Dwór cierni i róż - Outside of a Dog

Paperback, 524 pages

Polish language

Published Sept. 10, 2017 by Uroboros.

ISBN:: 9788328021419
OCLC Number:: 990060234

(1 review)

Autorka bestsellerowej serii Szklany Tron powraca z porywającą opowieścią o miłości, która jest w stanie pokonać nienawiść i uprzedzenia! Idealna lektura dla fanów George. R.R. Martina! Co może powstać z połączenia baśni o Pięknej i Bestii oraz legend o czarodziejskich istotach? Dziewiętnastoletnia Feyre jest łowczynią – musi polować, by wykarmić i utrzymać rodzinę. Podczas srogiej zimy zapuszcza się w poszukiwaniu zwierzyny coraz dalej, w pobliże muru, który oddziela ludzkie ziemie od Prythian – krainy zamieszkanej przez czarodziejskie istoty. To rasa obdarzonych magią i śmiertelnie niebezpiecznych stworzeń, która przed wiekami panowała nad światem. Kiedy podczas polowania Feyre zabija ogromnego wilka, nie wie, że tak naprawdę strzela do faerie. Wkrótce w drzwiach jej chaty staje pochodzący z Wysokiego Rodu Tamlin, w postaci złowrogiej bestii, żądając zadośćuczynienia za ten czyn. Feyre musi wybrać – albo zginie w nierównej walce, albo uda się razem z Tamlinem do Prythian i spędzi tam resztę swoich dni. …

Autorka bestsellerowej serii Szklany Tron powraca z porywającą opowieścią o miłości, która jest w stanie pokonać nienawiść i uprzedzenia! Idealna lektura dla fanów George. R.R. Martina! Co może powstać z połączenia baśni o Pięknej i Bestii oraz legend o czarodziejskich istotach? Dziewiętnastoletnia Feyre jest łowczynią – musi polować, by wykarmić i utrzymać rodzinę. Podczas srogiej zimy zapuszcza się w poszukiwaniu zwierzyny coraz dalej, w pobliże muru, który oddziela ludzkie ziemie od Prythian – krainy zamieszkanej przez czarodziejskie istoty. To rasa obdarzonych magią i śmiertelnie niebezpiecznych stworzeń, która przed wiekami panowała nad światem. Kiedy podczas polowania Feyre zabija ogromnego wilka, nie wie, że tak naprawdę strzela do faerie. Wkrótce w drzwiach jej chaty staje pochodzący z Wysokiego Rodu Tamlin, w postaci złowrogiej bestii, żądając zadośćuczynienia za ten czyn. Feyre musi wybrać – albo zginie w nierównej walce, albo uda się razem z Tamlinem do Prythian i spędzi tam resztę swoich dni. Pozornie dzieli ich wszystko – wiek, pochodzenie, ale przede wszystkim nienawiść, która przez wieki narosła między ich rasami. Jednak tak naprawdę są do siebie podobni o wiele bardziej, niż im się wydaje. Czy Feyre będzie w stanie pokonać swój strach i uprzedzenia? Pełna namiętności i pasji, romantyczna, brutalna i okrutna. Jedno jest pewne: Dwór cierni i róż to z pewnością nie cukierkowa baśń w stylu Disneya…

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Utena reviewed Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

Hades and Persephone with a touch of Beauty and the Beast.

4 stars

I had been promising myself that I would read this series but I always kept putting it off. Mostly, this was due to the fact I had read A Throne of Glass a long time ago and found the female lead not readily to my liking. I had always promised myself that I would eventually give it another try but first, I wanted to read A Court of Thorn and Roses. I had been hearing a lot of mixed reviews but my friends have mostly been the ones telling me that the series was much better once you started reading it.

I won't lie when I have been told that the series is a mixture of Hades and Persephone with Beauty and the Beast. I have always been a sucker for these and I had placed this series on my TBR. Now that I had time, I decided this would …

I had been promising myself that I would read this series but I always kept putting it off. Mostly, this was due to the fact I had read A Throne of Glass a long time ago and found the female lead not readily to my liking. I had always promised myself that I would eventually give it another try but first, I wanted to read A Court of Thorn and Roses. I had been hearing a lot of mixed reviews but my friends have mostly been the ones telling me that the series was much better once you started reading it.

I won't lie when I have been told that the series is a mixture of Hades and Persephone with Beauty and the Beast. I have always been a sucker for these and I had placed this series on my TBR. Now that I had time, I decided this would be the series for December. The final books that would end my 2023 reading year.

But now having read the series, I am a bit torn about where to rank it. While the story felt slow - too slow for that matter, it did have its moments. But again, the female lead is what drove me insane. I don't what it is about Maas's female leads but they end up being extremely annoying. I don't feel she improves much. I don't want to give too much away, but I found her decisions and actions frustrating at times. However, there were also moments where she showed strength and resilience, which I appreciated.

On the other hand, the world-building in this series was phenomenal. Maas has created a rich and vivid world, filled with different courts and creatures. I was completely immersed in this fantastical world and loved learning about the various realms and their politics.

The romance in this series felt slow. For one thing, I am glad that this was not some insta-love with both declaring how much they were made for each other, blah blah blah but it was taken slowly allowing the characters to see each other's flaws and strengths but at the same time I also felt that it was at a crawl. It could be frustrating at times and at other times it felt right.

Final Thought:

Despite its flaws, I did enjoy reading the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. The rich world-building and captivating romance kept me engaged despite some of the frustrations with the main character. I would still recommend giving it a try, especially if you enjoy fantasy and romantic elements.

4.35/5