A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) in The Challenge Factory

Aug 19, 2017 LT rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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5 CAULDRON STARS

“I love you,” I said, and stabbed him.

Sarah J. Maas is a genius.

I LOVE HER.

A Court of Thorns and Roses is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, and it doesn't hurt when yummy faeries *coughs* like Tamlin and Lucien aaaaand Rhysand are included.

My expectations were high after reading the Throne of Glass series. But SJM did not disappoint. Excellent writing style. And wow, I love the world building. She has done it yet again for me with ACOTAR. I was instantly sucked in ...more

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Nov 15, 2014 CassieV rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fairytale-retellings, fantasy, tower-teams-iv, 2015, 2017, tower-teams-v

I’ll just start by saying that I loved this book. LOVED IT. So much that I read the entire thing in two days and basically neglected all of real life until I was finished. Not that any of you have ever done that, right?

Anyway on to my review, starting with the genre. This is definitely a fairy-tale retelling, but beyond that the Goodreads genre tags seem to be split between Young Adult (YA) and New Adult (NA). Using the formal definition, it’s NA as Fayre is 19, but also the romance is a little I’ll just start by saying that I loved this book. LOVED IT. So much that I read the entire thing in two days and basically neglected all of real life until I was finished. Not that any of you have ever done that, right?

Anyway on to my review, starting with the genre. This is definitely a fairy-tale retelling, but beyond that the Goodreads genre tags seem to be split between Young Adult (YA) and New Adult (NA). Using the formal definition, it’s NA as Fayre is 19, but also the romance is a little more than YAs (but not by much, still lighter than most Adult Romances) and there are darker parts that may be above what I would want someone under 15 or 16 (ish) to read. I only mention this in case there are other moms out there wondering if it would be appropriate for their teens. My daughter is particularly sensitive, even though she’s not yet a teen, so I just wanted to throw that out there since it is in the YA section of my library. Stepping off the Mom Soapbox now.

As far as the story and the writing itself, Thorns and Roses is written from the first person perspective of Fayre. I very much enjoyed seeing Fayre’s personality come out through the language she uses to describe the things around her. Fayre is a suppressed artist (due to the poverty of her family), but even suppressed she can’t stop the artistic way of seeing things. So many jewel tone adjectives and wonderful descriptions of the cold and barrenness of the wood in contrast. Very well done.

As it is in most books, though, the characters really make this story. I’ll keep my comments to Fayre in order to keep from spoiling things, but trust me that the characters are ALL good:).

Fayre. Maas, please tell me how in the world do you get fay-ruh? Must be Irish. I just stuck with “Fair” in my head ;P, fits better with the whole Beauty and the Beast thing. I like her for her strength, but I do think her trust of Tamlin came a little easily. “Oh, you promise to send my family exactly what they need? Sure, my guilt is instantly lessened!” Phbp :p. Even when she found out the Fae could lie, she didn’t begin to question his help for her family. She does prove to have a devotion and tenacity that I really admire, though.

Prior to reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, I had never read one of Sarah J. Maas’ books. This will something that I quickly change now that I have read this one. Five Stars!

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Jun 05, 2015 Shy The WidowMaker rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Its been a while since I have read a 5 star read but this book was amazing. I loved Ferye and her and Tamlin worked so well together. I found myself falling in love with them as a couple and hoping they would see it too. This is the first book that I have read by this author but it won't be the last. I guess it's finally time for me to get to her other series since I loved this one so much. I can't wait to see what happens in the next book. ...more

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Aug 01, 2015 Megan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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This was a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, which I didn't know before I started it though it was pretty obvious early on in the story. I love fairy-tale retellings, especially when they have new and unique twists to them - which this one did.

I loved all the characters! Feyre was brave and strong, yet so sweet with the way she cared for her family (even when they didn't seem to appreciate it). Tamlin sounded fierce, he definitely wasn't someone you'd want to cross. I also really liked Lucien, ...more

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Jul 25, 2015 Angie ~aka Reading Machine~ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Feyre is just trying to feed her family while keeping her vow to her dead mother. She goes hunting finding game which she brings home. She thought her family's fortune may be changing but nothing could be further from the truth. Tamlin, a High Fae Lord, plucks Feyre from her home for killing one of his sentinel in the hopes that the blight might be cured. Feyre's life becomes vastly different from her old life. Tamlin finds that Feyre is very different even for a human. Tamlin sends Feyre home b ...more

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Jan 07, 2021 Priya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2021

I was that person who did not read fantasy novels. But over the last few years I have enjoyed escaping into their magical worlds.
This one was one such.

I thought the world it created was brilliant and it kept me engrossed.

The story of Prythian was fascinating without overwhelming detail and that I liked.

Looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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Jun 14, 2015 Dani rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, fairy-tale-spinoffs, fantasy, romance, books-i-own

I thought this book was fantastically written. I loved the beauty and the beast retelling. I couldn't put this book down once I started it. I gave it 4 stars and will be starting the sequel soon! ...more

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Oct 15, 2014 Darlene marked it as wishlist · review of another edition

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Jan 01, 2017 AliciaJ rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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Mar 18, 2018 Skandia rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Aug 08, 2017 Christine rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

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