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

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: August 1, 2018

Finish date: August 31, 2018

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Dec 13, 2015 Candace rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal, dangerous-hero-themed-books-read, age-difference, rich-guys, forbidden-romance, favorites, sweet-heart-warming-stories, listened-to-audio-version

Wow! I loved this paranormal fantasy! Although this isn't my usual genre, I find myself reading a fair amount of paranormal reads lately. Luckily, I saw some great reviews for this book on friends pages, or I might have missed this gem.

From a young age, Feyre has had to bear the responsibility of providing for her crippled father and two helpless sisters. On her deathbed, Feyre's mother made her promise that she would keep them together and take care of them. When her father's poor choices cost Wow! I loved this paranormal fantasy! Although this isn't my usual genre, I find myself reading a fair amount of paranormal reads lately. Luckily, I saw some great reviews for this book on friends pages, or I might have missed this gem.

From a young age, Feyre has had to bear the responsibility of providing for her crippled father and two helpless sisters. On her deathbed, Feyre's mother made her promise that she would keep them together and take care of them. When her father's poor choices cost the family their wealth and status, Feyre is forced to take drastic measures to ensure her family's survival.

One day, Feyre is hunting in the forest when she kills a large wolf. Unknowingly, she sets off a chain of events that will alter the course of history for the Fae and humankind. The wolf was no regular wolf, but rather a faerie in disguise.

When the faerie's friend, Tamlin, comes to Feyre's home to seek justice, she sacrifices herself. She agrees to live her life in the faerie's territory, forsaking her family, or else she faces certain death. Knowing that she will be unable to fulfill her promise to her dead mother, Feyre leaves with a heavy heart.

From early childhood on, human children are told stories, warning them of the Fae's cruel treatment of humans. Expecting to be tormented and live a life of unknown terrors, Feyre is surprised to find that her captor provides her with a life of opulence and plenty. No longer does she have to scrounge for food or wood for heat. In fact, she isn't expected to work or do anything other than whatever she wants within Tamlin's lands.

Soon, Feyre realizes that there is more going on in her new home than the innocuous activities that meet the eye. There is a darkness that is slowly seeping into Tamlin's territory, slowly draining his powers and holding his subjects captive. Feyre is not the only one imprisoned in this strange land.

As Feyre spends more time with Tamlin, she finds herself growing fond of her captor. She can relate to the sacrifices that he's made for the safety of his subjects. Begrudgingly, she comes to realize that her hatred for the Fae may have been entirely unfounded.

In time, Tamlin and Feyre act on their desires. However, just as they are beginning to explore a romantic relationship, the troubles in Tamlin's lands come to a head. He chooses to send Feyre home, rather than see her become a victim of the same magic that has cursed his lands for years.

Back at home, Feyre realizes the danger that Tamlin is in and knows that she cannot leave him to face that fate alone. She would rather die with him than live without him again.

From the start, I loved every minute of this story. Even when I thought Feyre was acting like an ungrateful, petulant child, I understood why it was necessary for the storyline. The supporting characters, such as Tamlin's best friend, Lucien, were also captivating and well-developed.

Overall, I loved this story! There was plenty of action and suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat. There was a beautiful love story. Feyre and Tamlin were intriguing characters that had me rooting for them from start to finish. I wouldn't change a thing!

Now, I'm dying to read the second book. Unfortunately, it isn't due to be released until May of 2016. If it's half as good as this one is, it'll be well worth the wait.
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Apr 20, 2017 Lo Bookfrantic rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, f-br, prn-dystopian-sci-fi-fantasy

3rd read 2025
2nd read 2017
1st read 2015

In anticipation for a new book in this series coming up, I decided to re read this series for the third time. I actually had completed forgotten so much details ahaha 😂, I am so glad I re read this book because I love it even more this third time around.

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Jul 16, 2017 Emma❤ Jones rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-books, enemies-to-lovers

This book blew me away, best book I've read in 2017 so far.
Feyre has grown up supporting and keeping her family alive in a small town. After a hunting incident it changes Feyre's life forever. A bargain was made to save not just Feyre's life but many others also. A true love is blossomed and tested in multiple tasks.

The intense and dramatic fantasy storyline is well thought out and has a lot of plot twists involved to keep you reading all through the night. I couldn't put the book down.

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Aug 11, 2021 Litolchicken rated it did not like it

Shelves: i-cant-even, fantasy

reread 2021:

i remember dropping this series back when it was first published because i absolutely hate it when an authors builds up a character or a couple only for the author to drop them or ruin their character in the next book. i get too easily attached to characters for them to be vilified or disregarded somewhere along the series - it just ruins it for me.

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Sep 04, 2022 Charity Sneed rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

I’ve put off reading this book for a while. I didn’t think that I would love it as much as I did and I honestly didn’t think it would live up to the hype. However, it did! Feyre’s story was such a great read and now I need more. Can’t wait to get my hands on the next book.

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