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

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: May 1, 2015

Finish date: May 31, 2015

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Feb 07, 2015 Heather MacLaughlin rated it it was amazing

This is more like a 4.5/5 but I want to give it 5 because it had so many things that I love in books!!

The beginning was a tiny bit slow and there was something about the Beauty and the Beast "re-telling" that was bothering me. But as soon as the story became its own I was hooked! I wish that we got a POV from Tamlin because it would have made this book even better.

I got butterfly's and all the feels while Feyre and Tamlin were together and really enjoyed the last half of the book and cannot wai ...more

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Jan 10, 2017 Hannah (Sakurahan or ForeverBooks18) rated it it was amazing

This review is coming a couple of days late because I’ve just had my COVID vaccine and I had to recover, anyway, I’ve just finished “A Court Of Thorns And Roses” or “ACOTAR” as it’s commonly referred to, by Sarah J Maas. It was a reread but I’m VERY glad that I did reread it. I’m going to try and reread all the books throughout this year to get ready for the now newly released “A Court Of Silver Flames,” which I’ll hopefully read at the beginning of next year (I already own it!) Anyway, I absolu ...more

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Feb 24, 2015 Christina rated it it was amazing

I was incredibly apprehensive about this book. I loved the Throne of Glass series, and a part of me knew I was going to like this book, but I didn't want to try it. I've read one two many *cough Cruel Beauty cough* Beauty and the Beast retellings. But I was not expecting to like this book as much as I did. I will say it's a cross between a fairy book and the Hunger Games-- with a dash of Beauty and the Beast.

The beginning was a little too much like the opening of Hunger Games for my taste, but ...more

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Jun 09, 2015 Kristian rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

While some may poo-poo it because it is not the Next Great American Novel, this book is fantastic at being what it is- a delicious fantasy story. Author Sarah J. Maas has accrued many fans with her (also fun) series, Throne of Glass; this story is, in my opinion, even better. The characters are flawed, and nuanced. The main character in particular has suffered some major things in her life, and that has very obviously shaped her. Her growth then feels pretty natural. The world Maas has created s ...more

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Aug 26, 2015 Hannah (Sakurahan or ForeverBooks18) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. A good book! It had a few slower places and it wasn't all romance, which I expected because of the Beauty and the Beast retelling part. It's a new adult story although not overtly so.

There was enough romance to keep me hooked however.

Feyrah starts out the story hunting. The first chapter is told entirely in prose, which is different as there's normally speech involved as well. This helped me get an idea of the setting and of just what Feyrah was doing and feeling.

Tamlin, the main make charact A good book! It had a few slower places and it wasn't all romance, which I expected because of the Beauty and the Beast retelling part. It's a new adult story although not overtly so.

There was enough romance to keep me hooked however.

Feyrah starts out the story hunting. The first chapter is told entirely in prose, which is different as there's normally speech involved as well. This helped me get an idea of the setting and of just what Feyrah was doing and feeling.

Tamlin, the main make character isn't introduced for a few chapters, which was also surprising. We got to know Feyrah's life before Tamlin before he came into the story. This was quite unique, for me at least as with most books I read both the female and male leads get either introduced together or a just few chapters apart. In ACOTAR it took me ages to get to where Tamlin entered the story. This gave Feyrah more character development but it also didn't give the characters as long to develop their relationship.

We learn that Feyrah has had a bad life up until the point in the book because she's lost so much. She was hunting to get food on her family's table because they couldn't afford it. Tamlin enters the story to get redemption from Feyrah for doing something forbidden in his lands. Tamlin is a faerie and is considered high fae we later learn.

Tamlin takes Feyrah away from all she has known to his lands in the Spring Court where all the faeries where masks as they can't be without them. There she learns to stick up for herself among the faeries. She also falls in love with her captor. This isn't Stockholm syndrome however as Tamlin does save her a few times from evil creatures within the forest. On a faerie celebration night that Feyrah is forbidden to go to she meets a stranger who is later revealed to have a pivotal role in the plot. This character comes to the Spring Court and although Tamlin tries to hide Feyrah he's not able to.

Tamlin and the this other character have a fight as Feyrah shouldn't be among fae or on their lands. Tamlin thought he could protect Feyrah from everything within his realm but he realises that he can't. This series is New Adult as I said above so the characters show what they feel towards each other at this point. I found this bittersweet as I knew the characters would be separated for a while after this part.

The next day Tamlin sends Feyrah away even though he doesn't want to. Before she leaves he tells her that he loves her. She doesn't say it back because she doesn't really understand why she's being forced to leave.

Back in the human lands, south of the faerie border Feyrah is sent to her family who have been looked after by Tamlin's money while she's been away. They've moved from their hovel of a home into a mansion. Feyrah doesn't really like this change at first. Feyrah misses Tamlin and life in the faerie realm. Her sister, Nesta (who she doesn't really get on with at the beginning of the book) sends her back to Tamlin as she can see that her heart isn't fully with her family. Part of it remains with Tamlin.

When she gets back to the Faerie realm, Feyrah is shocked not to find a faerie in the Spring Court. She finds the building where she was staying all in shreds as if a fight or struggle has happened. Then she does find her faerie servant (the one who was helping her wash and dress while she was there). She reveals the reason why Feyrah was really taken against her will, at first to the spring court.

Feyrah then travels to a new setting where a lot of events occur. At this new setting Feyrah faces an evil force who put the faeries in the situation their in with the masks. She must succeed in 3 different tasks to get out with her lover (Tamlin) and the rest of the court. Does she succeed or does she fail?

I don't want to spoil anything more so I won't write what happens but I really enjoyed this book. It took me a little while to get through because I was busy doing things other than reading :O but I didn't want it to end, truthfully. I loved the relationship that developed between Feyrah and Tamlin the most. I can't wait to see how this continues in the next books in the trilogy.

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Sep 17, 2016 Lauren rated it it was amazing

I struggled with picking the 5 star rating as I'm VERY picky about rating books so high. I ALMOST chose 4 but honestly I just really enjoyed reading this. I love books that bring me out of a slump. I haven't had a 5 star rating in a while. I didn't really love her other series Throne of Glass even though I hear it gets better as the series goes on (I only read the first book). But this one blew me away. I loved the character of Feyre I loved that she wasn't perfect and had plenty of flaws. But m ...more

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