A Court of Thorns and Roses

I bought the book because of a Booktoker who highly recommended it. And I wasn't disappointed at all. ⚠️Spoiler alert⚠️ Feyre is a proud and strong woman who starts the book with all her senses being focused on surviving and keeping her sisters and father alive, who don't get over the fact, that they are poor. Feyre tries to suppress her passion for painting because it's "useless" and she can't afford it. When she accidentally kills a High Fae, she gets abducted by Tamlin, the Fae Lord of Spring Court. I really liked the way, their relationship is severely disturbed by prejudices on both sides. First, she tries to flee, but when Tamlin promises, that he takes care of her family, she starts enjoying life. That's the point where she falls for him. She learns more about his world. Most importantly, a blight is weakening the magic and creatures such as the Bogger keep Tamlin and his court on their toes. I really liked Lucien as well. He's a friend of Tamlin, a really deep and likeable character. But a visitor comes and drives Tamlin to send Feyre back to her family. But she has a feeling, that something's wrong. And comes back to find everything changed. And she needs to make a lot of sacrifices not only to safe Tamlin but the whole world of Faeries... I really liked reading sth new, and the way she wrote the story was really enjoyable. I especially liked the High Fae of Night Court, because he's a very controversial character, not exactly bad but still not on the good side. I also liked the bad guy, she is a broken woman who knows how to get what she wants. When the plot twisted, you started getting stuff that happened chapters before. The author planned her plot really good and scattered clues over the whole book. I also liked the ending, happy, but there was still some stuff to do for the next books. The spice was exactly what I like: Only hints, nothing explicit, very elegante and emotional. Sometimes, Feyre was a bit too proud, but I could empathize with her. However, I didn't like that she was willing to be with Lucien, but vehemently rejected Tamlin's company. I also didn't like the rite of fire night, it's like unnecessary and stupid. Why would exactly that be the rite? It has nothing to do with the reasons of Fire Night. But all in all, I really enjoyed reading it and it definitely made it into my favorite books. Highly recommended!!!

Ich habe lange überlegt ob ich Fantasy eine Chance gebe. Dieses Buch hat mich sofort in seinen Bann gezogen. Die Story so lebhaft und bildlich geschrieben, dass ich am Ende so mitgefiebert habe und mich sehr auf die weiteren Bänder freue!

Ich hab mir den ersten Teil der ACOTAR Reihe rein aufgrund des riesigen Hypes auf Social Media gekauft und obwohl Fantasy normalerweise nicht mein liebstes Genre ist, hat mich das Buch absolut überzeugt! If you're thinking whether or not it's worth the hype - this is your sign to read it :)

I read this book, hoping I would finally find a new and good romantasy-series to dive into. What i got was unnecessary emotional trauma. For me, this book can be divided into three parts. First part: the female main character is absolutely insufferable, acts ilogically and whines about every single thing that happens (but somehow stays remarkably calm during actual crisis situations). Second part: A romance is starting to build but very slowly (which I love! To me the absolute best part of the book) Third part: Unnecessary gore, traumatical experiences and very weird dark romance-y stuff. I love Sarah J. Maas's worldbuilding but her characters and the unnecessarily dark twist absolutely ruin the book for me.

WOW! AMAZING! I have so many thoughts… I honestly didn’t expect to like this book as much as I did. I love Tamlin, but Rhysand is being a little sus and yet, I’m starting to like him, too! I still wonder why he stumbled out on the terrace and why he even helped Feyre in the first place. ✍️ That whole curse plotline Under the Mountain was absolutely insane. Throughout the book, I kept wondering how SJM even came up with all these ideas for the plot, and especially for the creatures. The world-building is so immersive; I felt like I was literally inside the book while reading it! Also, I really like Lucien. He’s such a sweetheart and even tried to help Feyre Under the Mountain. That is just so bestie-coded! And oh my gosh, I totally cried when Alis was finally reunited with her boys.