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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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Feb 07, 2020 Nancy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, 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.

The great thing was, as this was a re-rea ...more

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Mar 06, 2017 Nicole rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, kindle, 200in2017

Feyre works hard to keep her disabled father and two older sisters fed and taken care of. She sets snares and uses her archery skills to get animals they can eat. She sells the skins in town, for what meager coins she can get. And she tries to hide the money from the sister that is most likely to spend it on new clothes she doesn't need. While Feyre doesn't long for the days when the family lived in their mansion, she does fondly remember painting throughout the cottage. Feyre has had to grow up Feyre works hard to keep her disabled father and two older sisters fed and taken care of. She sets snares and uses her archery skills to get animals they can eat. She sells the skins in town, for what meager coins she can get. And she tries to hide the money from the sister that is most likely to spend it on new clothes she doesn't need. While Feyre doesn't long for the days when the family lived in their mansion, she does fondly remember painting throughout the cottage. Feyre has had to grow up and do what's best for her family, based on a promise she made to her mother on her mother's deathbed.

One day, she's in the forest and fights a large wolf for a deer. She gets the deer and also ends up bagging the wolf. Unfortunately for Feyre, the wolf is from the faerie world. And when the master of the wolf comes tearing into her cottage, Feyre must make a decision--either go with the master and live in the dangerous fey world or sacrifice her family. She leaves the cottage with the master and ends up in a large manor house. She isn't exactly a prisoner, but she isn't exactly free, and while rules have been set in place for her protection, Feyre has never been great at following the rules...

I loved this partial retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I'm not normally a fae/fantasy reader, but this book completely drew me in and made me interested in seeing what was going to happen every time I turned the page. Feyre is a sympathetic character to those who have had to grow up quickly, or people who have to be resourceful out of necessity. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series--it's already in my Overdrive hold list.

Who would read this: ya fans, those who like fairy tales or retellings, fantasy/sci fi readers or people who like strong female main characters.
Time to Read: 4 hours
Rating: 4/5 stars
Funny Story: I have the paperback, but it wasn't until i borrowed the ebook from my library that I was able to get into it and read it.
Final thoughts: I enjoyed this book much more than I anticipated--I cannot wait to read #2. ...more

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May 06, 2017 Rachel N. rated it liked it

Shelves: series, fantasy, young-adult, magic, read-in-2017, fairies, fairy-tale

Feyre hunts to supports her sisters and injured father. One day she kills a wolf which she soon finds out was really a fairy. The fairy Tamlin takes Feyre off to his estate in exchange for her taking a fairy life. The first half of the book is very slow with Feyre mainly trying to get back to the human lands. Events pick up in the second half of the book and it interested me enough that I plan on continuing the series.

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Feb 05, 2021 Kat rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2021

It has been a long drought for me and YA fantasies... but this was a phenomenal reintroduction!

Sarah Maas’ writing style is go, go, go. There was never a dull moment in the whole book. Even when there wasn’t anything really happening! Great story, great writing. Loved it and cant wait to start book 2!!!

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