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A Court of Thorns and Roses (Parts 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation], by Sarah J. Maas

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hazel_heart's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really hate Feyre. But even still, she didn't deserve what she has gone through.

I'd say that this book is mainly a romance book with high fantasy flavour. The romance takes place between The Beauty and the Beast but the plot twist is that the Beast is also beautiful and he sparkles. He's very hotheaded and shows his beast claws and roars at tiniest things. The Beauty has a severe case of damsel in distress syndrome, she'd not survive a single day without a hot strong male saving her life. Overall, I didn't find their romance to be very lovely. But I think it's up to preference.

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First half of the book is Feyre being dragged to this Fae Land called Prythian. She'll be talking to herself most of the time about her plans to escape these terribl-y hot Fae. Even though the Fae already told her that she's free to go wherever she wants and that she's not a prisoner. But I think it's a running theme I missed out on, Feyre might be legally deaf. She will ignore most things being told to her and each chapter will begin with Feyre making silly plans in her head about escaping. But her plans are so silly that everyone kinda feels embarrassed for her.

Anyways, one thing leads to another, she develops stockholm syndrome and decides to save the Beauty/Beast from an evil fae queen. And even though I hated Feyre until that point, I still felt bad for her because certain terrible people keep taking advantage of her against her will, repeatedly, for months. But she still saves the day and instead of doing anything remotely reasonable, she just wants to bone. Oh yes, she wants to bone more than anything. In the middle of a world-ending event, she risks it all to bone her hot Fae boyfriend. She dies and gets resurrected and she's in the mood immediately. But she has gone through a lot, I guess. Bone to your heart's content Feyre, you go girl. Bone away.

PS: The book felt a bit repetitive. Feyre kept talking about the same things over and over again.
PSS: Nesta is a Queen!

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melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

The main character is impossibly bland and frustrating. She is put through countless toxic or downright abusive situations. Both potential love interests are toxic and abusive. Her family is neglectful and abusive. This classifies, at best, as a dark romance. If you are already unimpressed by the offerings of that genre you will not have a good time reading this. The first sixty percent of the book is boring and toxic. After that it is no longer as boring but triple toxic.
The audiobook narrator does good with the material she is given but this is definitely not a tale for me. People say the next book is better and this is the worst book in the series but I am not giving this author a second chance.

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laqsemprecau's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

I didn't quite like this book for a few reasons...

First of all, it's written in first person and I'm not quite fond of that style.

Second and mainly: Feyre is insufferable. She makes me cringe every time, and she is the protagonist and only voice of the story.

The only thing interesting in this book is the world building and as a TTRPG player who is reading the Changeling manual, I have to say it gave some great ideas.

I'll read the rest of the story because I saw many people say it gets better, but... I felt like reading Twilight again, but with fae.

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morganwiard's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I totally get the hype. I also get why people say this is loosely based on beauty and the beast, but I kinda loved that.

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nulliusmomenti's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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hey_al's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Very entertaining! I feel like people really hyped the smut in this book, and there was a little, but it was mainly fantasy plot driven with lots of political drama. The main character was irritating to me at first, but she's growing on me. I really liked it and I'm excited for the next one!

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