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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: May 6, 2015

Finish date: May 31, 2015

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Dec 30, 2019 Polly Summers rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fae, romantasy, high-fantasy

This series (and book) was one of my all-time favourite reads as a teen. Re-reading this as an adult does not disappoint as it is still a wonderfully written, magical fairy-tale featuring an imperfect heroine with a complex and terrifying villain. I give it only 4 stars because I know the best is still to come with the next book!

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Jul 30, 2023 Anke Zweel rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: first-reads, fantasy, kindle

Let's me start off with saying, you will hate me.

I DID not like the book. I ended up reading ACOTAR after Fourth Wing since many suggested it. Well now. disappointment is an understatement.

I did not like the main protagonist Feyra at all. I found her irritating and a pain in my ass.

I do have to say that the ending was perfect and a bit unexpecting.

I know Everyone says on booktok, book 2 is so much better but will I put myself through this torture and read book two in the hopes its good. I do n ...more

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May 13, 2015 Allie rated it it was ok

Not my cup of tea.

I found Feyre to be reckless and impulsive. I couldn’t relate to her way of thinking or decision making.

Tamlin was broody and not very conversational.

The setting of Pyrthian was neat. A lot of lush imagery, interesting lands, and some mysterious politics.

I could do without the descriptive sex scenes. I’m not a big fan of romance to begin with, so take that with a grain of salt. But it’s not my thing.

There were parts of this story that dragged for me. I had to push myself to k ...more

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Dec 23, 2015 BooksNerd14 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, cute-couple, creeptastic, nearly-ruined-my-life, destroyed-me

I absolutely loved this book but my stupid reading slump overtook me right before I finished it. Took me 4 months to finish a book that usually takes me a week. -_-
Sarah J. Maas you are a real hero. I don't know how you do it but I hope you never stop. Your writing is so captivating and I love every single character that you've ever created. I love that you took a leap of faith and published this book. It's a scary writing world out there. Love it! ...more

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