elisasifaa's Reviews (455)

I want to start this review off by saying that the full-cast audiobook is the only correct way to read this book. It is so dramatic and fun, literally listening to a movie. There's water running when water is mentioned, and different narrators for everyone.

This book has been on my shelf for years, and I haven't picked it up because of Maas's problematic traits. I am, however, reading my entire tbr for a series on Tiktok (and because I am a book hoarder) and thought, "well, I already bought the book."  I won't purchase the rest of the series, even if I might continue reading it. 

The story itself is alright. I like the magic system, and the worldbuilding went by quickly. I like that it is a Beauty and the Beast retelling (at least I think it is, it feels very similar), and the characters are (for the most part) alright. The villain is great, although the curse is very cliche.

Our main character Feyra is the luckiest idiot ever. She goes again and again against what Tamlin and Rhysand are telling her is safe, and somehow she lives through it all. 


I must say that this book felt very sexual-assaulty. Feyra almost gets gang-raped in the hallway and thinks the guy that "saves" her is so sketchy that she runs inside. When she is safe, Tamlin goes to her and bites her ???         

Idk yet if I'll continue the series. At the moment, I am content with knowing what I know about the world and the story, but the next 2 books are also available as the full-cast audiobook, so I might turn to them on my next run.       






     

Four stars. Refreshing and romantic read with the tiniest steam. 

I absolutely love enemies to lovers and the forced proximity tropes. This has both, and they intertwine beautifully. The relationship between Noah and Merry progressed nicely, and it didn't feel too rushed like many enemies to lovers. (Although her sister literally got engaged within a day so ??, now THAT is fast). The imaginary of the French countryside is stunning and picturesque. 

I will say that their name bothered me the tiniest bit, felt very Christmassy, which doesn't make sense to me. Also, I didn't connect to specific characters, which sucked because I enjoyed the book overall. 

Many thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

I would've liked this book a lot more if I had read the physical/ebook version because the narration sucked. That is my problem since I now see that I could've read it as an ebook, but I couldn't get away from the narration and dnf'ed the book after about 15 minutes. 


Thanks to NetGalley for the Arc, I wish I liked it more. 

Dnf at 43%

I was willing to give this book a fair shot, even after realizing what it is about since it is a Stephen King novel after all but I won’t tolerate animal abuse. 

What the hell is the deal with King and his abuse of cats, I think this is the third book I’ve read by him that has a descriptive cat abuse scene…