A review by cozyykittyy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

Been on my TBR since 2020…don’t know why I didn’t pick it up sooner! This was such a fun story that I couldn’t get enough of. The pace was perfect — not too slow, not too fast — and I didn’t get bored. The enemies-to-lovers was also executed very well, and it was believable! Feyre’s conflicting emotions about falling in love with a faerie was perfect and said a lot about her character and the rift between fae and humans. The climax was well-done, each chapter leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. Can’t wait to start ACOMAF next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent

Towards the end of the book when Feyre is Amarantha’s prisoner and after she makes a pact with Rhysand, she is repeatedly drugged by drinking faerie wine. She is forced to dance naked for all the fae to see as an embarrassment tactic. However, it is emphasized that Rhysand never touched Feyre anywhere besides her waist, and never let anybody else come close to her. There is not any graphic description of these events, but definitely can make some survivors uncomfortable.