A review by katieccook
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
2.0
How my star ratings work:
5 Stars = One of my favourite books/series/collections.
4 Stars = A book/series/collection that stood out to me.
3 Stars = A book/series/collection that I enjoyed reading.
2 Stars = A book/series/collection that felt mediocre to me.
1 Star = A book/series/collection that I disliked.
Review for A Court of Thorns and Roses Series
What Worked Well
• Plot
• Flow
• Wording
• Breaks Stereotypes (it includes female abusers and both male and female characters being sexually abused and it shows the vulnerability of male characters well)
What Didn't Work Well
• Grammar
• Forced Character Dynamics
• Forced Character Relationships (most characters seemed to couple up which felt too forced and frankly unnecessary; in real life, not everyone has a partner and that's okay)
• Lack of Representation (there is Mor but she was changed to be bisexual/lesbian [not stated clearly] and it didn't fit in well with the whole series)
• Problematic Themes: Toxic Relationships (all romantic relationships are toxic with incidents of drugging people, sexually assaulting them, taking all their free will, etc)
• Characterisation (Feyre seems quite bland in particular)
5 Stars = One of my favourite books/series/collections.
4 Stars = A book/series/collection that stood out to me.
3 Stars = A book/series/collection that I enjoyed reading.
2 Stars = A book/series/collection that felt mediocre to me.
1 Star = A book/series/collection that I disliked.
Review for A Court of Thorns and Roses Series
What Worked Well
• Plot
• Flow
• Wording
• Breaks Stereotypes (it includes female abusers and both male and female characters being sexually abused and it shows the vulnerability of male characters well)
What Didn't Work Well
• Grammar
• Forced Character Dynamics
• Forced Character Relationships (most characters seemed to couple up which felt too forced and frankly unnecessary; in real life, not everyone has a partner and that's okay)
• Lack of Representation (there is Mor but she was changed to be bisexual/lesbian [not stated clearly] and it didn't fit in well with the whole series)
• Problematic Themes: Toxic Relationships (all romantic relationships are toxic with incidents of drugging people, sexually assaulting them, taking all their free will, etc)
• Characterisation (Feyre seems quite bland in particular)