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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: revenge-deception-secrets-lies, heroine-kickass-spirited-strong, young-adult, hyped-everybody-liked-it-but-me, ending-andor-epilogue-disappointing, enemies-to-lovers-opposites-attract, heroine-commoner-lower-class, heroine-uber-damaged-scarred, hh-story-angst-drama-galore, steam-3-hot

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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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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Aug 31, 2024 Joni (Jonez) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4.0

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Feb 05, 2025 Claire Mojieski rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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I will admit this was the first fantasy novel that I have read in a very long time so maybe it’s just me, but the first 100 pages took me forever to get through. After that I really enjoyed the book and already went to Target for the second one.

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Apr 12, 2019 Tea rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, 2019

2.5/5
Got major beauty and the beast vibes.
Feyre has got to be one of the most frustating characters, nothing she does makes any sense!!

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Shelves: kids-bookshelf

Aug 06, 2019 Shawna rated it it was ok

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Sep 01, 2021 Sandi *~The Pirate Wench~* marked it as fantasy-sci-fi-romance

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Apr 30, 2022 dominique marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Jun 19, 2022 Jane(Janelba) marked it as unread · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle, fiction, fantasy, kindle-tbr, romance, ya

Mar 19, 2023 Kelsie marked it as to-read

Shelves: fiction-fantasy-paranormal, series-first-volume, awards-goodreads-choice, ya

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Shelves: fae-faeries, favorites, first-in-series

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