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1.) A Court of Thorns and Roses ★★★★

[2023 reread] ★★��
for years and years, i have said this was sjm’s best book and the only book of hers that i had given five stars to >.< !! i fully thought i would give this five stars again upon reread, but here we are with a three star rating and a lot of feelings. but i had a lot of fun with this, and i truly do think this book is doing and talking about a lot of important things and i never want to lessen that! but as far as enjoyment goes, i just didn’t have as good of a time rereading this, which shocked me extra, because i had such a good time rereading acotar last month!

i loved seeing the inner circle for the first time once again, and truly i love those characters so much. amren, morrigan, azriel, cassian, it was just great being back with them in velaris (iykyk - this was the biggest reason i wanted to reread this series), and i adored every scene with nesta and elain. but honestly, i think for me the side characters just all really outshined feyre and rhysand and their romance - i can’t believe i typed that, but it is true. sjm’s books are always too long, but jesus did this one feel extra long sometimes. ahhhhh, i still think the end of this book is five star worthy. i remember losing my mind finishing that last chapter seven years ago lol. and i know mor and nesta are five star worthy on their own! and i just really love exploring all the new courts and places in this world, too! i am obviously a little disappointed, but i am still very excited to reread acowar... hopefully soon!

trigger + content warnings: ptsd depictions, trauma, murder, death, blood, vomit, nightmares, captivity, panic attacks, slavery, talk of weight loss, heavy war themes and talk of war, abuse and domestic abuse, invasion of mind magically, mentions and talk of rape in past, depression depiction, suicidal thoughts, torture, heavy child abuse in past, drugging, less of parents in past

[2016 first read] ★★★★��
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