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A Court of Thorns and Roses (2015)

by Sarah J. Maas

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Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses (1)

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"Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a firey passion, the threats against the faerie lands grow. Feyre must fight to break an ancient curse, or she will lose Tamlin forever"--… (more)
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It took me a while to warm up to Feyre and like her but I was rooting for her by the end of the book.
Can’t wait to read the rest of the series. ( )
  DKnight0918 | Dec 23, 2023 |
I had been promising myself that I would read this series but I always kept putting it off. Mostly, this was due to the fact I had read A Throne of Glass a long time ago and found the female lead not readily to my liking. I had always promised myself that I would eventually give it another try but first, I wanted to read A Court of Thorn and Roses. I had been hearing a lot of mixed reviews but my friends have mostly been the ones telling me that the series was much better once you started reading it.

I won't lie when I have been told that the series is a mixture of Hades and Persephone with Beauty and the Beast. I have always been a sucker for these and I had placed this series on my TBR. Now that I had time, I decided this would be the series for December. The final books that would end my 2023 reading year.

But now having read the series, I am a bit torn about where to rank it. While the story felt slow - too slow for that matter, it did have its moments. But again, the female lead is what drove me insane. I don't what it is about Maas's female leads but they end up being extremely annoying. I don't feel she improves much. I don't want to give too much away, but I found her decisions and actions frustrating at times. However, there were also moments where she showed strength and resilience, which I appreciated.

On the other hand, the world-building in this series was phenomenal. Maas has created a rich and vivid world, filled with different courts and creatures. I was completely immersed in this fantastical world and loved learning about the various realms and their politics.

The romance in this series felt slow. For one thing, I am glad that this was not some insta-love with both declaring how much they were made for each other, blah blah blah but it was taken slowly allowing the characters to see each other's flaws and strengths but at the same time I also felt that it was at a crawl. It could be frustrating at times and at other times it felt right.

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Despite its flaws, I did enjoy reading the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The rich world-building and captivating romance kept me engaged despite some of the frustrations with the main character. I would still recommend giving it a try, especially if you enjoy fantasy and romantic elements. ( )
  Revengelyne | Dec 3, 2023 |
The first time I tried to read this book, I DNFed at about 5%. With so much hype around it, I immediately expected spectacular from the gate. I found the writing more juvenile than I usually can appreciate with some repetitive phrases which are awkward and a main character that couldn't keep her lunch down - repeatedly. I was peer pressured to try again and pushed through the 5% to find an enjoyable story line, beautifully described settings, clothing, and characters. The story line is engaging and I appreciate the way you are learning complicated interwoven history at the same time you are learning about present events. This is my first time reading anything in this genre (trying to widen my scope!) and I am happy I stuck with it. ( )
  jenandherbooks | Dec 2, 2023 |
4.5 stars

My best description of this book, is that it's a lot like Beauty and the Beast, but with Katniss from Hunger Games instead of Belle. I found a lot of things didn't make sense at the beginning, the logic didn't click for me, but I chalked it up to my not reading a lot of fantasy genre books, and just kept going. Later in the book I was like "Ohhhh okay that makes a lot more sense."

Everyone says the series just gets better after the first book, so I can't wait to read the next one! ( )
  filemanager | Nov 29, 2023 |
Ietwat langdradig, het verhaal komt maar traag op gang.

Feyre is arm en moet jagen om haar familie te kunnen onderhouden.
Op een dag vermoord ze een wolf voor de vacht deze blijkt echter een Elfide.
De dag na de moord op de wolf komt een machtig wezen Feyre opeisen voor de moord op de wolf.
Ze zal de rest van haar leven moeten doorbrengen in het feeënrijk Prythian.
Daar leert ze beetje bij beetje Tamlin kennen een van de machtigste wezen in Prythian.
Alles lijkt in Prythian mooi en vredig maar ook Tamlin heeft zijn vijanden.
En deze lijken niet van de minste te zijn ze zijn machtig en hebben een vloek over het Lentehof uitgesproken.
Om Feyre te beschermen stuurt hij haar terug naar het mensenrijk.
Feyre kan Tamlin echter niet vergeten en besluit om terug te gaan naar Prythian.
Daar ziet ze dat het landhuis van Tamlin verwoest is en ondekt ze dat hij is meegenomen door zijn aartsvijand Amarantha.
Ze besluit om hem te gaan redden en wordt betrapt.
Amarantha doet haar een voorstel als ze 3 opdrachten kan voltooien wint ze de vrijheid van het Elfiden volk en als ze een raadsel kan oplossen krijgen ze onmiddellijke vrijheid.
Feyre kan echter het raadsel niet oplossen en begint aan haar eerste opdracht een gigantische worm verslaan. Het lukt maar ze raakt ernstig gewond.
Haar wonden worden niet verzorgd en ze wordt voor dood achtergelaten in de kerker waardoor ze een deal sluit met Rhysand een volgeling van Amarantha. Hij zal haar genezen in ruil voor 1 week per maand voor de rest van haar leven dat ze bij hem zal moeten doorbrengen.
Haar tweede opdracht is de juiste hendel overhalen. ze dient hiervoor echter een raadsel op te lossen dat op de muur staat maar Feyre kan niet lezen. Door de deal met Rhysand heeft ze echter een band met hem en hij help haar om de juiste hendel te kiezen.
Als laatste opdracht dient Feyre drie onschuldige Elfiden te vermoorden. Ze vermoord de eerst twee maar de derde Elfide is Tamlin die ze moet vermoorden. Door de vloek heeft hij echter een stenen hard en kan ze hem dus niet doden. Ze steekt hem neer en voltooid zo haar laatste opdracht.
Amarantha wil hen echter niet laten gaan en vermoord Feyre die net voor ze sterft alsnog het raadsel weet op te lossen.
Amarantha's vloek wordt verbroken en alle Edelheren hebben terug hun macht en vrijheid.
Feyre is echter dood maar de Edelheren schenken haar elk een lichtje waardoor ze opnieuw levend wordt maar als Elfide ( )
  wendy.verbiest | Nov 25, 2023 |
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Author nameRoleType of authorWork?Status
Sarah J. Maasprimary authorall editionscalculated
Dadich, AdrianCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
De Groot, KellyIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ikeda, JenniferNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Ratchford, PattiDesignersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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