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A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses | Sarah J. Maas
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERPerfect 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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HiMyNames_Alyssa
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I finally jumped on the wagon. I was worried because from what I gathered, the story was spice driven, but I'm pleased to say it's not. I'm not against spice as long as it's not the whole point of the book. And this is not that. Already several hours deep in the next one and on the edge of my seat. If anyone wants to rant with me without spoilers please message me! Also: I always love Jennifer Ikeda ❤️

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Violetsunrise84

I told myself after reading Crescent City 3 that I didn‘t need to read ACOTAR. I decided to just read the first few pages yesterday and now I am 54 pages into it. I like Feyre so far. #ACOTAR #SarahJMaas #acourtofthronesandroses

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Born.A.Reader
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#WithMap #ittakesallkinds
I love it when fantasy novels add a map -helps me to visualize the story better.
@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Doesn‘t it just!?! 4d
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eanderson
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I don‘t know what I‘m Getting myself into but trying! Was told my a friend to read this before Crescent City so here I go!

annahenke This is so worth investing in. Love the deep character development and intriguing world! 5d
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LittlebearReads
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Mehso-so

Once again, I think being a “serious” high fantasy reader impacted my enjoyment of a widely enjoyed title. For me, this had a pretty formulaic throughline (3 tests, a riddle, etc.) and not enough real plot. I especially would‘ve liked less time spent on the front end and establisment of Tamlin and Feyre‘s relationship, and a less rushed approach to the “big bad” at the end of the book.

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Bekachu97
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I've never been one to broaden my horizons. I know what I like, and I usually will stay in my comfort zone given the chance.
I took a chance on this book, putting it to the top of my christmas list last year. How could I not when my best friend recommended to me.
It's perfect, it's everything I LOVE in a book. Fantasy, romance, suspense. ACOTAR is a massive page turner. I am so happy to be a part of this world!! #ACOTAR #fantasy #sarahjmaas

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InkedBookworm13
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#TLT
1. A Court of Thorns and Roses series.
2. Hunger Games.
3. Harry Potter series.

There are so many more but these are by far my favorites.

@dabbe

dabbe They're all excellent choices! Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 3w
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LadyCait84
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I really wish I could have read it without out so many series spoilers hanging out in the back of my mind (honestly, so much bookish content on Insta is both a blessing & a curse), but I enjoyed it. Also, love any excuse to discuss magic lore & handsome faeries with my gal pals. Our book club sticks mostly to literary fiction, so it‘s nice to take a break from real-world heavy topics & giggle over fae, fantasy & spicy escapism once in a while.

jamield1911 Been on my TBR for so long! 3w
Captivatedbybooks People ask me why I read so much fantasy and its cause i want a break from the real world 3w
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Lsmoore43
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Graphic Audio

I listened to the graphic audio of this and boy it was good. Like watching a movie without the actual screen. I had no problem picturing it in my mind though. The end of last year and so far this year I have been stepping out of my comfort zone and trying a different genre of book and audio. While I listen to the book I also read along with my physical copy or ecopy. What a way to read. It's been so much fun....

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StellaDz
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Buddy reads seem to keep me reading lately, which I‘m happy about. This series might be what breaks my slump. Good pacing, amazing world, and Feyre is a kick-a** MC. It‘s fantasy enough to keep genre fans happy, but not so high-fantasy to intimidate new readers.

And all that being said. I think I‘m already Team Rhys. Tamlin had his alpha persona crushed too badly in this.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

GlassAsDiamonds This series broke a serious reading slump for me but… pro tip… have Book three to hand about halfway through book 2 🤣🤣🤣 1mo
StellaDz @GlassAsDiamonds oh I‘m on it. I had bought the hardcover box set late last year when it went on sale😂 1mo
GlassAsDiamonds @StellaDz smart 🤣🤣🤣 you will not regret that life choice 🤣🤣🤣🤣 1mo
StellaDz @GlassAsDiamonds I‘m certainly excited for it! ❤️ (edited) 1mo
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bookish6
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Mehso-so

This was a re-read.
I had a hard time getting into this series the first time. I read Throne of Glass first, and this one just doesn't compare, in my opinion.
However, I do still love this series. Feyre is such a strong character. I love that she did whatever it took to take care of her family, even though they were all the worst. They did not appreciate her at all. None of the characters really jumped out at me, except Rhys, obvs.

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jen_hayes7
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Despite buying this right when it came out…I just read it. Why did I wait so long? No idea. Am I glad I finally *get* the hype, yes. #lennox #catsoflitsy

RaeLovesToRead 😻😻😻 1mo
BookBelle84 How I love those old covers so much more than the new! 1mo
jen_hayes7 @BookBelle84 Oh my gosh, me too!! I‘m now struggling to decide whether I need to also get the new cover versions of the first three so I have a matching set. 😂🙃 1mo
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Tabathia
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I love this scene. #feyre #acotar

Bklover Welcome to Litsy!! 2mo
bthegood Welcome to Litsy!! 2mo
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Alora
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Does anyone else read with a music soundtrack in the background?! Perfect vibes when it matches the theme/plot!

Loving ACOTAR so far!! Suffering from a bad concussion so I'm only able to read for a few minutes at a time if I'm lucky. Not good when all I want to do is read this amazing book! 😭😞

Jari-chan Get better soon! I hate everything that keeps me from reading 😐 2mo
Librarybelle Hope you feel better soon! 2mo
DaveGreen7777 Hope your head gets better soon! 🙏 2mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Feel better ❤️‍🩹 2mo
AnnCrystal May you be better soon 🫂🙏💝. (edited) 2mo
Reggie Jeez. I hope you feel better! And yes. When I read horror, I put my Pandora on the John Carpenter soundtrack channel. 2mo
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OneCent76
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I finally got around to reading this book. It was good - I understand the hype! I liked the characters, action, and storyline. I will keep reading the series

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Between_The_Covers
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“don‘t marry Tomas Mandray. His father beats his wife, and none of his sons do anything to stop it.” Nesta‘s eyes widened, but I added, “Bruises are harder to conceal than poverty.” Whew! This is good good.

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bthegood
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Love Feyre, Tamlin, Rhys, Lucien, Alis, Nesta and Elain - looking forward to getting to know all of these characters better! Love the world created in this story - looking forward to learning more about it as well.

1/5 for #SeriesLove2024 @TheSpineView @Andrew65

Make a great day everyone 🌹

TheSpineView Loved this series! ❤️📖📚 2mo
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bthegood
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I just took my ibuprofen 😅

Make a great day everyone ❄️

Jari-chan 😅🤣 2mo
ShananigansReads 🤣🤣🤣 2mo
julesG 🤣🤣🤣 - I feel old all of a sudden 2mo
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dabbe 😂 2mo
janeycanuck What do you take if you remember Windows 3.1?! Or should I already be dead? 🤣😂🤣 2mo
WJCintron 🤣😂🙌 I remember!! 😬 2mo
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bthegood
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Joining in on #SeriesLove2024 - plan to read and finish the tagged series (on book 1/5); Aunt Dimity series (on book 2, and I think there are 19 or so); and A Good Girls Guide to Murder (on book 2/4) .

Thanks for hosting @TheSpineView and @Andrew65 📚

Make a great day everyone ❄️

TheSpineView You're welcome! Good luck and enjoy those series. 2mo
Andrew65 All very good series. Great to have you with us and good luck 😁 2mo
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AroundTheBookWorld
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bthegood
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I read 4/8 for #CloakandDaggerChristmas - enjoyed trying this out this year - now that it's on my radar I will definitely try again. Added some good reads to my TBR - Thanks for hosting @Ruthiella -

#WinterGames #GangstaWrappers

Make a great day everyone 🥳

Ruthiella Awesome job! 🎄💀🔪🎅🏻 3mo
bthegood @Ruthiella thx - it was fun 💀☃️ (edited) 3mo
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bthegood
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1. Our team read - Last Christmas in Paris
2. Christmas Candy Corpse
3. no, quiet evening in
4. no
5. green - in mid 40s to 60s in northern Kentucky - disappointed, I like snow and all 4 seasons !!

#WinterGames #GangstaWrappers

Make a great day everyone 🎁

JessieKB ❤️🎄💚 3mo
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bthegood
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Hold from library came in, priority read😊 Loving it!
#WinterGames #GangstaWrappers

Make a great day everyone 🎁

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bthegood
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As soon as my library hold comes in this is the series I am starting. Looking forward to getting so wrapped up in another world that the last book in the series makes me sad 😅

#WinterGames #GangstaWrappers

Make a great day everyone 🎁

Meshell1313 Ooh enjoy! Buckle up! 3mo
bthegood @Meshell1313 👍 🙂 3mo
WJCintron Ooh! I haven‘t read them yet. Keep me posted! 😃🙌 Hope you have a wonderful day/weekend and Christmas Eve! ❤️🥳🎉🙏😃🤗 3mo
bthegood @WJCintron will do, and enjoy your holiday too🎁💖 3mo
WJCintron @bthegood 😃🙏❤️ 3mo
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hannah-leeloo
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Happy Winter Solstice to everyone and Happy Birthday to the High Lady Feyre from ACOTAR.

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nibech
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I LOVED ACOTAR! OMG. I wrote a book review over on my goodreads. Can't wait to get to ACOMAF. ❤️🥀

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ImperfectCJ
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My elder kid read this around age 13, but delayed recommending it to me because it was kind of embarrassing to know that you and your mom are reading the same sexy book. Admittedly, it's much easier for me to talk about this novel with my 18-year-old than it would have been 5 years ago. The book itself is fine, enjoyable but not earth-shattering. A little disappointing that it's a bunch of dudes in charge of fairyland, though.

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ImperfectCJ
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I'm listening to this audiobook, and every time they mention the Night Court, this is what I picture. I don't think Maas intends Rhysand to look like Harry Anderson.

PuddleJumper 🤣 3mo
Cheshirecat913 Love this. 😆 I 3mo
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ClairesReads
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Pickpick

Exactly what I imagined it would be- not super well-written or particularly original but weirdly compelling. Will probably read more.

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ImperfectCJ
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First attempt at a beaded barrette while listening to the tagged book this morning. The original plastic thing covering this barrette just snapped the other day, so I popped it off and used the opportunity to try out beading with pony beads and wire I had leftover from my children's many abandoned craft interests. I'm a little stuck on rainbows lately, so here we are.

To paraphrase Pooh, "My beading is Wobbly. It's good beading, but it Wobbles."

dabbe It's adorable! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
Megabooks Cute! 3mo
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bridge12
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Y‘all- it‘s happened…. I‘ve fallen into the SJM rabbit hole and it‘s all I can think about.

The beginning was a bit slow but WOW the end will get ya hooked. 3.5⭐️

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LazyLibrary
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This month is 1 year in our new home. We decided to spend the day solo, cooking & decorating the tree. Resting! For my own holiday mental health, I felt I needed the nostalgic smells of my families traditions in this home. No one is close, everyone is spread out. And the thought of coming home to a cold empty house was a bummer! Rereading ACOTAR after 8 years, and finally continuing the series to fill the Iron Flame hole in my ❤️ Happy 🦃 Litsy!

Texreader Looks amazing and yum, the leftovers are all yours! Sounds cozy and wonderful 4mo
AmyG Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 4mo
Tamra Fantastic! 4mo
dabbe 🧡🖤💜 4mo
marleed I hope your day was cozy and wonderful! 4mo
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TugstenDragon
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Pickpick

I went into this book with lower expectations, having strayed away from this genre as I got older. But it was actually pretty good, a lot happens, the protagonist can be pretty badass. It wasn‘t as sexual as I heard it was, if I remember correctly there was only 2 sex scenes that were pretty tame. I would recommend this book to anyone who has enjoyed this genre in the past but hasn‘t read it in awhile!

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Shaaaannnn
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I‘m obsessed with this. I wanted more so badly, that I actually paid for the second book in the series. Which I absolutely NEVER do (unless I‘m at strand ofc). But um, yeah. Loved.

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Anoukeboek
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It took me a long time to get into the story and to care about the characters, but I must say I'm sold! I enjoyed the multiple twists and also the entire last part. In most stories like this, the first book only focusses on the move to the new home and the falling in love part, so the whole Amarintha part was unexpected and fun to read! Didn't really care too much about the characters, but at least they weren't completely cliché!

(🎧 - audiobook)

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Lizpixie
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#ScarathlonPhotoChallenge #Day29 #Trick No Trick in title books either, so I chose this as Tamlin tries to trick Feyre into falling in love to save the Fey. #Scarathlon #SpookyGhostClub 6pts

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Bookish_Gal
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Slow world building, yet once it got going it got Going. Beauty and Beast fantasy world of fae turn torture and (not as) spicy as everybody says. Are moments, but not as much as expected based off it being know for being spicy. Like Lucien side character with his snark and straightforwardness. Feyre and Tamlin are an interesting combination. Balance each other decently. Hope for more of that bickering. That‘s the good stuff.

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AroundTheBookWorld
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The forest had become a labyrinth of snow and ice.
I‘d been monitoring the parameters of the thicket for an hour, and my vantage point in the crook of a tree branch had turned useless.
#ACourtOfThornsAndRoses #SarahJMaas #firstline #openingline #book #books #bookmark #bookmarks #bookmoment #bookmoments #bookquote #bookquotes #bookqueen #bookquirk #quote #Fantasy #Romance #YoungAdult #Fiction #NewAdult #Fae #Retellings #FantasyRomance #Magic ❤️‍🔥

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lauramisiara
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I enjoyed the book, although the middle was really slow, I became hooked at about 70%. However, I am still not too crazy about it. The story was different, there is fantasy and adventure. The romance built weirdly and almost expectedly. There are some interesting characters but overall the book seemed lacking and left me wanting more. I would have enjoyed it more as a movie.

lauramisiara Coming back after reading the second book, and now it all makes sense 😌. 100% pick!!! And 200% read the next! 4mo
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mom_of_4

Listening to the tagged book. So far I really dont care much for it but I will give it time.

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emz711
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This picture is actually someone's art (tumbler: rosiethorns88) from Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber but I think both these series are similar. Can anyone tell me which one is better? Should I keep going with A Court of ...?

So far the first one was like beauty and the beast with a twilight ending and a lot of torture. I was expecting a little more sexual tension rather than straight up physical torture and killing.

Michreader3 Keep going with Acotar!! The second book is one of my favorites and the romance definitely gets better 6mo
SassyBookworm I absolutely LOVED Once Upon a Broken Heart & can‘t hardly wait for the final installment of the trilogy to come out later this month (her Caraval series is amazing too). I also read ACOTAR and ended up getting bored with it around book 3 and stopped. 6mo
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emz711 @SassyBookworm yup I loved once upon, not so much caraval and can't wait for the last one to come out! 6mo
emz711 @Michreader3 you were right! 5mo
emz711 @SassyBookworm year book 2 was good, spicy. Book 3 was eh. I'm taking a break to reread the ballad of never after. I really hope my curse for true love hold comes in from the library quickly! 5mo
SassyBookworm @emz711 my library hasn‘t even got A Curse for True Love yet 😤 I requested it for purchase last week! Hopefully soon, I may request it again, but I have my Libby app alert on to notify me if/when it becomes available. 5mo
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CrossroadReview
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So I am not a person that does audio books and I know for a fact that the only reason I could keep this one straight was because I‘ve read it more than once and know the story.

That being said OMG this was freaking AMAZING!!!!!!!! A+ need to listen to it again!! I have already finished book two and am onto book three. That is just how good these are!

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Cedar_and_Grapefruit
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I'm seldom into fantasy novels, but this series has me absolutely hooked. Sleepless and addicted! The author's ability to make each character personal, relatable, and exquisitely unique is so refined. The sexual tension, battle scenes, the doubt and faith that flicker and fade among the cast is breathtaking. This is truly the first time I've wept when an important character dies. The first! Two more books to go before I complete the series. ❤️

lauramisiara Someone dies? 😨 I‘m still at 60% of the book. I‘m scared now. 5mo
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currentlyreadinginCO
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I neither loved this as much as those of you that love this nor hated this as much as those of you that hated this. I do want to know what happens next, though.

AbigailJaneBlog Imo, the next books in the series are better! 6mo
Michreader3 The next book gets so much better!! 6mo
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BirdLaVie
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3.5 ⭐️ 🎧 It took me awhile to feel invested in this story, but it had all of the elements of good storytelling, world building, and character tension. It was a nice escape as an audiobook. I think a physical book may have felt too drawn out at times; things pick up towards the final third of the book. I‘ll listen to the next in the series when the mood strikes! 🧚🏼‍♂️🧚🏻‍♀️

oddandbookish This book is definitely the weakest of the series. 6mo
BirdLaVie @oddandbookish that is good to know, thanks for telling me! Definitely gives me fuel towards book 2, which I‘ve heard is strong! 6mo
oddandbookish @BirdLaVie Book 2 was my personal favorite! 6mo
BirdLaVie @oddandbookish I‘m sold!! 6mo
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Melismatic
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Well. This sure was a rollercoaster. I didn‘t think *that* would be the finale. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

(Side Note: but for ppl who have read the whole series, am I supposed to end up loving Rhysand? Bc so far….ick.)

Am I thrilled with the back half? No - it was ridiculous. 😂 Am I hands in for Book 2? You bet…not sure when I‘ll get to it tho.

5feet.of.fury Just you waitttt haha 6mo
Melismatic @5feet.of.fury 👀🕵🏻‍♀️🦇 lolololol 🌹 6mo
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Melismatic
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I feel tricked by this book! If people consider this YA, I have thoughts! I guess New Adult is more appropriate, I wasn‘t thinking there‘d be this level of…we‘ll call it romantic tension. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

I‘m more than halfway through and will be continuing. Is it *great* writing? No. Am I having fun listening? Yes. 😂🤷🏻‍♀️🫶🏻😘

brittanyreads hahaha.. def not YA... girl, it gets so much better...and worse 😈 🌶️🌶️🌶️ enjoyyyyy. One of my faves! Especially book 2 6mo
Melismatic @BrittanyReads Lolol im not ready! Lol 😂 😂 6mo
brittanyreads Hahaha I don't think anyone who reads the series is ever truly prepared for what unfolds hahaha 6mo
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TEArificbooks
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This book may be a little over hyped for me. It was just another beauty and the beast retelling. It was much more spicier than I expected from a YA book. I did like the imagery and the high fantasy world building finally started to take shape at the end of the book.

swishandflick I believe this falls under "new adult" rather than young adult, which is usually much spicier 6mo
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