nicoleisalwaysreading's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i will say feyre is hard to understand as a character, there were some sliiiightly questionable moments of sexuality, the phrase “my bowels turned watery” was used at least three times, some plot constructions were way too convenient, and i have no concept of how much time passed (was it like 2 months or 2 years ???)
Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Confinement, Torture, and Animal death
Moderate: Alcohol and Xenophobia
rubybastille's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Death of parent, War, and Physical abuse
newinca's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Her romance with the Male Lead, Tamlin, is rather sweet. There are definitely some cultural differences that make some of the earlier interactions awkward. I definitely rolled my eyes at some of their later interactions (That might be more of a "me" problem). But overall they are a sweet couple that would probably do anything for each other, which is what we all want in a couple.
My major problem with the book is the last 3rd of the book. Without getting too much into spoilers, there are moments of tense and anguish that really puts our main character through hell. This puts the reader on edge, as you quietly wonder how Freyre is going to get through it. But then there are scenes that sort of throw the tone completely off, giving almost Wattpad vibes (Idk how else to describe it). I was literally either cringing or just rolling my eyes at certain scenes. Which sucks since there are really good moments at the end of the story but I get too distracted trying to recover from a previous scene. But the ending was satisfying, so I can kinda overlook the more cringey parts. I do plan to skip parts of this book, if I reread it again.
Overall, it's an interesting book and I am eager to read the next part of the series.
Minor: Xenophobia, Alcohol, and Sexual content
moanareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Slavery
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, and Alcohol
Minor: Vomit
acvhawk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Child death, Classism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and War
bumblebree1903's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.25
Spoiler
A Court of Thorns and Roses it a story about a 19-year-old human, Feyre, that is lied to and intimidated into coming to the home of a hot fey man that is several hundred years old. Why is she coming to his home? So she can fall in love with him obviously, but she doesn’t know that bc she’s told she needs to come to the fey land as penance for killing a fey. After being told she doesn’t have to stay at Hot Fey Man #1’s house by Hot Fey Man #1, the book immediately forgets and makes a big deal about her trying to escape. Eventually, she falls in love with Hot Fey Man #1 only to be sent away because Dangerous Things Are Coming. She returns to rescue Hot Fey Man #1 and ends up stuck doing 3 trials or solving a very simple riddle that the answer is obviously love to save him and their buddies. To complete the three trials she teams up with Hot Fey Man #2, who spends their time as allies sexually assaulting and drugging her! But it’s okay because it’s for “her own good”. (Gross!!!) Eventually she solves the riddle after a lot of suffering and basically getting beat to death. Then she’s revived and Hot Fey Man #2 is teased as a future smooch interest.Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Torture, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Slavery
tiffyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Slavery, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Murder, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Racism, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Excrement, Alcohol, and Death of parent
zuhh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
Spoiler
the Beauty and the Beast theme was interesting but made half the book very slow. I appreciate the dedication to slowly laying out information that would foreshadow the conclusion and allowing us to see their love grow naturally, but i nearly gave up at the halfway point because of how much Feyre seemed to lose her sense of self as she fell in love with Tamlin. She became more comfortable and unshackled by the worries of her mortal life, yes, but she almost became meek and docile in the home. Guess that kind of also explains why she didn’t fight to stay when Tamlin sent her back to the mortal realm. Everything can be explained away, but the main character was disappointing.Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Vomit, Blood, Death, Excrement, Gore, and Torture
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Classism
Minor: War, Sexual harassment, and Slavery
Uninteresting characters, except for Rhysand. Curious to know where his storyline takes him.lizzye33's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Body horror
Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, War, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Slavery, Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Medical trauma