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Summary
When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a beast-like creature arrives to demand retribution for it. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin-one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled their world. As she dwells on his estate, her feelings for Tamlin transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie and warning she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But an ancient, wicked shadow over the faerie lands is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it . . . or doom Tamlin-and his world-forever.
The book starts off with great potential, featuring a strong and self-reliant female lead. However, as the story progresses, she becomes increasingly bothersome, displaying ungratefulness and a complete disregard for reality. Her character gradually loses strength and starts depending heavily on a stereotypically masculine character. Unfortunately, this type of narrative isn't my cup of tea.
I can't believe how many people actually enjoy this book. It was incredibly dull. If my phone didn't automatically start playing audiobooks when my car stereo turns on, I don't think I would have willingly made it through this book.
The characters lacked any sort of fascination. The most exciting part of the story happened in the first 20-30 pages, and it was all downhill from there. The villain was cheesy...and the world-building was equally cheesy.
To make matters worse, the narrator's voice didn't help at all. Ikeda made her voice sound flowery and dreamy at the wrong moments....and this happened way too often. There were times when I wanted to slam my head against the car window because of how dumb the main character, Feyre, thinks.
If you're dead set on reading Maas, I suggest trying one of her other series instead. Buy the physical book to avoid the awful narration.
OMG, I am totally obsessed with this story, but let me tell you, the narration nearly ruined the whole experience for me. It was like the narrator's voice just didn't match the way I would have imagined it in my head. I had to stop listening to the audiobook and ended up buying the physical book instead. And guess what? I devoured all three books in the series within a week. Trust me, you should totally skip the audiobook and go for the good ol' fashioned reading experience. Highly recommend it!
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