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

176 reviews

alliejm00's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Kidnapping, Violence, Body horror, Murder, Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death of parent

effy's review against another edition

4.25

Review on 2nd re-read: This was the upteenth re-read of this book for me and once again I had a really fun time with it. It is far from perfect and definitely not the greatest thing but I really enjoy getting lost in this world and falling in love with these characters all over again.

This re-read was particularly enjoyable as I know this story so well I liked seeing the hints of what was to come sprinkled throughout. I did fell like there were maybe a couple of points where the magic doesn't quite match with how it works in later books but the magic system is quite soft so...

What was particularly interesting to me on this read was that

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I didn't fall in love with Tamlin that I usually do. I also didn't feel the fiery hatred that usually kicks in very quickly into ACOMAF but usually I do kinda fall in love with him and am feeling the romance between between and Tamlin.

This is the first time that I have re-read these books with my eyes as opposed to listening the the audiobook so it is very possible that makes a difference.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Death of parent

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Grief, War, Death of parent, and Alcohol

lunxchloe's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I get the hype. What a great, quick, thrilling read. Absolute page turner.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

readwith_le's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Vomit, Child death, Gaslighting, Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Death, Sexual content, Confinement, Vomit, Gaslighting, Rape, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Grief, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Body shaming, Body horror, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Cursing, and Classism

chiannedawes26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

4.0

I was worried going into this book, with all the hype around it. But the hype is definitely deserved, I saw lots of people reviewing saying it was slow, but I didn’t find that at all. 

By half way I was absolutely hooked and couldn’t put it down! I even went to buy the second one so I could start it straight after! 

Sarah J Maas is a genius, her worldbuilding is incredible, characters are so loveable and absolutely gorgeous. The the way the plot comes together at the end is very clever and I didn’t at all predict it (which I usually can)

The bonds of the characters are so cute, Feyre with Tamlin, and Lucien for example. 

Overall I loved this book and all the characters, on to the next one! Starting right now …📚🧚‍♂️😅 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Torture, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

aprilincognito's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping

amartin48's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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? No

2.75

A lovely

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Beauty & the Beast

retelling that is great for a romance reader who wants an easy paranormal romance read with a little added adventure.

Honestly, for a plot driven book, I felt that the plot was rather predictable, and my favorite part of the book was the supporting characters. I didn't find the main characters terribly interesting, and they don't really grow much over the course of the book. I enjoyed the variations in this retelling, but the story itself didn't seem terribly unique to me...but I DID enjoy it as a lighthearted read, despite the violence and dark themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Classism, Gore, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Slavery, Sexual harassment, Racism, and Sexual assault

midnightgremlin's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Kidnapping, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Bullying