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

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: June 1, 2015

Finish date: June 30, 2015

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Mar 28, 2019 Kathryn rated it it was ok

Shelves: ya, fantasy

I thought my ON THE COME UP review would be my most unpopular opinion, but Sarah Maas’ A COURT OF THORN AND ROSES beats that by miles. Did I hate it? No. But I just don’t get the hype.

Were it not for me, we would starve. Were it not for me, we’d be dead.

Basically, A COURT OF THORN AND ROSES is a modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast with a hint of THE HUNGER GAMES. It starts similarly to the latter book, with Feyre, our main character, hunting and trading to support her single-parent hou ...more

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Mar 12, 2021 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites

I held off on reading this for a long time because many times with super-hyped books, I pick them up and I can see why they are hyped. They usually have some super sexy make-out scenes or a clever mystery. But in most cases, I also find these books to be poorly written, be really sexist, or have faulty world-building.

A Court of Thorns and Roses did not. It hit EVERY SINGLE MARK. The worldbuilding was richly built with a long history of relations between the fae and the humans, but Maas really o ...more

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Jun 19, 2018 Angie Taylor rated it liked it

I decided to finally give these books a try since I've had so many people tell me I need to read them.
Here's what I liked: Maas has created a unique telling of Beauty in the Beast by using the fantasy trope of fairies' and humans' worlds colliding. This is done very well and draws the reader in with the magic and mystery Feyra discovers bit by bit. I liked Feyra's strong fire and her hard worth ethic to provide for her family despite her education limitations and order of birth. I loved the sac ...more

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