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nkmustdie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Eating disorder, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, War, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, and Colonisation
wrensreadingroom's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship
cierra_carroll's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
This book was really good. I’ve never been so enthralled in a romance potential character as Rhys. I love the way everything was addressed romantically but there was also a lot of action plot.
Favorite quotes:
“To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys."
Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To the stars who listen— and the dreams that are answered.”
“He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”
“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”
“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again
I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”
“I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you.”
“There are different kinds of darkness,” Rhys said. I kept my eyes shut. “There is the darkness that frightens, the darkness that soothes, the darkness that is restful.” I pictured each. “There is the darkness of lovers, and the darkness of assassins. It becomes what the bearer wishes it to be, needs it to be. It is not wholly bad or good.”
“No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared.”
“And so Tamlin unwittingly led the High Lady of the Night Court into the heart of his territory.”
“My friend through many dangers. My lover who had healed my broken and weary soul. My mate who had waited for me against all hope, despite all odds.”
“I was burning through books every day - stories about people and places I'd never heard of. They were perhaps the only thing that kept me from teetering into utter despair.”
“He locked you up because he knew—the bastard knew what a treasure you are. That you are worth more than land or gold or jewels. He knew, and wanted to keep you all to himself.”
“I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door.
And I was not a mouse.
I was a wolf.”
“He had stayed. And fought for me.
Week after week, he’d fought for me, even when I had no reaction , even when I had barely been able to speak or bring myself to care if I lived or died or ate or starved. I couldn’t leave him to his own dark thoughts, his own guilt. He’d shouldered them alone long enough.”
“”Hello, Feyre darling,” he purred.“
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, War, Eating disorder, Grief, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Toxic relationship
josiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Mental illness, Stalking, Biphobia, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Vomit, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Body shaming, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
jackieren'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
banscout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping
Minor: Vomit, Murder, and War
nimeneth'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Gore, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Vomit, and Misogyny
alibrarymouse'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? It's complicated
3.0
The writing and plot issues from the first book were greatly improved, but Feyre is still a Mary Sue character. She masters everything so quickly while development is somewhat rushed to make time for the plot. Instead of focusing on creating depth and adding to the events, a lot of the plot is so quickly paced so that we don’t see what’s missing through the shock of the next thing happening.
I’ve been left with a lot of questions on so many things, least of all the magic system and how some people survived some things that maybe will be explained in later books? But ultimately, it just didn’t hit the vibe for me and was weirdly spicy at the wrong times.
I’d probably put this on the same level as Twilight. I get the hype, they’re fun, but if you’re looking for Rothfuss or even Pratchett levels of epic fantasy, this isn’t for you.
Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
zc2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Medical content, Misogyny, Abandonment, War, Body horror, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Cursing, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Blood, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence
lakeofwords's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Then, one day, I stumbled across Cari Can Read's videos of her explaining the whole plot of all the books. I decided to watch it because "well, I'm never gonna read that stuff anyways, might as well get some laughs..."
She says, right from the start, she actually liked reading the books, even if they were an easy target for criticism and hate. Even if it has some problematic bits. Fair enough, I began watching.
I watched the whole thing, for all of the books in the series. I ate it up.
Then I watched them again and again and again, telling myself I enjoyed listening to the story but didn't have any interest in actually reading it.
I listened to the videos like one might listen to a podcast, rewatching them for what feels like fifty times.
Then I bought a kindle and said fuck it, I'm gonna read them.
I know EVERYTHING that happens in this series, I know all the plot points and plot twists. I should find it absolutely boring, then, right? WRONG!
I ENJOYED IT EVEN MORE THAN LISTENING TO IT!
I got lost in the lore, the charm of this book.
The writing is so much more than I thought it would be. It's interesting, gripping. The plot is so much more than "faeries having sex" like I'd been led to believe. There is such heart, such emotion and honesty. Even in a fantasy story (which I always thought I didn't like, but it turns out I just hate MEN writing fantasy), SJ Maas was able to convey such powerful imagery and feeling that it all feels relatable and I felt like I was there.
Anyway, all this to say, I have been forever ruined and am now one of the people I would once scoff at when they said they like ACOTAR.
Oh, and I am in love with a male faerie called Rhysand, fuck me.
Thanks, Sarah. I look forward to reading the shit out of all the "faerie" classics and am fully in my fantasy written by women era. I am once more an avid reader and I've missed just enjoying books for what they are and escaping to a whole different world for hours.
I'M BACK BABYYYYYYY!!!
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Torture, War, and Sexual assault