A review by outsidestar
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

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

4.75

So this was a ride. Okay, so the first 60% of the book can only be described as a Beauty & the Beast retelling. It was good, but it was more like a 4 star read. And then the last third of the book happened and I literally couldn't put it down. There were riddles, quests and I ended up crying my eyes out. But most importantly, we got Rhys, who I might or might not be falling in love with.

It was crystal clear from Feyre's first task that Rhys was just playing bad guy and is actually the best, cutest and most adorable of them all. And knows how to banter. He kind of reminded me of a mix of Nikolai (Siege and Storm) and Kaz (Six of Crows), he's definitely got the wits and the looks. I liked him way more than I liked Tamlin, who was just kind of meh for me at the beginning and by the end I just wanted to shake him to get him to actually do something . I kind of despise him actually. It goes like this: Rhys > Lucien > Tamlin. I care for Lucien and we could be friends but Rhys is my baby, my little lost boy. I'm sure Feyre's week a month with him in A Court of Mist and Fury will be much better than her time with Tamlin. Can't we just get a whole book on Rhys? Maybe throw Nesta in too?


Note: Started reading it in Spanish and quickly realized it would be way better in English, so I switched. I can't stress this enough: always always always try to read books (and watch movies) in their original version if posible, most of the time you don't realize how much it changes the experience. 

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