A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 17, 2016 Susan rated it it was amazing

REREAD again LOL 4/18/25
My daughter and I decided to reread this series. I have reread it with numerous groups before but never with my daughter who actually introduced me to this series or author for that matter. I never mind rereading this series. I think it's one of my all time favorites of all time and it's like visiting an old friend when I decide to reread the series.

Reread again and finished Jan. 20th 2024. I felt a reading slump coming on so I decided to reread a favorite book of all ti ...more

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Feb 19, 2017 Thenia rated it liked it

Shelves: r-ab, reviewed, magic, series, 2017, fantasy, shifters

The story of Feyre, a young huntress who's struggling to take her of her family in a poor village, in a world where the Fae once ruled everything before the war that separated the two races, putting a wall between them.

Feyre hates the Fae for what they've done to humans, and would have never imagined meeting any, much less living with them, but that's exactly what happens, after one of them comes to avenge his fallen friend whom Feyre had taken down.

Tamlin is not at all what Feyre imagined the F The story of Feyre, a young huntress who's struggling to take her of her family in a poor village, in a world where the Fae once ruled everything before the war that separated the two races, putting a wall between them.

Feyre hates the Fae for what they've done to humans, and would have never imagined meeting any, much less living with them, but that's exactly what happens, after one of them comes to avenge his fallen friend whom Feyre had taken down.

Tamlin is not at all what Feyre imagined the Fae to be and she finds her misconceptions crumbling slowly, while at the same time she learns more and more about the Fae and realizes that not all the stories of her childhood were pure fiction.

Things, however, are pretty bad on the other side of the wall as well, and the Fae seem to have problems of their own. Feyre refuses to listen to anyone, or even ask any questions, stubbornly insisting on finding a way to return to her previous life, despite being told numerous times that doing so will hurt her family.

Fayre's stubbornness got on my nerves in parts and I was impatient with her attitude. She even admits that "I should have been smart enough to ask", which yes, she should have been.

Eventually, when it's a bit too late, she finds out the truth and (view spoiler).

The first hurdle might have been overcome, but war is coming and Feyre has new demons to fight and promises to keep. Her story continues in A Court of Mist and Fury.

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Feb 07, 2020 Nancy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, fantasy, fae, re-read

I'm not sure what I can add to this book that I didn't say when I first read it. A Court of Thorns and Roses is one of those books I go to when I know I want something I'm going to love. I know what is going to happen in the end, I know how the story goes and I know the feelings it is going to give me. This book is one of the perfect examples of why I love re-reading books. Falling back into the world was so wonderfully familiar and it did not disappoint.

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May 22, 2017 Awallens rated it really liked it

It never takes me almost a month to finish a book, but this one it did. I ended up really liking it, but some parts of it were slow. I will definitely continue the series, but I have no desire to jump into the second one right away.

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Jun 17, 2020 Gisela rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, faeries, new-adult, z2020

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May 26, 2019 Ebby Wilhelm rated it really liked it

Shelves: faerie, fantasy

I was glad to learn there were more books in the series, and was really glad I had them on hand to keep going. This first book sucked me in- and I love the world it created for me. I had borrowed the set from a friend, and then decided I was going to need my own set. This is a series you could read again and again. Of course knowing what I know now... without giving anything away... it would be a different view point.

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Apr 18, 2019 Deyara rated it it was amazing

4.5 stars. Started off slow and then finished a bit too quickly, though if I had book 2 here I’d have leaped in straight away. Enjoyed the characters and world, even the “bad” characters :)

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