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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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Sep 22, 2021 Shawna rated it liked it

Shelves: fairytaleesque-bb-cinderella-theme, hh-warrior, i-read-library, hero-dark-scary-cool-dangerous-dude, hero-stoic, fiction, audiobook-library, villain-creepy-azz-killer, heroine-i-hated-nearly-ruined-book, heroine-ridiculedteasedbullied-past

3 stars - Fantasy/Paranormal Romance

So this is an obvious Beauty and the Beast fantasy retelling with faeries. I also saw a few hints of the Twilight and Hunger Games series, but maybe that's just me. I liked the story, but it was too long-winded and could've used some editing. And Feyre drove me nuts.

Honestly, I'm kind of surprised it's a series. If there had just been another chapter or two and/or an epilogue, I think this would've worked fine as a stand alone story and not needed any more bo ...more

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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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Jun 17, 2017 Kristin rated it liked it

Shelves: read-in-2021, series, fantasy, supernatural, romance, re-reads, read-in-2017

I loved it! Can't wait to continue the series!

Read #2 (December 2020): 3.5 stars
I didn't enjoy the story as much this go around, but it's okay because I know ACOMAF is going to be THAT BOOK for me I'm so excited! ...more

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Mar 03, 2017 Vicky rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, fairy-tales, retellings, own-book, setting-fantasy, zz-cover-color-red, z-author-american-usa, series-waiting-on-release

I will admit, I had some trouble getting off the ground with A Court of Thorns and Roses.

The story is a retelling and I felt that much of the beginning was unoriginal. Granted there was the introduction of the Fae to give it a spin, but the basics were all there and predictable. The cursed Beast who is running out of time. The curse that keeps a masquerade mask in place on the face of every Spring Court Fae (instead of turning them all into animate inanimate objects). The Beast who is trying to ...more

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Mar 02, 2017 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it it was amazing

Shelves: genre-paranormal-romance, genre-urban-fantasy, subject-pn-fae

4.5/5

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Apr 12, 2017 Morgan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: five-star-reads, kindle-read, fiction, young-adult, paranormal, tales-retold, mythology-and-folklore, horror, re-reads, faeries

::Re-reading::

Original review -- here

Considering the fact that I liked it so much the first time around, I wasn't expecting to have one of those "keep reading the book way past when you really should have already put the kindle down and gone to bed" moments this time around.

But I did. Twice.

Last night I finished it and immediately started in on A Court of Mist and Fury.

#fingerscrossed that things stay this good. ...more

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Jan 19, 2019 febriani rated it liked it · review of another edition

Pada masa-masa awal aku mencoba menulis blog buku hingga merambah ke dunia bookstagram, aku memperhatikan betapa populernya serial ACOTAR. Saat itu bacaan non-mangaku hampir eksklusif sastrawi, dan aku kerap curiga pada kualitas buku-buku bestseller. Aku habis-habisan menghindari serial ini dan enggan memfollow akun yang memuat foto buku ini. Itu adalah masa-masa yang lucu ketika kuingat-ingat lagi, apalagi mengingat kini aku mulai melepaskan diri dari eksklusivitas dalam memilih bacaan dan akhi Pada masa-masa awal aku mencoba menulis blog buku hingga merambah ke dunia bookstagram, aku memperhatikan betapa populernya serial ACOTAR. Saat itu bacaan non-mangaku hampir eksklusif sastrawi, dan aku kerap curiga pada kualitas buku-buku bestseller. Aku habis-habisan menghindari serial ini dan enggan memfollow akun yang memuat foto buku ini. Itu adalah masa-masa yang lucu ketika kuingat-ingat lagi, apalagi mengingat kini aku mulai melepaskan diri dari eksklusivitas dalam memilih bacaan dan akhirnya membaca buku ini.

Sepertinya aku nggak perlu menceritakan ulang garis besar alur plot ini, karena pasti banyak yang sudah tahu. Jadi, aku hanya akan membagi kesanku terhadap buku ini. Konon awal serial ini adalah semacam retelling dongeng Beauty and The Beast. Sayangnya, aku sama sekali lupa dongeng yang filmnya kutonton ketika masih bocah itu, lagipula waktu itu aku tidak mengerti ceritanya. Ternyata, aku cukup menikmati membaca buku ini. Aku suka betapa di dunia buku ini perempuan lazim menjadi pendekar, pemburu dan pemimpin kaum tertentu.

Meskipun begitu, ada saat-saat jenuh karena kegiatan di meja makan dan percobaan kabur serta keYOLOan Feyre dalam menghadapi aneka jenis peri berbahaya yang diulang-ulang. Alur lamban dan kebebalan Feyre yang ngeyel tetap melakukan sesuatu yang sudah diperingatkan berbagai pihak untuk tidak dilakukan membuat banyak pengulas di Goodreads menyerah pada 30% pembacaan. Membaca buku ini terasa seperti mengendarai roller coaster. Kadang aku merasa seperti membaca neo Twilight. Terlepas dari itu semua, cerita menjadi sangat seru dan bikin penasaran selepas 300 halaman pertama. Aku pun mulai mengerti kenapa Rhysand (yang kubayangkan memiliki suara seduktif Junichi Suwabe) sangat memikat banyak pembaca. Ini baru buku pertama! Konon dia akan semakin membuat termehek-mehek di sekuelnya.

Sedikit catatan tentang teknis pemilihan kata dalam buku ini: beberapa kata kerja yang digunakan penulis dan penerjemah untuk mendeskripsikan reaksi tokoh-tokoh buku ini terkesan primal, kalau bukan hewani. Contohnya: mendengkur dan menggeram layaknya kucing kecil dan besar. Dengan pemilihan kata-kata tersebut dan kemampuan berubah wujud beberapa peri agung, aku merasakan batas yang mulai lebur antara sifat kemanusiaan dan hewani yang memang termanifestasi dalam ras peri agung tersebut.

Berbekal kabar burung bahwa buku kedua akan jauh lebih seru dan aku akan sudah terlanjur “invested” di penghujung buku kedua kelak, aku berniat mengikuti serial ini dengan perasaan bercampur aduk.

Ngomong-ngomong, adegan resureksi itu kayaknya puitis banget deh. Aku jadi bisa memaafkan segala keputusan konyol Feyre di setengah pertama buku ini karenanya. ...more

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Jul 06, 2015 Joni (Jonez) rated it really liked it

3.0

I am really unsure of what to rate this. While I enjoyed the story, the protagonist, Feyre, was a walking contradiction that I had problems wrapping my head around. Feyre is supposed to be a huntress with keen senses, but she made some of the most stupid and poorly planned decisions. She teetered a line between bravery and stupidity. She often threw herself into confrontational situations with a species she had no knowledge of, all whilst brandishing weapons that she knew were not adequate. S ...more

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