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A review by andhochmuth
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.5
The world building and story telling is really good. I enjoyed the dynamic between the Fey world and the Human world. Towards the middle of the book there was a chapter that could have been title "Info Dumping" but I wasn't too upset since it was interesting information. Feyre starts off as annoying and very hard headed. While I never disliked her, it was hard sometimes reading about the terrible choices she would make despite being told it was a bad idea.
Many of the graphic descriptions or allusions to torture were off putting. I know that was the point, but some of the characters seem to be over the top evil. Maybe Fey are different, but it seemed an unnecessary way to gain what they wanted.
I loved the characters of Tamlin and Lucien. Both are genuinely good men, even if it is misguided at first. But you can tell how they do deeply care for Feyre and their people.
Many of the graphic descriptions or allusions to torture were off putting. I know that was the point, but some of the characters seem to be over the top evil. Maybe Fey are different, but it seemed an unnecessary way to gain what they wanted.
I loved the characters of Tamlin and Lucien. Both are genuinely good men, even if it is misguided at first. But you can tell how they do deeply care for Feyre and their people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol
Minor: Transphobia and War
Sexual abuse towards women Towards the end of the book Feyre is stripped naked and painted from the neck down and only given a shear cloth to cover herself. She is taken to a party this way and coerced to dance for all to see. This happens every night for a couple of months. While it is explained in great detail the first time it slowly becomes common place and not mentioned as much, but it is still happening over several chapters.