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

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: June 22, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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Jan 11, 2016 jodiel86 rated it it was amazing

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Reading History:

Read - January 2016
Re Read - May 2016
Re Read - May 2018 - after reading A Court of Frost & Starlight, I felt the need to go back to where it all began. I do love these characters :)
Re Read - November 2019
Re Read - February 2020

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Why I picked it up:

I received this one from Bloomsbury in exchange for an honest review. I actually picked it up and started reading it a couple of times, before finally sitting down and committing to it 100%.

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Feb 23, 2016 Irene Hollimon rated it it was amazing

Fantasy - I like the romance, the world, the characters and the story in general. But... what really sticks out in this book is the weakest set up for the next book I have EVER read- I don't we're in spoiler territory to say Rhysand makes it to the end of the book. The set up occurs close to the end of the book Rhysand is in the middle of a discussion and... poof! gets startled and is yanked out of the scene never to reappear- no more information is given. By implication we're pretty sure he's n ...more

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Oct 27, 2019 Samantha rated it really liked it

I enjoyed the book, it was a quick read. It didn’t grab my the way other YAs of a similar genre have, but I will keep reading the series and hope it gets better or at least is entertaining.

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