Reviews

A Court This Cruel and Lovely by Stacia Stark

c_el_gee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

lalas_books219's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

klmoose's review against another edition

4.0

This is a TRUE enemies to lovers and I’m eating it up!! 

The MMC is an absolute jerk and I’m loving every second of it. The storyline is engaging and the action is packin. 

Jumping right into the second book now!

erin_onashelf's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

e_j_cook's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

karamk's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

3.5

laurenanne_91's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

So many tropes, so little time. 
The beginning started out wonderfully. It grabbed my attention, the premise was interesting, the slow-burn romance was beautiful. This book had SO. MUCH. POTENTIAL.
I still really enjoyed the whole enemies-to-lovers romance, I thought that part was done pretty well- it was the 85 plot holes and lack of a thought-out plot that disappointed me. The premise, again, very fun. Overall, if you can pretty much turn off your critical thinking for a couple hours, it's a pretty fun ride, despite every fantasy trope you can fit into a book. I'll probably be reading the sequel.

annica_fourie's review

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I went into yhis book, 1) completely blind, and, 2) not expecting much.
But I absolutely loved it.
The writing was fantastic. The storyline was compelling and I cannot wait to dive into the next book in the series. The author kept it interesting by adding high risks and some thriller-like twists and turns in the story; I loved it.
The characters were all very well thought out and I enjoyed reading about them. I also cannot wait to learn more about them, because I have a feeling this was just the tip of the iceberg.

ataylo44's review

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

katiethelady's review against another edition

2.0

I'm bored, and the love interest and his misogyny are giving me a headache.