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theinquisitxor's Reviews (804)
First Read: Spring 2017 (5 stars)
Re-Read: Summer 2019 (3ish stars)
I went back and re-read this first book because I wanted to see if I would still like it as much, and if I would still get as caught up in the story as when I first read it. Which is to say I didn't. I skimmed much of the book, only reading enough to remember what had happened, and only read the very beginning and end in detail. That isn't to say that I think this is a bad book, but compared to the rest of the series and the circumstances of when I first read it, its standing today is not nearly as high as it was to 2017 me.
I read this book first in spring 2017 while still in high school. It was one of the first YA and fantasy books I had read in a while so I didn't have too much to compare it to (unlike now). One of the main reasons I didn't enjoy it nearly as much this time is because I couldn't like several of the characters duet to knowing what will happen to them in the rest of the series. I just couldn't root for them or take any interest in them because I was like, "eh, you turn out to be a major douchebag in the next book." Feyre's character was annoying too. But knowing what happens with her characterization in the next books was worth getting through this one.
I also kinda realized that this book starts out as a kinda cringey romance book in the first half where not much happens and then completely turns into a YA fantasy in the second half. Huh. Besides that I do like SJM's element of having so many little hints throughout the book and then having a big reveal at the end. This almost seems like a Prequel story of sorts before the main conflict and issues start in the second. But overall, it was fine, I still generally liked it (if only for the next books) and I started ACOMAF with a smile last night.
Re-Read: Summer 2019 (3ish stars)
I went back and re-read this first book because I wanted to see if I would still like it as much, and if I would still get as caught up in the story as when I first read it. Which is to say I didn't. I skimmed much of the book, only reading enough to remember what had happened, and only read the very beginning and end in detail. That isn't to say that I think this is a bad book, but compared to the rest of the series and the circumstances of when I first read it, its standing today is not nearly as high as it was to 2017 me.
I read this book first in spring 2017 while still in high school. It was one of the first YA and fantasy books I had read in a while so I didn't have too much to compare it to (unlike now). One of the main reasons I didn't enjoy it nearly as much this time is because I couldn't like several of the characters duet to knowing what will happen to them in the rest of the series. I just couldn't root for them or take any interest in them because I was like, "eh, you turn out to be a major douchebag in the next book." Feyre's character was annoying too. But knowing what happens with her characterization in the next books was worth getting through this one.
I also kinda realized that this book starts out as a kinda cringey romance book in the first half where not much happens and then completely turns into a YA fantasy in the second half. Huh. Besides that I do like SJM's element of having so many little hints throughout the book and then having a big reveal at the end. This almost seems like a Prequel story of sorts before the main conflict and issues start in the second. But overall, it was fine, I still generally liked it (if only for the next books) and I started ACOMAF with a smile last night.
