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A review by mxcopmy
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
**SPOILERS AHEAD**
For me a 2.5 stars. It wasn't so much bad, but rather the neutral feeling that is central to me with this book. I have a lot of thoughts running through my head and I will share them with you!
I knew ACOTAR was more romance based and generally had more spice. Now, as we know, I have never been the biggest fan of fast-romance and smut, so I had certainly already figured out for myself that this might be a difficult turning point for me. But to my surprise, the problem wasn't with the spice per se, but rather the overall nature of the story.
First of all, I thought that SJM made too clear a distinction between the two halves of this story. The first half was a lot of fluffy romance and being in spring court, without much boo or ba, where suddenly a quick turnaround was made to something very dark and deep. This really confused the mood I was supposed to feel about this book. To me it would have felt like a better whole if this had been woven together. Also, there was not enough or correct foreshadowing in the story, which is the element of SJM that draws me to her books. For example, I thought that the fairy with his wings pulled off and the one with his head on a stick brought little to no relevance to the story. I'm still not sure what the meaning of this was. In addition, I didn't feel any fireworks between Tamlin and Feyre at all. As a result, I couldn't bring myself to properly digest their romance or “feel” it at all. This was also most likely because I felt that the story didn't follow a very logical timeline and, for me personally, it came together way too quickly. To me it's illogical that you fall madly in love with your captivator... and honestly, it's just a creepy kink.
I must honestly admit that the steamy pieces made me feel warm for a while, which was super unexpected and gave me a lot of hope. In addition, I am still absolutely amazed that Maas is an excellent writer. At the beginning where Feyre was not yet taken to Prythian, I was drawn into the story and had high hopes. It was just a shame that it had toned down as it went on. Maas also always writes her action with a good dose of tension that keeps you reaching for the next pages. Furthermore, the part about the reason for killing Andras and why Tamlin took good care of her was well presented. At least here was the foreshadowing I expected and I felt like everything I had read before was useful.
If this book had been at least 200 pages longer, it would have been an easy 4 stars for me. The story just lacked the necessary body it needed to really stand up well. Since the next books are of that thickness, I have enough hope that she will succeed this time!
For me a 2.5 stars. It wasn't so much bad, but rather the neutral feeling that is central to me with this book. I have a lot of thoughts running through my head and I will share them with you!
I knew ACOTAR was more romance based and generally had more spice. Now, as we know, I have never been the biggest fan of fast-romance and smut, so I had certainly already figured out for myself that this might be a difficult turning point for me. But to my surprise, the problem wasn't with the spice per se, but rather the overall nature of the story.
First of all, I thought that SJM made too clear a distinction between the two halves of this story. The first half was a lot of fluffy romance and being in spring court, without much boo or ba, where suddenly a quick turnaround was made to something very dark and deep. This really confused the mood I was supposed to feel about this book. To me it would have felt like a better whole if this had been woven together. Also, there was not enough or correct foreshadowing in the story, which is the element of SJM that draws me to her books. For example, I thought that the fairy with his wings pulled off and the one with his head on a stick brought little to no relevance to the story. I'm still not sure what the meaning of this was. In addition, I didn't feel any fireworks between Tamlin and Feyre at all. As a result, I couldn't bring myself to properly digest their romance or “feel” it at all. This was also most likely because I felt that the story didn't follow a very logical timeline and, for me personally, it came together way too quickly. To me it's illogical that you fall madly in love with your captivator... and honestly, it's just a creepy kink.
I must honestly admit that the steamy pieces made me feel warm for a while, which was super unexpected and gave me a lot of hope. In addition, I am still absolutely amazed that Maas is an excellent writer. At the beginning where Feyre was not yet taken to Prythian, I was drawn into the story and had high hopes. It was just a shame that it had toned down as it went on. Maas also always writes her action with a good dose of tension that keeps you reaching for the next pages. Furthermore, the part about the reason for killing Andras and why Tamlin took good care of her was well presented. At least here was the foreshadowing I expected and I felt like everything I had read before was useful.
If this book had been at least 200 pages longer, it would have been an easy 4 stars for me. The story just lacked the necessary body it needed to really stand up well. Since the next books are of that thickness, I have enough hope that she will succeed this time!