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A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

139 reviews

emfo5777's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Murder, Death, War, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual violence

janamichelle's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

browneyesblue84's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault

thecarolinaash's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

A lot of the complicated answers are due to the fact this book was a lot of world building.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Classism, and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Bullying, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Racism, Infidelity, and Genocide

littletiramisu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Animal death, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Drug abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: War, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Sexual content, and Slavery

katierosecrane's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

This book is heavily based on fairy tales (Beauty and the Beast). I didn’t finish this book the first time a read it but this time I was successful. From what I’ve heard from Maas fans this is her worst book, which for the record was a good book. There were some things I thought should be different in the book but still a great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Kidnapping, Blood, Bullying, Grief, Alcoholism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gaslighting, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Murder, and War

ellas_novels's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Animal death

lizzisok's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Gore, and Excrement

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Confinement

lakinglaze's review

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

5.0

I am now a very firm and ardent lover of the Maasverse! I can’t believe I’ve had this book for 9 years and just now read it! I loved every bit of it and cannot wait to continue with these characters and fall even more in love with this world! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Classism, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

arson_9's review

adventurous slow-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? Yes

2.0

 **spoiler alert** i swore to the good lord above i wouldnt read this book BUT then i got attached to a character while watching a plot summary of the holiday novella

I have encountered SJM before by reading her Throne of Glass series which i have… opinions of thats for sure. Ive put way to much thought into this book so this will be quite a critical review

The positives first. It wasn’t the worst book ive ever read. The writing was sarah J mass but i don’t mind her style. The stakes were there and Feyre is a female main character i do like. in the first book.

Now the fun
I cant tell exactly what folk/myth sjm was basing this one off. Its marketed as vague beauty and the beast which yes! theres b&tb references and such but i also picked up on Eros and Psyche (the three trials under the mountain) Hades and Persephone (stealing the ‘naive’ or ‘innocent’ maiden. but acomf is also supposed to be H and P so??) The ballad of Tam Lin (this one is obvious) and Cinderella (picking the lentils out of the fireplace) so my brain was kinda going all over the place. I read acotar knowing what happens in the rest of the series so i was keeping eyes on Tamlin this read really solidified that idk WHY tamlin became the villain in the later books. Ive written many a essay about this on tumblr so i wont go too in detail but i feel his vilification very personally as sjm used anger issues to make him an antag (again. i have opinions on this) Also what was the point of Rhysand in this book??? By itself him in acotar makes sense but in acomf and on i just don’t get it. As a reader i can understand his motives and why he did some of the stuff he did but some i again don’t understand at all. We are supposed to forgive rhysand in the 2nd book for the downright gross stuff he did to feyre. The SA (yes thats SA. It wasn’t consensual end of it) was unnecessary as well as the sympathy i know sjm was trying to make me feel. I acknowledge the sexual abuse rhysand went through because of amarantha and its horrific and i feel for him but that does not excuse his gross actions to feyre and the random stuff he tells her. It didnt feel a natural way to gain support from readers.
Acotar could have been a standalone if you take out the hints of the mating bond between rhysand and feyre (again. why?) and i would have given it at least a 3.5 but no sjm does god knows what and why in acomf and beyond. I am not a poor reader who doesn’t understand nuance, i’ve been reading for years the last like 30% of this book just doesn’t make sense. I wont actually be reading acomf just making highlights for the Tamlin fix it fic i plan to make because the character dissolving just doesn’t make sense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

the main character ends up marrying the man who sexually assaults her in this book in the second book