A Court of Thorns and Roses

By: Sarah J. Maas

Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable audiobook.

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

At least, he’s not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she’s been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

©2015 Sarah J. Maas (P)2015 Recorded Books

I wasn't sure at first

I only started the sample of this since I really enjoyed how Jennifer Ikeda read "A Discovery of Witches". After a few seconds in feared that I wouldn't be able to adjust to the characters since I knew her for others but as soon as the thought entered my mind it was gone and I went ahead and bought the book! It is a must read! Loved it!

Fantastic!

Just great! Loved this upper YA/new adult story from Sarah Maas. I'm a big fan of her other stories and really enjoyed the fairy tale echoes that were in this story.

mistifying tale of love

this story intertwines the tale of beauty and the beast, phantom of the opera, and persephony beautifully. it is non stop action.

Just what my heart desired

Need a shameless fantasy YA book? Stop here. Easy read and fulfills your every whim.

Interesting twists

I really enjoyed the story. Some parts seemed very familiar, like a twist on Beauty and the Beast, but it still had its own soul. And just when I thought I could predict what happens next there's another twist and the plot thickens... One thing some people might want to know is that there are 3-4ish sex scenes. I'd tried to find out ahead of time because I prefer clean reads. The comments I'd read were very vague and said it was part of the plot, and tasteful, and not too descriptive. I have to disagree- it was plenty descriptive. And IMO didn't add anything of importance to the plot. Since I was listening I just fast forwarded, but be warned.

I enjoyed it

To be honest, I originally thought about giving this book three or four stars because it's not really some amazing work of art. But I really enjoyed it so it earned a five star review from me.

Most of it is really a fantasy romance; a bit like a version of Beauty and the Beast. A part of me simply enjoys this sort of thing and it definitely wasn't a bad book. It started out really slowly with a few interesting events happening in the beginning followed by chapters upon chapters of nothing. But probably about halfway through it really picked up and I actually had trouble stopping.

I also found the narrator a perfect fit and I'm sure that she actually managed to make the book better and more interesting than it would have been otherwise.

This next part has spoilers so if you don't like this sort of thing, you can probably stop reading now. My biggest problem with the book was that the trials just seemed far too simple. The first one was a test of the protagonist's strength, sure, but it still could have involved a creature with less glaringly obvious weaknesses. The second trial was pretty ridiculous considering that its biggest difficulty was Feyre's inability to read, a weakness that had been unknown to Amarantha. Also, the riddle that was meant to be so hard was actually very easy. But once I stopped focusing on the shortcomings, I still really enjoyed it more as an Indulgence rather than anything else.

Too Explicit Sex for a YA Novel

Ever felt like it would be nice if books had ratings? If they did this one would be rated R. The sex scenes were pretty explicit and I think should keep this book from being listed as for young adults. The story was interesting and well written but the sex scenes were just too much!

Get it

Amazing reader. Wonderful story. I love this entire storyline. I’ve listened to it easily 6 times

Love it!

This is one of my favorite books! I've already listened to it twice! It's very well written. My only problem is that it's a bit graphic during the sex moment... I wouldn't have my teenage girls read it.

Stunning

Incredible story , unbelievable twists and enduring tale with marvelous characters and evil villains . Couldn't put it down.