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Much more than Beauty and the Beast

Reviewed in Australia on 23 February 2020

It begins as a ‘Beauty and the Beast‘ type story with some differences of detail - such as the fact that this heroine is strong and proactive, a hunter who provides for her impoverished father and siblings - and becomes a much more intricate story. It’s set in a world where Faeries and humans are enemies who are required by Treaty to keep to their own domains. But within the Faery realms things are a lot more complicated than that, as our heroine, taken there against her will, gradually discovers. A delicious fantasy-romance with engaging characters and a plot that contains some unforeseeable twists and turns which nevertheless, when they happen, are both credible and moving. I liked it so much, I read it fast and ordered the two sequels immediately.

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Loxy

No Throne of Glass

Reviewed in Australia on 16 August 2020

I’m a huge fan of the Throne of glass series so I thought I would give this series a shot and unfortunately found it quite disappointing.

As much as I love Glass of Thrones I will say this about the author, she absolutely loves her stereotypes and cliches. All the fae men are protectors and tough on the outside and soft on the inside and the women are insecure but find their feet - cue eye roll. However, it works in Throne of Glass because the lead character is fantastic. Actually most of the characters are great.

I cannot say the same for this series. Feyre is seriously boring and pathetic. Tamlin is also boring. Lucien seems ok but has no spine. Rhysand is more interesting but also predictable ie tough bad boy who will turn out to have a heart of gold.

I’ve since read the second book and it does improve but it’s never going to be a great series!

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Patrycja

Noooo

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2021

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This is the story if it was told by someone who does not hate women:

A teenage girl gets kidnapped by an old man who holds her in his house against her will. He is violent. She is scared of him. In the meantime, he lies to her family about where she is and buys them off with money to keep them docile. With time, she develops feelings for him. When she has a chance to escape and finally reaches her family, she decides to go back to her abuser because she thinks they love each other.

Does it sound like a psychological thriller that studies domestic abuse and Stockholm Syndrome? Well, it is not. It romanticises all the wrong things we should not be teaching girls and women are ok. Awful book.

The end.

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Shyan

I wanted to like it more than I actually did. Just couldn't get into it.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 April 2021

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I ordered this book based on all the hype on social media for it which was my first mistake.

My second mistake was paying for it but honestly, i'm just glad I didn't pay more than 99p for it.

My final mistake was forcing myself to read more than two chapters. Usually, it takes me a chapter or two to know if I like a book and I knew should have given up reading this by the end of the first because nothing about the book enticed me. I forced myself to continue reading hoping it would get better but finally gave up at chapter ten due to sheer boredom.

That will teach to me to buy a book based on the hype.

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Hannah

Disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2021

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This story is The Hunger Games meets Beauty and The Beast.
I had hoped for this book as I saw it was praised a lot but it dragged on and some parts didn’t make sense...
Like she could see his facial expressions but he wore a mask and then she talks about how she wishes she could see his facial expressions...? Lots of “tongue clicking” too which was over used. This book just wasn’t my taste

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Absolute tripe

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 April 2022

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The story was just too odd, and was written like a mills and boon novel. I got through about 2 chapters before I gave up in disgust

E Potter

Cringe Beauty and the Beast retelling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 August 2022

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This is not worth buying. I was really looking forward to reading it after all the amazing reviews, but it was so cringy.

brekker’S investment

DAMAGED!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 September 2021

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it came damaged, it’s only on the side but i am very annoyed

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Wow. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Reviewed in the United States on 28 October 2018

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I hate rating books this poorly, seeing how difficult it is to write one at all (let alone a good one).

But that said, I have to.

I didn’t care at all for the main character, Feyre. She wasn’t just clueless, she was downright unintelligent. She knows nothing about faeries or their powers at all, and yet consistently ignores everything everyone tries to tell her about them. The only way she got through the book and made it to the end is because she was constantly being rescued. Otherwise she would’ve died as soon as the first little mishap on Tamlin’s lands took place. But seeing as how she’s constantly rewarded for her follies, she just keeps doing the same thing again and again.

This part actually made me laugh - when she makes it to the court Under the Mountain (in spite of everything and everyone) and is standing in front of Amarantha, after being warned ferociously about her again and again:
“And as I stared into her black eyes, I realized I was going to die.” Wow, really? She literally just figured that out? I highlighted that place in the book and am just amazed by it.

Another example of her unintelligence is when Amarantha tells her the riddle. Coming in to this book fresh, with no prior knowledge about the plot at all, I guessed the answer to the riddle when I first read it. But Feyre, claiming to love Tamlin oh so deeply (which by the way she discards him in the second book, I see), does not guess it until conveniently at the very end for some reason, after she’s gone through all the trials. Also I really fail to see why Amarantha decides to hinge everything on whether or not Feyre could figure out a riddle. Anyone with a shred more intelligence than Feyre would’ve guessed it instantly and Amarantha would have been defeated.

The only reason I finished the book is because I like to finish what I start and it was a mildly interesting plot aside from the main character. I cannot recommend this book at all personally. But I know there are lots of other people who like it. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Himakshi

From toxic relationships to racism SJM glorifies it all

Reviewed in India on 29 October 2021

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Tbh, I expected this book to be an average read except the world building. I expected the world building to be wonderful, which it is not. Sarah J. Maas has done a quite amazing job at sucking at world building or character development. The nth thing that disappointed me was the fact that, this book is marketed as YA fiction. Which it is not. Because both the male protagonists of the book is abusive. And they are, quite surprisingly, the love interests of the abused. Now, the patterns of abuse, emotional manipulation are very likely to go unnoticed by the young demographic this book targets. What's worse is, it's romanticized. The same behavior in a irl intimate relationship would be called abusive. The book while doesn't overtly endorse the abusive behavior of Rhysand, Tamlin's 'great rite' induced cornering of Feyre and biting her neck was painted as romantic even after she says no, verbally. Instead the book goes on to depict even though Feyre says no, she actually is giving consent, because we as readers know what is going on in her mind. This trope of women saying 'No' while wanting sexual advances is a trope I find very very problematic. And I wouldn't want to get into how Feyre falls in love with Rhysand after very evident sexual assault she goes through at his hands in the first book. I have come to understand that Rhysand apparently has his own reasons for sexually assaulting Feyre. And those reasons are explained in the sequel. But quite frankly, sexual assault, gaslighting and any form of abuse can never be justified. In real world sexual assault has reasons like power dynamics but it doesn't justify sexual assault and abuse. A court of thorns and roses is far from being a fiction centered around women empowerment. It is actually the opposite. Needless to say, I won't be reading the sequels.

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Tyler

Poor quality control. See pictures

Reviewed in Canada on 7 June 2022

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I purchased this book as a present for my girlfriend. Gave her the box as I did not think the pages would be damaged.

Unfortunately there are several quality control issues.
- Pages are attached upside down to the hard cover.
- Pages have 'tags' un-cut with printing information.
- Every couple of pages are un-cut and still attached to other pages

This is now a paper weight as I am not able to return.

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This book reads like my high school fan fictions

Reviewed in Canada on 9 March 2022

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I can’t stop cringing. I had high expectations because of the raving reviews but it’s just another twilight. Scratch that, it’s some sort of painful hybrid of twilight, beauty and the beast, and 50 shades of grey. A book for thirsty teens and moms.

Was planning on going into detail as to why this book is so terrible but honestly it’s not even worth the time. The fact that this book is so popular and well-rated makes me sad for our society and culture.

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