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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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Sep 07, 2015 I'mogén rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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Okay... Where do I begin?

A Court of Thorns and Roses is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with a twist of farie (I much prefer this spelling ^^ ) fantasy, however, seeing as I only vaguely remember watching that film in my early days, I won't be referring back too much to it, as my knowledge is limited. Also, bear in mind that I'll be doing a video review for this with a section where I'll be talking in more depth, with spoilers... So stay tuned for that (I'll link it in the comments or somet Okay... Where do I begin?

A Court of Thorns and Roses is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, with a twist of farie (I much prefer this spelling ^^ ) fantasy, however, seeing as I only vaguely remember watching that film in my early days, I won't be referring back too much to it, as my knowledge is limited. Also, bear in mind that I'll be doing a video review for this with a section where I'll be talking in more depth, with spoilers... So stay tuned for that (I'll link it in the comments or something).

The reason for the lower than average rating (2.5/5 stars) is that I found, specifically, the first 200/250 pages to be so slow, dull, tedious (even though I could read big chunks at a time) and it took me a long while to get into the world and what was happening. Even when the faster paced scenes occurred they rarely kept my attention for as long as they intended to and I found myself having to scan over whole passages more than once.

Bizarrely enough, I found that the sentence structure was very confusing with sentences feeling unfinished and jumpy, almost as if it were jumping from one trail of thought to another, so as you can imagine, it made my reading experience rather frustrating. I say this was bizarre as I've not had a problem with Maas's writing in the past and loved the way she told the story in all of the Throne of Glass books so far, so you may be able to see why this more ''unpleasant'' reading experience was rather disappointing, as a fan of her works so far. :(

I mean, the idea, generally, has some good credibility, the characters were okay (even though I think they could have been described better) but I think that maybe it could have been that the Disney retelling ALONG SIDE the mix of farie fantasy just didn't mesh that well in my opinion? I don't know....

I'm glad I pronounced a lot of the names right though, even if I was saying a lot of them in two different ways! :P

With all that being said, I do think I will continue with this trilogy, just because it should only be three books (so it's short enough to invest in) and I think this could have potential and I'm hoping the next books in the series will change my mind... I mean, it's Sarah J. Maas... She's gotta be able to change my mind right? xD

Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! ^^
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Jun 05, 2015 Amino rated it liked it

I WANT TO STAY CALM WRITING THIS BUT SO MANY THINGS HAD ME BOTHERED ABOUT THIS BOOK IT'S HARD TO KEEP CONTAINED.

I think, though, the major setback was that I'd read the three Throne of Glass books currently out and really immersed myself in that series so this book dulled majorly in comparison. Like, it just had me saying "why" over and over. The protagonist drew little to no sympathy from me. Like, she let herself go with her gut instinct the million times Tamlin and Lucien told her to quit doi ...more

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