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

Aug 05, 2016 S H A R O N rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, 2016, 2018

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Do you ever read a book where the text kind of blurs together and before you know it you've skipped ahead two pages and don't even know what you read? That was ACOTAR for me. I liked the book...I liked the story...I just had a hard time sticking with it.

I think my issues that drove me out of the story time and time again were four-fold:
(view spoiler) Find my review on my blog too! The Back Porch Review

Do you ever read a book where the text kind of blurs together and before you know it you've skipped ahead two pages and don't even know what you read? That was ACOTAR for me. I liked the book...I liked the story...I just had a hard time sticking with it.

I think my issues that drove me out of the story time and time again were four-fold:
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That said, I did enjoy the book. No, really -- I did. I want to know more about Lucien and I want to know more about Rhysand. Alis interested me. Everyone else...meh. I am curious about the direction the series will go because this almost seemed like it was supposed to be a standalone book but then the last chapter was amended to have a few lead-ins for a sequel. Everything was wrapped up but then (view spoiler) and (view spoiler). If those two things hadn't happened it would have been a fine ending for the story. But, nope...everything has to be a series these days.

I'm waffling between 2 and 3 stars on this one. I liked it...but it drove me nuts and was slow going. I already bought the second book so I will, of course, be sticking with the series. I just thought I would like this one more that I ultimately did. ...more

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Apr 03, 2015 Mariya rated it liked it

Shelves: shifters, faeries, fantasy, romantasy

Oh, jeez. Where do I even start? When I first heard about this book, I was super freaking excited to read it and when the reviews came rolling in I really wanted to read it, but I got to say this book was way over-hyped about. It was good, but not great. It definitely had great potential, but it didn't 'wow' me like I expected it to.

A COURT OF THRONES AND ROSES is basically the retelling of the classic, 'Beauty and the Beast' with faeries as a fantasy book. Which I freaking love faerie books, bu ...more

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Apr 11, 2016 Catherine Banks rated it it was amazing

Shelves: ya, fae-sidhe-fairy, awesome-main-characters, magic-users, shifters, mythical-creatures, fantasy

Sarah J Maas is definitely one of my new favorite authors. Her stories are addicting and you don’t want to put them down. I had forgotten that A Court of Thorns and Roses was a retelling, which I think was a good thing because it wasn’t until after I finished the book and was discussing it with my husband that he figured out what it was a retelling of. I enjoyed the story a lot and loved seeing a human woman overcoming obstacles that a Faerie Queen and others threw at her. It was an emotional ro ...more

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