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kylelorey 's review for:
A Court of Thorns and Roses
by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
[UPDATE 08-23-2021] Hello. It has become clear to me that my ratings system is flawed beyond repair. Due to a lack of standardization, I have rated many books more highly than they deserve, resulting in an inability to rate newly read books accurately without creating an incorrect impression of quality compared to books previously read. As a result, I am re-rating all of the books I have read in 2020 and 2021. For each book, I will append this little explanation, my new rating for this book using Storygraph’s scale (which allows for quarter-star ratings), my reasoning for the change (if necessary), and finally a guide to my new rating scale. Thank you.
Old Rating: 5
New Storygraph Rating: 5
Guide to my New Rating Scale:
* 5 Stars: This book was more or less flawless. One of the best things I’ve ever read.
* 4.75 through 4.25 Stars: This book had slight flaws, but I REALLY loved it. Marked as 4 stars on Goodreads.
* 4 Stars: This book had slight flaws, but I loved it.
* 3.75 through 3.25 Stars: This book had significant flaws, but I REALLY liked it. Marked as 3 stars on Goodreads.
* 3 Stars: This book had significant flaws, but I liked it just fine.
* 2.75 through 2.25 Stars: This book was extremely flawed, but I thought it had some merit. Marked as 2 stars on Goodreads.
* 2 Stars: This book was extremely flawed, but I didn’t actively dislike it. It was a waste of my time but not odious.
* 1.75 through 1.25 Stars: This book was irreparably flawed, and I actively disliked it. Marked as 1 star on Goodreads.
* 1 Star: This book was irreparably flawed. I actively hated this book and am worse off for having read it.
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So this is actually my second read-through (as the latest book in this series comes out in a couple weeks), and though I did not write a review the then, I have the same thought that I had the first time – that it was absolutely excellent. Maas has the absolute best to offer in YA/NA fantasy, and I could not recommend her work – this or any others – more highly.
SPOILERS:I have been told that, after reading the rest of the series, re-reading ACOTAR is not as pleasant, given the diametrically opposite direction in which the romance is driven in the rest of the series. However, I did not find that to be the case. I still think it can be appreciated on the merits on a reread. For anyone on the fence about rereading this or skipping directly to rereading ACOMAF, I would argue that it’s worth it
EDIT 06/21/2021: read it again so i could discuss it with courtney, who is about to read it. also because the non-fiction book i decided to read a few months ago is literally taking me for-fucking-ever.
Old Rating: 5
New Storygraph Rating: 5
Guide to my New Rating Scale:
* 5 Stars: This book was more or less flawless. One of the best things I’ve ever read.
* 4.75 through 4.25 Stars: This book had slight flaws, but I REALLY loved it. Marked as 4 stars on Goodreads.
* 4 Stars: This book had slight flaws, but I loved it.
* 3.75 through 3.25 Stars: This book had significant flaws, but I REALLY liked it. Marked as 3 stars on Goodreads.
* 3 Stars: This book had significant flaws, but I liked it just fine.
* 2.75 through 2.25 Stars: This book was extremely flawed, but I thought it had some merit. Marked as 2 stars on Goodreads.
* 2 Stars: This book was extremely flawed, but I didn’t actively dislike it. It was a waste of my time but not odious.
* 1.75 through 1.25 Stars: This book was irreparably flawed, and I actively disliked it. Marked as 1 star on Goodreads.
* 1 Star: This book was irreparably flawed. I actively hated this book and am worse off for having read it.
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So this is actually my second read-through (as the latest book in this series comes out in a couple weeks), and though I did not write a review the then, I have the same thought that I had the first time – that it was absolutely excellent. Maas has the absolute best to offer in YA/NA fantasy, and I could not recommend her work – this or any others – more highly.
SPOILERS:
EDIT 06/21/2021: read it again so i could discuss it with courtney, who is about to read it. also because the non-fiction book i decided to read a few months ago is literally taking me for-fucking-ever.
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexual violence