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A review by simplyalexandra
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
5.0
Review after third read:
I’m finally getting ready to read A Court of Silver Flames, so I’m re-reading the series. I appreciate that this series has so much going on that I can’t remember everything from one read to the next. This book isn’t nearly as good as the second, but it’s still very compelling and a good setup to the series. I’m so excited to re-read the other books again!
Review After Second Read:
5 Stars - I HIGHLY recommend if you enjoy fantasy, action/adventure, and a bit (lot?) of romance.
This book follows Feyre (Fay Ruh), the main provider for her family. When she kills a wolf in the forest one day, she does not know that a price must be paid. When someone comes to claim her, she must learn to survive in a different world, with different dangers. (I don't like to give the plot away too much on this one!)
This is my first ever re-read on my blog. Probably also just in general (in the recent past), I'm not one to re-read. However, I recommended this book to SO many friends, let them borrow it, etc. that they have now all read the whole trilogy... and want to talk about it... and I'd only read the first one. LOL. So I started over, because I couldn't remember enough of how I felt about the characters. I NEED TO KNOW. Because I loved the first book so much, I didn't want to forget my feelings before starting in on #2 and #3. After the second read, I can say without a doubt, that this is still a 5 star, favorite book. I love it so much. It has all of the things that make reading fun for me. Intrigue, action, adventure, romance, incredible world building, and page-turning suspense. I loved this so much the second time around, and immediately started in on the second one. :) If you read this/have read this and took some issues with some of the themes... stick with it. She addresses a lot of it in the second book!
Initial Thoughts After Second Read:
5 Stars after the second read. I'm so glad I took the time to re-read this one before continuing with the series!! It is all so much fresher, but also clearer (as you miss things on a first read)! Loved it just as much. Still intricate, still a fascinating world, still super steamy, still cringe-worthy, and page-turning. :) 8/18
Review After First Read:
First thing's first: I have not read any of the Throne of Glass series yet. So, my opinions come based on knowing nothing about those books, or the author's prior work.
Wow, you guys. Can we start by talking about how intense this book is?! I thought that it was YA... but then I read quite a bit of it on the plane to SF and was like... this MUST be adult. There is NO WAY this is YA. Sure enough... it got even more intense. Gruesome battles, super steamy romance, etc. I finished it, went to mark it on goodreads sure enough, it's published under a children's imprint. Goodness. Maybe, I just haven't read a ton of YA... but I haven't read anything nearly that steamy that falls into the YA category before. I'm not at all offended by the content, but my 14 year old self would have been blushing hardcore, and may not have even finished it.
Anyhow, this is another loose retelling of a fairy tale. This one is based on Beauty and the Beast. It follows Feyre, a young huntress (the sole provider of her family) as she struggles to make end's meet. When she is hunting, she finds a wolf and she kills it. However, she didn't know that there is a consequence for killing a wolf. Until she's snatched from her home and taken to the dangerous land across the wall. She's made to live with a cruel beast and his court. She soon discovers that a mysterious curse is plaguing the land, and threatens to harm the humans on the other side of the wall as well.
I read a lot of this on the plane, and then finished it in our hotel room two nights later. I found it extremely compelling. I did not expect where the plot would go in the end. I'm very excited for the next installment to come out! & now to read Throne of Glass which has been chillin' on my ipad for months and months.
I’m finally getting ready to read A Court of Silver Flames, so I’m re-reading the series. I appreciate that this series has so much going on that I can’t remember everything from one read to the next. This book isn’t nearly as good as the second, but it’s still very compelling and a good setup to the series. I’m so excited to re-read the other books again!
Review After Second Read:
5 Stars - I HIGHLY recommend if you enjoy fantasy, action/adventure, and a bit (lot?) of romance.
This book follows Feyre (Fay Ruh), the main provider for her family. When she kills a wolf in the forest one day, she does not know that a price must be paid. When someone comes to claim her, she must learn to survive in a different world, with different dangers. (I don't like to give the plot away too much on this one!)
This is my first ever re-read on my blog. Probably also just in general (in the recent past), I'm not one to re-read. However, I recommended this book to SO many friends, let them borrow it, etc. that they have now all read the whole trilogy... and want to talk about it... and I'd only read the first one. LOL. So I started over, because I couldn't remember enough of how I felt about the characters. I NEED TO KNOW. Because I loved the first book so much, I didn't want to forget my feelings before starting in on #2 and #3. After the second read, I can say without a doubt, that this is still a 5 star, favorite book. I love it so much. It has all of the things that make reading fun for me. Intrigue, action, adventure, romance, incredible world building, and page-turning suspense. I loved this so much the second time around, and immediately started in on the second one. :) If you read this/have read this and took some issues with some of the themes... stick with it. She addresses a lot of it in the second book!
Initial Thoughts After Second Read:
5 Stars after the second read. I'm so glad I took the time to re-read this one before continuing with the series!! It is all so much fresher, but also clearer (as you miss things on a first read)! Loved it just as much. Still intricate, still a fascinating world, still super steamy, still cringe-worthy, and page-turning. :) 8/18
Review After First Read:
First thing's first: I have not read any of the Throne of Glass series yet. So, my opinions come based on knowing nothing about those books, or the author's prior work.
Wow, you guys. Can we start by talking about how intense this book is?! I thought that it was YA... but then I read quite a bit of it on the plane to SF and was like... this MUST be adult. There is NO WAY this is YA. Sure enough... it got even more intense. Gruesome battles, super steamy romance, etc. I finished it, went to mark it on goodreads sure enough, it's published under a children's imprint. Goodness. Maybe, I just haven't read a ton of YA... but I haven't read anything nearly that steamy that falls into the YA category before. I'm not at all offended by the content, but my 14 year old self would have been blushing hardcore, and may not have even finished it.
Anyhow, this is another loose retelling of a fairy tale. This one is based on Beauty and the Beast. It follows Feyre, a young huntress (the sole provider of her family) as she struggles to make end's meet. When she is hunting, she finds a wolf and she kills it. However, she didn't know that there is a consequence for killing a wolf. Until she's snatched from her home and taken to the dangerous land across the wall. She's made to live with a cruel beast and his court. She soon discovers that a mysterious curse is plaguing the land, and threatens to harm the humans on the other side of the wall as well.
I read a lot of this on the plane, and then finished it in our hotel room two nights later. I found it extremely compelling. I did not expect where the plot would go in the end. I'm very excited for the next installment to come out! & now to read Throne of Glass which has been chillin' on my ipad for months and months.