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ruckertann2025's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
natashareadsalot's review against another edition
5.0
Oh my goodness!!! Well this definitely lived up to all the hype. I absolutely fell in love and I can't wait to get straight into the next!
metzgala's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
emilyjade_'s review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bribarlow's review against another edition
4.0
4.5. I almost gave it a 4 because there were several things that annoyed me..but I ate this up and I cannot deny that. On to ACOMAF!
maudalorian's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
I thought it was time to see what all the fuss is about, and at first I kind of got it? The writing style was a lot better than I thought it would be, and I enjoyed Feyre's time getting her bearings in the Spring Court. I could shrug off some of the more eye-roll-inducing romantasy things, like the post-Rape Rite neck biting and the ludicrous mask situation. (Did SJM really do all that just so Feyre could say Rhysand was "the most beautiful man I'd ever seen"?) Feyre was fine as a POV character and I rather liked Lucien, even if I NEVER want to have to read about either his russet or his metallic eye again.
But then we got a mind-numbingly boring intermezzo in the mortal realm; a twelve-page info dump going "by the way, everything you've learned so far was wrong!" which felt like "oh, okay, sure, whatever, I guess?" rather than a mind-blowing, raising-the-stakes reveal; and a fucked-up venture Under the Mountain. And at some point during all this, Feyre decided she fucking loved Tamlin and would put herself through harrowing—and, frankly, random—ordeals for him, which, like... girl, you barely know him? You've had a couple conversations? Can you tell me anything about him aside from that he reminds you of an animal?
By the end, it felt like this book was mostly just SJM spinning her wheels, and this is where we're actually getting started. And, hey, I'm in! Feyre, congrats on achieving in one book what took Bella four books to achieve. Good luck choosing between your cardboard cutout whose only personality traits are "half-feral" and "socially awkward" and the guy who spent three months drugging, mind controlling, and sexually humiliating you in public!
But then we got a mind-numbingly boring intermezzo in the mortal realm; a twelve-page info dump going "by the way, everything you've learned so far was wrong!" which felt like "oh, okay, sure, whatever, I guess?" rather than a mind-blowing, raising-the-stakes reveal; and a fucked-up venture Under the Mountain. And at some point during all this, Feyre decided she fucking loved Tamlin and would put herself through harrowing—and, frankly, random—ordeals for him, which, like... girl, you barely know him? You've had a couple conversations? Can you tell me anything about him aside from that he reminds you of an animal?
By the end, it felt like this book was mostly just SJM spinning her wheels, and this is where we're actually getting started. And, hey, I'm in! Feyre, congrats on achieving in one book what took Bella four books to achieve. Good luck choosing between your cardboard cutout whose only personality traits are "half-feral" and "socially awkward" and the guy who spent three months drugging, mind controlling, and sexually humiliating you in public!
lottiecarlton123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
basket_kase94's review against another edition
I didn't realize I hadn't reviewed this the first time I read through it...
Anyway, this is my second read through. I still enjoyed it. This series was once of the series that got me back into reading a while back. It took me over a year to read this the first time. I had forgotten so much.
Rereading this series wasn't the plan but may as well continue now
Anyway, this is my second read through. I still enjoyed it. This series was once of the series that got me back into reading a while back. It took me over a year to read this the first time. I had forgotten so much.
Rereading this series wasn't the plan but may as well continue now