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A review by sapientreader
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
Lovely tale !
To be honest. If I had to rate this book only after reading half of it, I would rate it 1/5. The start was so slow and so many pointless chapters. It was stretched way more than necessary. BUT the story picked up and it turned out great !
SPOILER
I love Beauty and the Beast ! And since it's retelling, I was sure to love it. But I had my doubts at the beginning of the book.
The moment when Feyre was about to say " I Love you " to Tamlin but didn't. I already knew she is gonna regret it. The reason later turned out way too huge !
I think there is a major FLAW in the story though. For someone as evil as Amarantha, why on earth would she give trial to Feyre ? Why risk anything at all ? She could have destroyed Feyre as soon as she saw her. Why bother with anything at all ? But I guess there is answer to it if we force ourselves to answer it. The fact that she wanted Tamlin and therefore she wanted Tamlin to see how pathetic humans are and how their love means nothing.
And there is the fact that Feyre actually killed those two Faeries ! I just couldn't believe it ! What in the world ? This will obviously have a impact on the story later.
A good standalone ?
I already bought the second part in the sequel, so I will continue this series. But truly, this is a complete book. This really didn't need a sequel. WE can TOTALLY ignore King of Hyburn. This book had a great ending.
Rysand has my curiosity. WHAT exactly does he want though ? I can't imagine. Perhaps Feyre herself ? Argh. Now that's a good reason to read a sequel !
Feyre's character was amazing. A great protagonist of the story. A strong female character exalting feminism perfectly. A strong huntress who cares so much for her family and WORKS for them while they lazily sit around for various reasons. I also love the fact she loves to paint ! I wished that she was an avid reader too but Sarah J Mass figured that bit perfectly ! Indeed if she is so good at hunting, she has to be bad at other things. But I reckon she would have read a lot of books by the end of third book which might even help her !
To be honest. If I had to rate this book only after reading half of it, I would rate it 1/5. The start was so slow and so many pointless chapters. It was stretched way more than necessary. BUT the story picked up and it turned out great !
SPOILER
I love Beauty and the Beast ! And since it's retelling, I was sure to love it. But I had my doubts at the beginning of the book.
The moment when Feyre was about to say " I Love you " to Tamlin but didn't. I already knew she is gonna regret it. The reason later turned out way too huge !
I think there is a major FLAW in the story though. For someone as evil as Amarantha, why on earth would she give trial to Feyre ? Why risk anything at all ? She could have destroyed Feyre as soon as she saw her. Why bother with anything at all ? But I guess there is answer to it if we force ourselves to answer it. The fact that she wanted Tamlin and therefore she wanted Tamlin to see how pathetic humans are and how their love means nothing.
And there is the fact that Feyre actually killed those two Faeries ! I just couldn't believe it ! What in the world ? This will obviously have a impact on the story later.
A good standalone ?
I already bought the second part in the sequel, so I will continue this series. But truly, this is a complete book. This really didn't need a sequel. WE can TOTALLY ignore King of Hyburn. This book had a great ending.
Rysand has my curiosity. WHAT exactly does he want though ? I can't imagine. Perhaps Feyre herself ? Argh. Now that's a good reason to read a sequel !
Feyre's character was amazing. A great protagonist of the story. A strong female character exalting feminism perfectly. A strong huntress who cares so much for her family and WORKS for them while they lazily sit around for various reasons. I also love the fact she loves to paint ! I wished that she was an avid reader too but Sarah J Mass figured that bit perfectly ! Indeed if she is so good at hunting, she has to be bad at other things. But I reckon she would have read a lot of books by the end of third book which might even help her !