A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)

by Sarah J. Maas

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Perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and George R.R. Martin, this first book in a sexy and action-packed new series is impossible to put down!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin--one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world.

As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin--and his world--forever.

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3 of 5 stars

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Well... I have heard so many good things about this book that I wanted to give it a try (knowing full well that it wasn't high literature or anything, so my expectations weren't over the top I think).

And it's an interesting concept, the world is quite nice, I like the worldbuilding, I like most side characters and all of that.

But dead god. Fayre is soo freaking annoying!! I almost stopped reading because she was just... arg!
First, she acts like such a freaking martyr! I hate that, I hate that thing where people are like "Oh, I do so much, nobody appreciates it but instead of speaking up I just bear this and deal with it but I still complain about it in my head ALL OF THE TIME!" Really??? Yes, your mother asked you to take care of them, but I'm sure she didn't mean all by yourself!

Then, she gets captured by a faery prince, put in a wonderful house, everyone is nice to her, her family is actually taken care of (!), like they are better off with her here, she can do whatever she wants and still, she isn't happy! WTH? What more does she want exactly?

Plus, she is just plain stupid! She knows faeries are dangerous for her, she knows, she has been told several times, "there is a ritual coming, a lot of dangerous faeries are going to be there, so just stay in your freaking room" and she goes... "nah, can't be that bad" and goes to watch, get's in a dangerous situation, get's rescued, told to stay in her room and she leaves AGAIN?!?

Also, that stupid riddle... are you kidding me? She couldn't solve that??

Seriously, the worldbuilding is nice and interesting, but the main characters are not it at all. In the real world she would be dead several times, too stupid to live, really LOL! :P

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