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karen191's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
I went into this book unsure, I really did not enjoy the last half of the first book and I was pleasantly surprised by this edition. LOVED the themes of consent, the adventure, and of course… the smut. The ending is so good I almost want to start the next book today, but I think I’ll hold off.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and War
lunxy's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
OK SO i need to stress that i did hav fun reading this book! and i’m excited to finish to finish the series…. and to my favourite SJM apologist pls dnt kill me for only giving it 2 stars 😭😭😭 (n pls only read the first half of this review 💀)
THINGS I LIKED
- the idea of going thru something so fucked up that ur fundamentally a different person and therefore are no longer the person your partner fell in love with is i think really interesting.., tamlin and feyre both changing for better or for worse was cool
-the bone carver literally slayed… the entire scene where they hav to exchange truths was really really cool..,,. and feyre attracting the attention of all these ancient fucked up beings jus bc she’s something new was sick!!
-the start of feyre and rhysands relationship was really fun to read, the passages where she was in the night court and it was rhysand trying to feel her vibe and gain her trust we’re probably the highlight of the book for me (memorable moments are feyre chucking her shoes at his head and rhysand teaching her to read 🤭🤭🤭 hehehe)
- i also just really liked the vibe of the summer court 😃 it was fun seeing somewhere that had a really distinct vibe frm the rest of the world
-ICONIC MOUNTAIN TREMBLING SCENE
-Lucian my beloved 😏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
(tamlin my secret beloved)
THINGS I DIDNT LIKE (babes u know who u r pls stop reading now 😭 ily)
-i said the same thing with the last book but the beginning was a bit too rushed… there is a HUGE shift in tamlins character and whilst i like the idea of it, it was way too rushed… i would hav liked to actually see him spiral more so it wasn’t such a sudden change
-in the same vein if liking the idea of something but feeling the execution could hav been better, feyre being all broken and traumatised did get a bit repetitive… she would jus keep going on about how weak and disgusted she is with herself and like i’ll admit after a bit i was like 🙄🙄🙄 babes i got it…. u rlly driving this point home…. at least use some different phrases damn 🙄 it jus felt a bit like they were saying the same thing over and over again EVEN THO i did enjoy the fact there were serious consequences to her being kidnapped and the journey of her wanting to paint again
- i really could not get used to the constant use of MALE and FEMALE 😭😭😭😭 like i get that it’s bc they’re faires but like…. they are not really written as not-human either like they jus read as hot men with wings and magic… there is nothing that makes them really unique and fae like???? so having to read shit like “lazy male smile” 😭😭😭 i…. struggled
-the fact that she built up that the humans queens where not beautiful and were chosen to rule based on ability or whatever and i was like 😚😋 slay… but then included one really hot and and she was the only good one and the only one that rlly mattered 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😃 sjm obsession with ppl being hot is tiring
-i found a lot of the characters to be really 2 dimensional 🫣 😭 i like the base ideas/vibes of cassian azriel mor and amren and was excited for there characters to develop but they…… never really did? like, who you think they are at first meeting them is exactly who they stay after 600 pages so it was hard to really connect with them when they didn’t feel like fully realised characters? like literally the first dinner feyre has with them they all just monologue their tragic backstories at her?? 😭 and tbh there is so much sad backstory monologuing in this book..,,.. i can’t think of any character who had their backstory delivered in an interesting way….., all of the women oppression plot lines were jus TOLD to us but we never really see it..,,. same with how cruel the Illaryians (def not spelled right lol) and so much else..,.. it’s jus a lot of ppl saying how shit everything is..,.i think this book would hav benefited frm a lot more SHOWING vs TELLING
-and now for my biggest crime 🫡🫣 i did not like rhysand ……. 😃😭 IM SORRY 😭😭😭😭 i did really like him at the start but as it went on i just found him…. boring?….. the fact that his is the MOST BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL and is ALWAYS in the right and even if you think he’s wrong turns out later he will monologue and explain how he was actually doing it all for feyre and for the good and all the bad stuff was just an act and also if he hurts feyres feelings even if he’s right he will immediately apologise bc he’s jus that good like 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 the is no??? nuance to that ig??? like you’ve immediately taken any tension out of the story bc why would i care that the city is being invaded when in the first quarter of the book u already told me he’s the most powerful and no one can step to him????? why would i care about the tamlin rhysand feyre dynamic when you’ve already made it clear that rhysand is the best person to walk the earth????? like maybe it would b interesting if his power isolated him? oh wait no don’t worry besties 😃 turns out he’s beloved by everyone and he’s jus ur average joe somehow too x … he didn’t feel like an interesting character bc the book went out of its way to stress there was absolutely nothing wrong with him and he can do no wrong?? i think lucian and tamlin remained my favourites despite being butchered in this book jus bc scenes with them were automatically more interesting to read…
-the mating trope is really not for me 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i HATED everytime feyre would call him “my mate” 😭😭 THE FACT THAT FEMALES ACCEPT THE MATING BOND BY COOKING THE MALE FOOD??????,, THAT IS SO INSIDIOUS AND EVEIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 cmon gender norms 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 the way sjm sets feyre up the whole book for her girlboss era and then they mate and she makes her a housewife 💀💀💀 nauurrrrrr 😭😭😭 AND THAT WHEN MALES MATE THEY BECOME REALLY AGGRESSIVE AND POSSESIVE BUT ITS NOT THEIR FAULT BC THATS JUS HOW IT WORKS??????? there’s no way this is so twisted 💀😭😭😭😭💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭 i think i felt ambivalent to rhysand thru most of the book but when they mated i started to b fr annoyed by rhys…. AND THAT FEYRE DIDNT EVEN FEEL IT SOME RANDOM SURIEL TOLD HER THEY WERE MATED BRUH??????????????? like the whole idea of rhysand vs tamlin being that he always tells feyre it’s her choice BUT NARRATIVELY THEIR ROMANCE CULMINATES IN FEYRE BEING ROBBED OF A DECSICION BC SOME MAGIC BULLSHIT MADE THEM MATES????? ur joking 😭😭😭😭😭 nauurrr
-also jus on the side 1- feyre having suicidal thoughts and then rhysand being like NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN 🤬🤬🤬👿👿👿👿 IM SERIOUS like 💀 that is not how u talk to someone with mental health issues skhsjhsksbaksbsj
2- the couldren needing to recharge after turning 2 sissies into fae when it made the entire universe?? like is it all powerful or not
3- rhysand was always roaring and feyres dogs were always barking 😭😭😭
4- it felt lazy that the way they had plot reveals was jus that they never told feyre anything ever and everytime something weird would happen feyre would just like to herself “it must have been horrible… i was sure i never wanted to know” BUT SHE SAID THAT ABOUT LIKE EVERYTHING LIKE WHY DOES SHE NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING LIKE MAYBE U DNT WNA KNOW BUT I DO TF 😭😭😭😭😭
SO IM GLAD I READ IT AND IM KEEN TO FINISH THE TRILOGY BC I LOVE LOVE LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE LORE BUTTT i do think the first book was better…, bc it was more of a straight romance and i think sjm is kinda weak at fantasy world building … the first book had less of that 💀🫡🫡🫡🫡 praying i still hav friends after this hot take
THINGS I LIKED
- the idea of going thru something so fucked up that ur fundamentally a different person and therefore are no longer the person your partner fell in love with is i think really interesting.., tamlin and feyre both changing for better or for worse was cool
-the bone carver literally slayed… the entire scene where they hav to exchange truths was really really cool..,,. and feyre attracting the attention of all these ancient fucked up beings jus bc she’s something new was sick!!
-the start of feyre and rhysands relationship was really fun to read, the passages where she was in the night court and it was rhysand trying to feel her vibe and gain her trust we’re probably the highlight of the book for me (memorable moments are feyre chucking her shoes at his head and rhysand teaching her to read 🤭🤭🤭 hehehe)
- i also just really liked the vibe of the summer court 😃 it was fun seeing somewhere that had a really distinct vibe frm the rest of the world
-ICONIC MOUNTAIN TREMBLING SCENE
-Lucian my beloved 😏🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
(tamlin my secret beloved)
THINGS I DIDNT LIKE (babes u know who u r pls stop reading now 😭 ily)
-i said the same thing with the last book but the beginning was a bit too rushed… there is a HUGE shift in tamlins character and whilst i like the idea of it, it was way too rushed… i would hav liked to actually see him spiral more so it wasn’t such a sudden change
-in the same vein if liking the idea of something but feeling the execution could hav been better, feyre being all broken and traumatised did get a bit repetitive… she would jus keep going on about how weak and disgusted she is with herself and like i’ll admit after a bit i was like 🙄🙄🙄 babes i got it…. u rlly driving this point home…. at least use some different phrases damn 🙄 it jus felt a bit like they were saying the same thing over and over again EVEN THO i did enjoy the fact there were serious consequences to her being kidnapped and the journey of her wanting to paint again
- i really could not get used to the constant use of MALE and FEMALE 😭😭😭😭 like i get that it’s bc they’re faires but like…. they are not really written as not-human either like they jus read as hot men with wings and magic… there is nothing that makes them really unique and fae like???? so having to read shit like “lazy male smile” 😭😭😭 i…. struggled
-the fact that she built up that the humans queens where not beautiful and were chosen to rule based on ability or whatever and i was like 😚😋 slay… but then included one really hot and and she was the only good one and the only one that rlly mattered 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😃 sjm obsession with ppl being hot is tiring
-i found a lot of the characters to be really 2 dimensional 🫣 😭 i like the base ideas/vibes of cassian azriel mor and amren and was excited for there characters to develop but they…… never really did? like, who you think they are at first meeting them is exactly who they stay after 600 pages so it was hard to really connect with them when they didn’t feel like fully realised characters? like literally the first dinner feyre has with them they all just monologue their tragic backstories at her?? 😭 and tbh there is so much sad backstory monologuing in this book..,,.. i can’t think of any character who had their backstory delivered in an interesting way….., all of the women oppression plot lines were jus TOLD to us but we never really see it..,,. same with how cruel the Illaryians (def not spelled right lol) and so much else..,.. it’s jus a lot of ppl saying how shit everything is..,.i think this book would hav benefited frm a lot more SHOWING vs TELLING
-and now for my biggest crime 🫡🫣 i did not like rhysand ……. 😃😭 IM SORRY 😭😭😭😭 i did really like him at the start but as it went on i just found him…. boring?….. the fact that his is the MOST BEAUTIFUL AND POWERFUL and is ALWAYS in the right and even if you think he’s wrong turns out later he will monologue and explain how he was actually doing it all for feyre and for the good and all the bad stuff was just an act and also if he hurts feyres feelings even if he’s right he will immediately apologise bc he’s jus that good like 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 the is no??? nuance to that ig??? like you’ve immediately taken any tension out of the story bc why would i care that the city is being invaded when in the first quarter of the book u already told me he’s the most powerful and no one can step to him????? why would i care about the tamlin rhysand feyre dynamic when you’ve already made it clear that rhysand is the best person to walk the earth????? like maybe it would b interesting if his power isolated him? oh wait no don’t worry besties 😃 turns out he’s beloved by everyone and he’s jus ur average joe somehow too x … he didn’t feel like an interesting character bc the book went out of its way to stress there was absolutely nothing wrong with him and he can do no wrong?? i think lucian and tamlin remained my favourites despite being butchered in this book jus bc scenes with them were automatically more interesting to read…
-the mating trope is really not for me 😭😭😭😭😭😭 i HATED everytime feyre would call him “my mate” 😭😭 THE FACT THAT FEMALES ACCEPT THE MATING BOND BY COOKING THE MALE FOOD??????,, THAT IS SO INSIDIOUS AND EVEIL 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀 cmon gender norms 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪 the way sjm sets feyre up the whole book for her girlboss era and then they mate and she makes her a housewife 💀💀💀 nauurrrrrr 😭😭😭 AND THAT WHEN MALES MATE THEY BECOME REALLY AGGRESSIVE AND POSSESIVE BUT ITS NOT THEIR FAULT BC THATS JUS HOW IT WORKS??????? there’s no way this is so twisted 💀😭😭😭😭💀💀💀😭😭😭😭😭😭 i think i felt ambivalent to rhysand thru most of the book but when they mated i started to b fr annoyed by rhys…. AND THAT FEYRE DIDNT EVEN FEEL IT SOME RANDOM SURIEL TOLD HER THEY WERE MATED BRUH??????????????? like the whole idea of rhysand vs tamlin being that he always tells feyre it’s her choice BUT NARRATIVELY THEIR ROMANCE CULMINATES IN FEYRE BEING ROBBED OF A DECSICION BC SOME MAGIC BULLSHIT MADE THEM MATES????? ur joking 😭😭😭😭😭 nauurrr
-also jus on the side 1- feyre having suicidal thoughts and then rhysand being like NEVER SAY THAT AGAIN 🤬🤬🤬👿👿👿👿 IM SERIOUS like 💀 that is not how u talk to someone with mental health issues skhsjhsksbaksbsj
2- the couldren needing to recharge after turning 2 sissies into fae when it made the entire universe?? like is it all powerful or not
3- rhysand was always roaring and feyres dogs were always barking 😭😭😭
4- it felt lazy that the way they had plot reveals was jus that they never told feyre anything ever and everytime something weird would happen feyre would just like to herself “it must have been horrible… i was sure i never wanted to know” BUT SHE SAID THAT ABOUT LIKE EVERYTHING LIKE WHY DOES SHE NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING LIKE MAYBE U DNT WNA KNOW BUT I DO TF 😭😭😭😭😭
SO IM GLAD I READ IT AND IM KEEN TO FINISH THE TRILOGY BC I LOVE LOVE LOVE TALKING ABOUT THE LORE BUTTT i do think the first book was better…, bc it was more of a straight romance and i think sjm is kinda weak at fantasy world building … the first book had less of that 💀🫡🫡🫡🫡 praying i still hav friends after this hot take
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
cuteasamuntin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
A Court of Thorns and Roses delivers the well-worn, somewhat predictable beats and tropes we know and love in fun and exciting ways, hitting the right beat at every twist and turn. By contrast, A Court of Mist and Fury takes a sharp left away from what seems to be shaping up as an equally well-known plot in the early chapters. Maas is incredibly bold as she turns this fairy tale ending on its head in an unexpected journey into social change, personal agency, the many shapes of love, and healing from trauma.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Body horror, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and War
Be prepared for a frank, reflective exploration of the complicated journey that is PTSD recovery and healing from the trauma of intimate partner violence.julierl's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-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
3.75
This was much more fun than the last book! Yes to the PTSD, all the trauma processing! Yes to the change of villains in the story! Great main couple, where he wants her to be free and strong yet they can both be vulnerable and playful with each other.
However, my least favourite parts of the SJM-EU are very present. I love a soulmates AU, but does it have to be "the female feeding the male accepts the bond"!? I adore Feyre rescuing Rhys. But I get so tired of how, even in the We Are All Powerful universe that women are "breeding mares" and objects. It makes me so upset that it takes me out of the story. I like fantasy to escape reality, I don't want it to remind me I am a worthless object all the time. Every story can't be the Handmaid's Tale.
Changing up who the damsel is works well in this story. And I am happy there are finally female friends for Feyre to talk to! Still think Nesta is still more tell than show when it comes to how "awful" she is. Sounds more like she was a grumpy teenager for a while - and by that logic we are all awful. She just seems protective and guarded?
"Am I expected to bear your offspring?" made me go ewwwwwwww.
Writing style kills me. "The wolves were faster. I was faster." "He wanted to protect the city. Protect me". " Together - together we'd find our peace, our future. Together". Drives me up the wall. I swear with good editing this could be a great streamlined 350 page book. As a good 20% is repetition of words in the same bloody sentence.
However, my least favourite parts of the SJM-EU are very present.
Changing up who the damsel is works well in this story. And I am happy there are finally female friends for Feyre to talk to! Still think Nesta is still more tell than show when it comes to how "awful" she is. Sounds more like she was a grumpy teenager for a while - and by that logic we are all awful. She just seems protective and guarded?
"Am I expected to bear your offspring?" made me go ewwwwwwww.
Writing style kills me. "The wolves were faster. I was faster." "He wanted to protect the city. Protect me". " Together - together we'd find our peace, our future. Together". Drives me up the wall. I swear with good editing this could be a great streamlined 350 page book. As a good 20% is repetition of words in the same bloody sentence.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual violence
Minor: Rape
crybabybea's review against another edition
adventurous
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? It's complicated
1.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Vomit, Sexual violence, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Rape
Moderate: War and Body horror
Minor: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship
vaguely_pink's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Death, Torture, Slavery, Confinement, Mental illness, Abandonment, War, Murder, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Gore, Infidelity, and Rape
delvainy's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
2.75
I’m rereading all the books I own, and this one was hard to force myself through. It was LONG for one, and I actually felt it. Usually, if a book is good enough, it doesn’t matter how many pages it is. For this one, I was counting down how many I had left by the end. I don’t like first person pov, but I’m able to look past it if I like the main character. I don’t particularly like Feyre, though, and found the constant use of the words “male” and “female” uncomfortable. I would say dehumanizing, but they’re not actually humans, I suppose. It read like a weird, too-long fanfic with tags I’d typically filter out (like alpha/omega dynamics). It did end on a cliffhanger that’s making me consider reading the next, though, so she is good at that.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Rape
bethy_joy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Sexual content
Moderate: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Gaslighting, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death, Rape, Confinement, Death of parent, and Murder
haileybones's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I don't know. People make this book out to be so revolutionary just because Feyre grew two brain cells and Rhysand took a women's studies class. They're like, "Oh my God, the book shows an abusive relationship and how she has agency. Amazing!" I'm like, "Yeah? I guess? But it doesn't mean it's good, though." I knew what the author was trying to do. I just wish she wasn't beating me over the head with it. ... This book was not even trashy erotica like everyone made it out to be, because there were only two sex scenes at the end of the book. So you're telling me that I had to read 600 pages of these bland ass characters and boring ass word building before I can even see a dick? What?
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Torture and Rape
Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse
hannibanani29's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Blood
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Torture, Rape, Murder, Confinement, Death, and War
Minor: Grief, Slavery, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping