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

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: July 1, 2015

Finish date: August 1, 2015

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A Court of Thorns and Roses

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Apr 17, 2017 Jen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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**4.5 stars **

I was so excited about finally starting this series and now that I've finished the first book, I feel like I expected a little too much from it. My expectations were so high because I've read all the Throne of Glass books that are out so far and absolutely loved them. There was also a crazy amount of hype surrounding this book when it first came out and again when the sequel came out. Because I waited so long to start this series I had built up even more excitement and anticipati **4.5 stars **

I was so excited about finally starting this series and now that I've finished the first book, I feel like I expected a little too much from it. My expectations were so high because I've read all the Throne of Glass books that are out so far and absolutely loved them. There was also a crazy amount of hype surrounding this book when it first came out and again when the sequel came out. Because I waited so long to start this series I had built up even more excitement and anticipation in my head. While this was a great book and I enjoyed it, it didn't quite live up to my unfairly high expectations.

What I didn’t like was the pacing of this book. Even though I was enjoying the story from the beginning, it did feel like it was dragging and I was still kind of waiting for it to really pull me in. Unfortunately that didn’t happen until two thirds of the way into the book. It definitely got a whole lot better from then on, but a book shouldn’t take that long to really capture the reader.

Another pet peeve of mine was the love triangle. Probably my most hated trope of all and it is so overused. I tried to remain indifferent to both Tamlin and Rhysand so that I wouldn’t end up disappointed whichever way the love triangle went. I have to say that I wasn’t particularly fond of either choice in the beginning, but at the end of this book I’m leaning more towards Tamlin. I already have a feeling that the second book will both annoy and disappoint me unless something drastic changes with Rhysand.

And on that note, I really, really, really hated the fact that (view spoiler) It just really doesn't sit well with me no matter how you try and justify it.

Overall ACOTAR was a pretty decent read and I think I would have enjoyed it even more if my expectations hadn’t been so high going into it. I am still really looking forward to reading ACOMAF since I’ve heard numerous times that it’s even better than the first book and even people who hated ACOTAR still liked the sequel.

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Jul 01, 2015 Salma Tasaal rated it really liked it

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4.5 stars

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May 18, 2015 Chelsea Martin rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I think what I enjoyed most about this book was the world. I've never really read a whole lot of Fae based books and thought that the lore and history of those characters was really fascinating!
As a main character, I thought that Feyre was interesting, but didn't really blow me away. She was strong in a sense and I enjoyed her point of view for the most part, but I did feel like she was just a little bit too similar to other main female protagonists that I had read before. Tamlin was a bit conf ...more

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Jul 27, 2015 Annika S rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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this book was AMAZING. i love Sarah j. Maas's writing style, it just gets to me and makes me want to read on. we read this book in the point of view of Feyre, a human girl who's family were going through a rough, terrible winter. she goes out hunting one day to get food for her family and kills a wolf which later on we find out was a faerie in disguise. from killing this faerie she soon finds her life tangled in the world of mystical creatures. plus she meets a high Fae called Tamlin.

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Mar 09, 2020 Patt rated it it was ok

I have no idea how to feel about this. I hated some parts of it, especially the ones where Feyre was being really annoying and stupid, so basically all the time. The parts I liked where Rhysand when he wasn't being a creep, I love his whole aesthetic. If there's more of him in the next book I'll be very happy. Finally, I feel kinda meh about him, I liked him at the beginning but then not so much.
Also the pacing was a bit off. I thought we were approaching the end but there were still more than a ...more

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Mar 20, 2016 Priyanshi Bhardwaj rated it it was amazing

The romance in this book was sooooo Good!! I loved all the characters and the story and the PLOT TWIST OMGG! This is an amazing soul gripping novel! Cannot wait for the sequel!

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May 02, 2016 Nicky Goldsmith rated it it was amazing

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I loved this book. The world building. The more adult content. The Fire Night scene to me was so good. I definitely think Sarah could write a more adult book with saucy content.

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