History Literature / ACourtOfThornsAndRoses

''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is a {{Romantic Pseudo Fantasy}} series by Creator/SarahJMaas.

* [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething High Lords Who Actually Do Something]]: Tamlin.[[spoiler: Rhys]] is especially devoted to the well-being of his land.

* BadassInDistress: During the chapters in ''A Court of Mist and Fury'' where Hybern manages to shoot down and poison Rhysand.
* BadassNormal: Feyre establishes herself beautifully over the course of the first book. The defining moment is probably her fighting a massive, carnivorous worm while trapped in a labyrinthine maze and defeating it with only quick thinking and clever timing. [[FamedInStory People are still talking about it in the second book.]]
* BecomingTheMask: Feyre and Rhys pretending to be lovers for the benefit of Amarantha, and then the Nightmare Court. The lines of real and fake get blurred pretty quickly.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Nesta and Cassian have a lot of feelings for one another, with frustration being the most prominent one.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Rhysand and the Court of Dreams.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Tamlin and Rhysand are both willing to give Feyre up if it means letting her be safe with her loved ones.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Lucien makes it no secret that he despised Feyre and wouldn't mind her getting killed when she first comes to live in Prythian, in no small part due to the feeling being mutual. However, he later grows to genuinely care for her and tries to be a good friend.

* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Lucien takes after his mother in enough ways that it's not immediately obvious whether he's the son of her husband, or the man she was having an affair with at the time.
* MayDecemberRomance: Feyre to either Tamlin or Rhysand.

* MindRape: How Feyre responds to the situation when she catches Ianthe about to ''actually'' rape Lucien.

* QuestionableConsent: Lucien willingly participates in Calanmai with Ianthe, but only out of a sense of duty towards Spring Court. Everything about his attitude towards her and the incident suggests that he didn't want any part in it.
* RapeAsDrama: Rhys and Amarantha's [[SexSlave arrangement]]. That lasted ''decades''. Despite Amarantha's beauty, it's made abundantly clear that it wasn't an enjoyable experience for him. In ''A Court of Mist and Fury'', he confesses that almost all his nightmares are about her, either that he's back in her bed, or [[ForcedToWatch one of his friends is, and he's powerless to help]]. DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale, SJM has no time for you.

* TermsOfEndangerment: Rhys and his "Feyre darling". Later becomes an actual term of endearment.

* WhatTheHellHero: Feyre doesn't put any thought into who else she'll hurt in her quest for revenge against Tamlin, which both Tamlin and Lucien are quick to call her on.

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Feyre deliberately provokes Tamlin to the point of lashing out at her in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' in order to gain Lucien's (and the rest of Spring Court's) sympathy against him.

* RomanticFalseLead: An incredibly well-executed one in [[spoiler: Tamlin.]]

* BastardBoyfriend: Both Tamlin and Rhysand towards Feyre.

* EldritchAbomination: Bryaxis

* EntitledToHaveYou: Ianthe's attitude towards men in general.

* TheFairFolk

* FantasyWorldMap

* TheMole

* SuddenlySexuality: While ''A Court of Mist and Fury'' implies that Mor and Azriel will get together, it is later revealed in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' that Mor is in fact bisexual but prefers females. This {{retcon}} was likely an attempt by the author to add more diversity, but the way it was handled has since received a lot of criticism.
* TallDarkAndHandsome: Rhysand.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Rhysand and Cassian.

* {{Tsundere}}: Nesta
* WarriorPrince: While technically not a prince, Tamlin fits into this role. [[spoiler: As does Rhys.]]

* WholePlotReference: ''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' is inspired by Beauty and the Beast, ''A Court of Mist and Fury'' by Persephone, and ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' by Snow White.
* WorldOfBadass

* SuddenlySexuality: While ''A Court of Mist and Fury'' implies that Mor and Azriel will get together, it is later revealed in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' that Mor is in fact a lesbian. This {{retcon}} was likely an attempt by the author to add more diversity, but the way it was handled has since received a lot of criticism.

* TokenMinority: Mor and the two unnamed Mortal Queens are the only non-straight characters in the series.

# 1.''A Court of Thorns and Roses''
# 2.''A Court of Mist and Fury''
# 2.1.''Wings and Embers''
# 3.''A Court of Wings and Ruin''
# 4.''A Court of Frost and Starlight''

1.''A Court of Thorns and Roses''
2.''A Court of Mist and Fury''
2.1.''Wings and Embers''
3.''A Court of Wings and Ruin''
4.''A Court of Frost and Starlight''

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#''A Court of Thorns and Roses''
#''A Court of Mist and Fury''
#''A Court of Wings and Ruin''

* TokenMinority: Mor and two unnamed Mortal Queens are the only non-straight characters in the series.

* FakeOutMakeOut: Rhys kisses Feyre in the first book to protect her from Amarantha's anger.

* Anachronism Stew: Feyre hunts with a bow and arrow, but somehow flushing toilets simultaneously. On top of that, there are frequent occurences of a clearly anachronistic language, such as "pissy".

* Anachronism Stew: Feyre hunts with a bow and arrow, but somehow flushing toilets simultaneously.

''A Court of Thorns and Roses'' series by Creator/SarahJMaas.

** Morrigan, noted to have fought with humanity and have powers of truth, shares the name of IrishMythology figures associated with battle, fate and truth.

* DarkIsNotEvil: spoiler: Rhysand and the Court of Dreams.

* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Rhysand and the his Night Court.]]

* WoundedGazelleGambit: Feyre deliberately provokes Tamlin to the point of lashing out at her in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin'' in order to gain Lucien's (and the rest of Spring Court's) sympathy against him.

* GreenEyedMonster: [[spoiler:Tamlin is *not* a pleasant ally to work with once he accepts that Feyre willingly left him for Rhysand.]]

* MindRape: How Feyre responds to the situation when she catches Ianthe about to *actually* rape Lucien.

* WarriorPrince: While technically not a prince, Tamlin fits into this role. [[spoiler: As does Rhys.]]

* AnythingThatMoves: Helios isn't too picky as to who or how many accompany him in bed.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler: Rhysand.]]

* FeministFantasy

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* TermsOfEndangerment: Rhys and his "Feyre darling"