him.
5. Feyre's family, are actually so rubbish SJM really laid the pity backstory on too thick methinks.
some of my thoughts on the plot:
1. I didn't realise this was supposed to be like beauty and the beast. I'm actually disturbed by the thought of comparing them. my thoughts were more Bella Swan from Twilight.
2. the whole setup with Andras was so flimsy. I get it now, but the whole settling in period was just awful to read, and I completely understand why people would DNF at that point. I wish Feyre spent more time investigating rather than being a dumbass so we wouldn't need the info dump to lazily explain everything.
3. I couldn't stop laughing about the masks. its so ridiculous. how awful. how tragic.
4. necessity of some events were very questionable (looking at you Calanmai). I do wonder if this book would still have the fan base it does if it was fade to black. on that note, quite a few icky scenes, dubious consent. felt very uncomfortable. do check content warnings. the 180 from fantasy to erotica really gave me whiplash.
5. the requirements were very specific and random. and of course bad timing for Feyre who almost did it all. I'm trying to be vague so I don't spoil anything for anybody but if you've read the book you probably know what I'm talking about. anyways I hated that. I thought it was so cheap.
6. we can all answer the riddle. she lied when she said it was a good one.
7. I'm very mad at the ending. if it was meant to be beautiful, it really wasn't.
I'm now very tired of thinking about this book so I'm just gonna cut my review short here and say I may or may not continue this series, but if I did it would be for Rhys. everyone keeps saying it gets better in book two and then downhill again in book three. what then is the point. We'll see? maybe
but, after avoiding this series like the plague, I'm attempting it so that I have receipts when people are shocked to hear that I don't like Sarah J. Maas. probably comes as no that this review is mostly going to be negative.
in an attempt to keep things relatively polite and short, my thoughts on some of the characters as bullet points:
1. Feyre (FMC) really sucks. she makes some of the stupidest decisions, is stubbornly ungrateful, is literally out of her depth but can't follow simple instructions to preserve her own life, and has really no redeeming qualities. I can't understand her appeal to other characters, and the only explanation is her being a self-insert.
2. Tamlin also sucks, but for different reasons. he is so bland and boring, appears to consist of growling and claws, and I just could not for the life of me care about him. I care even less about his relationship with Feyre, which seemed so superficial I wouldve applauded and enjoyed this so much more if it was all a lie.
3. Lucien, my only saving grace. thank goodness for Lucien, he voiced all my inner thoughts and gave zero shits about Feyre. I loved that for him and he deserves everything.
4. Rhys. I won't lie, I would continue reading for him.
5. Feyre's family, are actually so rubbish SJM really laid the pity backstory on too thick methinks.
some of my thoughts on the plot:
1. I didn't realise this was supposed to be like beauty and the beast. I'm actually disturbed by the thought of comparing them. my thoughts were more Bella Swan from Twilight.
2. the whole setup with Andras was so flimsy. I get it now, but the whole settling in period was just awful to read, and I completely understand why people would DNF at that point. I wish Feyre spent more time investigating rather than being a dumbass so we wouldn't need the info dump to lazily explain everything.
3. I couldn't stop laughing about the masks. its so ridiculous. how awful. how tragic.
4. necessity of some events were very questionable (looking at you Calanmai). I do wonder if this book would still have the fan base it does if it was fade to black. on that note, quite a few icky scenes, dubious consent. felt very uncomfortable. do check content warnings. the 180 from fantasy to erotica really gave me whiplash.
5. the requirements were very specific and random. and of course bad timing for Feyre who almost did it all. I'm trying to be vague so I don't spoil anything for anybody but if you've read the book you probably know what I'm talking about. anyways I hated that. I thought it was so cheap.
6. we can all answer the riddle. she lied when she said it was a good one.
7. I'm very mad at the ending. if it was meant to be beautiful, it really wasn't.
I'm now very tired of thinking about this book so I'm just gonna cut my review short here and say I may or may not continue this series, but if I did it would be for Rhys. everyone keeps saying it gets better in book two and then downhill again in book three. what then is the point. We'll see? maybe
Loved! I can deffo see why this is one of the most popular series!
The world building and the story telling was amazing albeit I wished it didn’t drag on for more than it should have done.
I had very mixed feelings with Tamlin at the beginning. Deffo beauty and the beast vibes!
When Rhysand joined, I was very more intrigued with him and his story!
I hope Lucian gets to have his payback in the future books!
Also went from hating Nesta to loving her! Captured sibling hatred perfectly!
The world building and the story telling was amazing albeit I wished it didn’t drag on for more than it should have done.
I had very mixed feelings with Tamlin at the beginning. Deffo beauty and the beast vibes!
When Rhysand joined, I was very more intrigued with him and his story!
I hope Lucian gets to have his payback in the future books!
Also went from hating Nesta to loving her! Captured sibling hatred perfectly!
adventurous
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
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
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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
I read it without actually learning what it was about. Several people recommended it to me and the library didn’t have a copy available for months so I was excited. This isn’t my typical genre, fantasy, but I actually enjoyed it the more I read. I’m excited to start book 2 and I have high hopes. The end of ACOTAR threw me off but I liked how it was tied up. I do have questions about something that was mentioned but not resolved, so I hope my questions are answered in the next book.
Good visualizations, terrible writing
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
No