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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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May 07, 2015 Avery (ThePagemaster) rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, gave-away

I got this book, despite the fact that Heir of Fire, which I read shortly after its release, was a big disappointment. Still, the tagline of "Beauty and the Beast...with Faeries" still could not help but keep that open skepticism because Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies; one of my favorite animated movies; and one of my favorite movies, in general. The Fae, I would be up in the air about since they are a hit and miss for me.

After this book, I will say that the skepticism I got this book, despite the fact that Heir of Fire, which I read shortly after its release, was a big disappointment. Still, the tagline of "Beauty and the Beast...with Faeries" still could not help but keep that open skepticism because Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney movies; one of my favorite animated movies; and one of my favorite movies, in general. The Fae, I would be up in the air about since they are a hit and miss for me.

After this book, I will say that the skepticism was necessary because this sort of surprised me.

When it comes to the Beauty and the Beast re-telling, I believe Sarah J. Maas, for the majority, nailed it. There were times where I would notice the inspired scenes and it would immediately make me think of that particular scene from the original movie, my favorite of course being the scene where we see the library.

Also, I feel like Sarah J. Maas' writing has improved since Throne of Glass. The tone of this story was, for the most part, fairly morbid and wintery. Although I did notice where she used the phrase "What matter of creature..." a bit gratuitous. Also, first person perspective(FPP), Feyre's perspective, which is another hit-and-miss for me, but in this case, worked fairly well.

Speaking of which, Feyre(Belle) was an interesting character to read about. I wasn't sure if she was another Katniss or if she was going to be Celeana but a different name, but a different name. She does have their qualities: Katniss' hunting and strategic abilities and Celeana's tough exterior that's good with a sword, it's not throwing in your face that Maas is trying to make a new Katniss. Tamlin(Beast/Adam), for the first half-ish of the book did act certainly like Beast, with Lucien acting as his Lumiere-Cogsworth hybrid; a person who help him to understand, but reminds him of who he is and who she is.

Rhysand was the character I ended up enjoying reading the most. To me, I pictured him looking like Mozenrath from the Aladdin TV series and acting like Captain Cold from The Flash. And Amarantha seemed like a more sadistic Queen Levana, which I liked as well.

How the book ended, It ended as if it could be ok as a stand alone. I do not know how this second book will carry on the story because sequels do tend to dwindle, especially of they're trilogies. I will continue with this series, but I am still holding my hesitancy towards Maas. ...more

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May 06, 2015 Emily✨ rated it it was amazing

Shelves: faves-from-childhood-adolescence

March 4, 2024

I don't want a man who brushes away my tears with his thumb like they always do in The Bachelor, gimme a man who licks off my tears like Rhysand.
I'm gonna keep this at 5 stars even though it basically pales in comparison to ACOMAF but we all know that.

Feb 18, 2024

Okay fine I've been convinced to reread 🤷🏼‍♀️ ACOTAR and ACOMAF shaped who I am today when I read them in college lol and I guess there's some sort of SJM renaissance going on right now, so I'm gonna actually try to ge ...more

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Jun 01, 2015 Cátia rated it it was amazing

I was really excited for this book and this was one of my most anticipating releases of 2015 first because it's written by Sarah J. Maas and also because it is a Beauty and the Beast retelling and I love retellings. Believe me, I wasn't disappointed when I finished this book. The plot, the characters and the writing style were amazing just like the author got us used to. Feyre was a pretty good main character but that girl is stubborn as hell. If someone tells you not to do something please don' ...more

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Jun 14, 2015 Anne Fien rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was a great read. I definitely saw a lot of beauty and the beast retold - much appreciated. Some plot elements did have a Twilight flavour, but that isn't a problem.
I did have a few problems with this (like why not fall for the nice and witty guy? And why the 'Cauldron' bs? It didn't get explained and it was so strange to read that it pulled me out of the story every time)
Characters were developed though, that was nice. People had their own personalities. I was pulled in and was thinking a ...more

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Oct 13, 2016 Becky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Wasn't what I expected but liked it non the less.. full review will be up on my blog for Saturday:) ...more

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Jan 07, 2017 Christy Sifakis rated it really liked it

If I could I'd rate this a 4.5 because I adored this story so much. There were a few things that didn't sit right with me though and that's why I can't give it a full 5-star rating.

Once again Sarah J. Maas has stolen my heart and made me fall in love with these characters! ...more

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