forum A Court of Thorns and Roses Series (spoilers)
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@HighPockets group

I'm busy reading my Star Wars books. Also, how explicit does it get? I'm ace, so sex scenes are something I skip over, not to mention I'm reading it at school.

@HighPockets group

Okay I finished Book 2 and need to wait to get 3 at the public library. Might be a while because the summer reading program ended last month and a lot of teen books are still out. Also they have it as a 'Buzz Book' (popular book that can only be taken out for a short period of time) and it's a heckin' brick so I'd have to wait for it to come back to the regular system.
It was really good, I liked the Persephone and Hades vibe, heck Rhys even resembles Hades. I adore Morrigan with my whole heart, Nesta is legit me, Elain reminds me of my OC Nell. Tam seems a bit OOC, though. I like Rhys, and I like that SJM didn't have the double standard of female on male rape that most people seem to have. Also it didn't gloss over Feyre's PTSD, but I don't think her PTSD should be as bad as it was for killing TWO PEOPLE to save EVERYONE ELSE, but I mean she died so I think it's mostly from that.
Is Feyre bi? She seems to always talk about how hot Mor is.

@HighPockets group

Honestly imagine being bi or pan and living with the fae where all of them are hot. I would be a wreck by the end of the day. Heck, I'm crushing on Mor and Lucien right now, and I'm 2 books in.

@HighPockets group

I have some books on my 'to read' list first though…..

  • A New Dawn
  • No Filter
  • Saving Red (reread but it's one of my favorite books ever, and y'all should read it!)
  • My Plain Jane

@HighPockets group

OKAY I HAVE OFFICIALLY FINISHED THE SERIES!!!!!!!!!
Here's my thoughts:
Things I liked:
+I really like the side characters <3
+Nesta and Cassian were a ship I enjoyed in Wings and Ruin. Not so much in Frost and Starlight
+Amren is my fave, followed by Mor and Lucien.
+I really think that Lucien and Vassa will be a good couple if SJM goes that direction.
+I love the descriptions of Velaris, it really felt like I was there. Heck, descriptions of locations in general were really good!
+Fave of the books is Thorns and Roses.
+Nesta's death salute to the king when she was Made was amazing!
+I like that it didn't just gloss over the PTSD from what happened in any of the books to any of the characters.
+It dealt with female-on-male rape without excusing it.
+It didn't shame Feyre for having a purely sexual relationship in Thorns and Roses.
+Bi rep. Well, technically homoromantic-bisexual rep, which is even better!

Things I disliked:
-Feyre. She just felt very whiny and bland to me, like a poor attempt at a Katniss Everdeen knockoff. She was also very OP and could have used some training or limits to her powers.
-Rhys was OP as well. Should have had his powers toned down a bit.
-Tamlin. Not his character by itself, but the way he was absolutely trashed to make way for Rhys. There are many ways to have set up Feysand, and trashing a formerly decent man was not the right one. He could have been killed off, fallen in love with someone else, found his mate, or just sworn off relationships after being Under the Mountain, but no. He had to be twisted into a caricature of himself and character-assassinated.
-The fact that everything Rhys did Under the Mountain was excused. He should have faced consequences for how he treated Feyre.
-The overuse of certain words and phrases. Mainly 'mate', 'male', 'purred', etc.
-The use of 'male' and 'female'. It was really grating and became cringe-worthy quickly, especially in situations when characters are called 'gentlemales'. Not to mention pretty cissexist.
-The overload of sex. I'm asexual so that does play into this, but I really wish SJM would have been less detailed. I'm fine with fade-to-black sex or sex that uses heavy figurative language so it's not vividly clear they're having sex, but SJM's sex scenes were straight up graphic. Like, that's the stuff that belongs in erotica, not YA. Not to mention the copies at my library had no 'mature content' warning on them so I had no idea what I was getting in to.
-And the use of words like 'feasted' and 'devoured'? Oh hell no. That's nasty and it makes me think of two wild animals doing it, not two High Fae.
-Why does everyone end up in a relationship? Besides Mor, every single character is with someone. Even Amren, who I will forever headcanon as asexual, has a shoehorned romance with Prince Varian.
-ACOFAS just felt like a poorly written fanfic to me. It was just shopping, sex, and snowball fights.
-Rhy's 'death'. I liked the way it was written, and Feyre's response, but it was painfully obvious that he would come back to life. Amren too.

All in all, I enjoyed the series and will probably reread it at least twice. But I'd rate it as a solid 6/10 stars.

@HighPockets group

Also, hard as I have tried, I cannot shake the image of Cassian being a winged Diego Luna. And I have tried so hard……now I kinda imagine Nessian as Cassijyn so yeah…..

@Rvan group

(gasp YOU CHANGED YOU NAME??? Y???)

(For an rp I’m in where my character’s name is Rvan, I didn’t want it to get confusing… Soltan is Rvan’s last name, so I temporarily changed it)

@HighPockets group

(gasp YOU CHANGED YOU NAME??? Y???)

(For an rp I’m in where my character’s name is Rvan, I didn’t want it to get confusing… Soltan is Rvan’s last name, so I temporarily changed it)

(Ah. Makes since. I like it!)

@Tiani

I love this series SO GODDAMN MUCH but I'm telling you now I hated rhysand when I read the first book but then the second one came around and I was just like. Oh…. okay :D

@HighPockets group

I have some books on my 'to read' list first though…..

  • A New Dawn
  • No Filter
  • Saving Red (reread but it's one of my favorite books ever, and y'all should read it!)
  • My Plain Jane

Flashback to when I said this, and have read 1 one of them. And it was the reread. Rip.

@Imperfect_Autumn group

If I may revive this chat… This is my favorite book series right now. I’ve read the books twice, and I plan on rereading again after I finish SJM’s new book: Crescent City