History YMMV / ACourtOfThornsAndRoses

** The constant uses of "male" and "female" to refer to the gender of a character has been mocked alongside the sheer number of times "mate" appears in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin''.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many of the secondary characters, such as Nesta, Elain, Lucien, Tarquin or Mor are considered by many far superior to Feyre and Rhysand.

** On the one hand there are many readers who are glad that Tamlin has received his comeuppance in ''A Court of Frost and Starlight''. However there are many others who believe Sarah J. Maas has gone to extreme lengths to punish Tamlin for what he has done, making Rhysand's gloating of his current state come across as unnecessarily cruel.

* RomanticPlotTumor: It is argued that that Feyre's relationships with Tamlin and Rhysand are given more focus than either the Amarantha plotline or the war with Hybern.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The series has been criticized for the lack of diversity, which is what presumably prompted Maas to make Mor bisexual with a preference for women (in a rather problematic way) and Lucien more dark-skinned as Helion's son, even though the latter had been described in previous books as pale-skinned.

** Even some of the books more loyal fans didn’t like ''A Court of Frost and Starlight.''
* CreatorsPet: The case with Rhysand - many readers hate him, whereas the narrative seems to constantly [[InformedAttribute gloss over his problematic actions]], coddles him and attempts to make him look more heroic. Rhys is explicitly stated to be the most powerful high lord to ever exist, on multiple occasions it is claimed that he cares about his people even though he is rarely seen performing the duties of a leader and even after he makes a rude remark about the traumatized Nesta, Feyre feels bad about calling him out on it. This has gotten to the point where even some of the ''fans themselves'' were tired of Rhys and Feyre come ''A Court of Frost and Starlight''.
* DesignatedHero: Rhysand is treated as a {{nice guy}} by the narrative, despite the fact that he drugs and tortures Feyre, makes Tamlin and Lucien beg him to spare her life and forces his cousin to confront her abusive father who had essentially sold her into marriage.
* DisproportionateRetribution: On the one hand there are many readers who are glad that Tamlin has received his comeuppance in ''A Court of Frost and Starlight'', however there are many others who believe Sarah J. Maas has gone to extreme lengths to punish Tamlin for what he has done, making Rhysand's gloating of his current state come across as unnecessarily cruel.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Rhysand, also in-universe.

* MarySue
** Strangely, Rhys comes across as one to a much greater extent than Feyre. He is described as immensely good looking, the most powerful high lord in history and the narrative never appears to condemn or make him pay for his unethical actions, which are merely hand-waved as being done for Feyre's supposed "good".
** Also Feyre. She is {{obliviously beautiful}}, has all the possible Fae powers due to having been resurrected, receives a lot of unearned praise and any of her unsympathetic actions, such as the lack of empathy for her traumatized sister, is never portrayed in a negative light. There is also no one who calls her out on her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Chronic Hero Syndrome moments]] or [[spoiler: her amoral behavior concerning Rhysand's death and resurrection at the end of A Court of Wings and Ruin.]]

* UnfortunateImplications

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many of the secondary characters, such as Nesta, Elain, Lucien, Tarquin or Mor are considered by many far superior to Feyre and Rhysand.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Maas has presumably intended Rhysand as a {{jerk with a heart of gold}}, yet his treatment of Feyre in the first book and the way the narrative glosses over his actions has led many readers to see him as on par with Tamlin.

* BrokenBase: There’s a bit of disagreement on whether or not Tamlin was ''always'' controlling of Feyre. Some argue that Tamlin was perfectly willing to let Feyre do as she pleased in the first book and that the events of said book screwed him up mentally. Others say that he was always like that and Under the Mountain just made it worse.

* WhatAnIdiot: Who would have thought that a place where a magical artifact is stored and where there are no guards could actually be a trap?

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The series has been criticized for the lack of diversity, which is what presumably prompted Maas to make Mor a lesbian (in a rather problematic way) and Lucien more dark-skinned as Helion's son, even though the latter had been described in previous books as pale-skinned.

* CreatorsPet: The case with Rhysand - many readers hate him, whereas the narrative seems to constantly [[InformedAttribute gloss over his problematic actions]], coddles him and attempts to make him look more heroic. Rhys is explicitly stated to be the most powerful high lord to ever exist, on multiple occasions it is claimed that he cares about his people even though he is rarely seen performing the duties of a leader and even after he makes a rude remark about the traumatized Nesta, Feyre feels bad about calling him out on it.

** The constant uses of "male" and "female" to refer to the gender of a character mocked alongside the sheer number of times "mate" appears in ''A Court of Wings and Ruin''.

* {{Narm}}: Feyre's title as the "Defender of the Rainbow".

* CreatorsPet: The case with Rhysand - many readers hate him, whereas the narrative seems to constantly [[InformedAttribute gloss over his problematic actions]], coddles him and attempts to make him look more heroic. Rhys is explicitly stated to be the most powerful high lord to ever exist, on multiple occasions it is claimed that he cares about his people even though he is rarely seen performing the duties of a leader and even after he makes a rude remark about the trumatized Nesta, Feyre feels bad about calling him out on it.

* DisproportionateRetribution: On the one hand there are many readers who are glad that Tamlin has received his comeuppance in ''A Court of Frost and Starlight'', however there are many others who believe Sarah J. Maas has went to extreme lengths to punish Tamlin for what he has done, making Rhysand's gloating of his current state come across as unnecessarily cruel.

** Also Feyre. She is {{obliviously beautiful}}, has all the possible Fae powers due to having been resurrected, receives a lot of unearned praise and any of her unsympathetic actions, such as the lack of empathy for her trumatised sister, are never portrayed in a negative light. There is also no one who calls her out on her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Chronic Hero Syndrome moments]] or [[spoiler: her amoral behavior concerning Rhysand's death and resurrection at the end of A Court of Wings and Ruin.]]

** The Kingdom of Hybern is based on Ireland, whereas its Faes, such as Dagdan, Brannagh and the King are all portrayed as evil, power hungry and souless.

* DisproportionateRetribution: On the one hand there are many readers who are glad that Tamlin has received his comeuppance in A Court of Frost and Starlight, however there are many others who believe Sarah J. Maas has went to extreme lengths to punish Tamlin for what he has done, making Rhysand's gloating of his current state come across as unnecessarily cruel.

* DisproportionateRetribution: On the one hand there are many readers who are glad that Tamlin has received his comeuppance in A Court of Frost and Starlight, however there are many other who believe Sarah J. Maas has went to extreme lengths to punish Tamlin for what he has done, making Rhysand's gloating of his current state come across as unnecessarily cruel.

** Also Feyre. She is {{obliviously beautiful}}, has all the possible Fae powers due to having been resurrected, receives a lot of unearned praise and any of her unsympathetic actions, such as the lack of empathy for her trumatised sister, are never portrayed in a negative light. There is also no one who calls her out for neither her [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Chronic Hero Syndrome moments]] nor [[spoiler: her amoral behavior concerning Rhysand's death and resurrection at the end of A Court of Wings and Ruin.]]

** Also Feyre. She is {{obliviously beautiful}}, has all the possible Fae powers due to having been resurrected, receives a lot of unearned praise and any of her unsympathetic actions, such as the lack of empathy for her trumatised sister, are never portrayed in a negative light.

* Protection from Editors: Many readers have picked up on the frequent misuse of em-dashes, grammar mistakes, as well as anachronisms - the usage of "pissy" or "pissed off" in a supposedly early modern world, the existence of flushing toilets and modern stoves paired with the lack of crossbows or firearms and the usage of bows for hunting.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many of the secondary characters, such as Nesta, Elain, Lucien, Tarquin or Mor are considered far superior to Feyre and Rhysand.

* Draco in Leather Pants: Rhysand, also in-universe.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: The series has been criticized for the lack of diversity, which is what presumably prompted Maas to make Mor a lesbian and Lucien more dark-skinned as Helion's son, even though the latter had been described in previous books as pale-skinned.

** Also Feyre. She is {{obliviously beautiful}}, has all the possible Fae powers due to having been resurrected, receives a lot of unearned praise and any unsympathetic actions, such as the lack of empathy for her trumatised sister, are never portrayed in a negative light.

* MarySue: Strangely, Rhys comes across as one to a much greater extent than Feyre. He is described as immensely good looking, the most powerful high lord in history and the narrative never appears to condemn or make him pay for his unethical actions, which are merely hand-waved as being done for Feyre's supposed "good".

* UnfortunateImplications: All women in authority that were not given it by a man, such as Amarantha or the Mortal Queens, serve villainous roles.

* WhatAnIdiot!: Who would have thought that a place where a magical artifact is stored and where there are no guards could actually be a trap?

* Designated Hero: Rhysand is treated as a {{nice guy}} by the narrative, despite the fact that he drugs and tortures Feyre, makes Tamlin and Lucien beg him to spare her life and forces his cousin to confront her abusive father who had essentially sold her into marriage.

* {{What an Idiot!}}: Who would have thought that a place where a magical artifact is stored and where there are no guards could actually be a trap?

* FoeYay / FoeRomanceSubtext: Feyre and Rhys, ''[[UnresolvedSexualTension so much]]''. The fact that they have to act as lovers multiple times, including a [[FakeOutMakeOut rather handsy kiss]], does not help. [[spoiler: By the end of the second book, it's no longer "foe" or "subtext".]]

* * FoeYay / FoeRomanceSubtext: Feyre and Rhys, ''[[UnresolvedSexualTension so much]]''. The fact that they have to act as lovers multiple times, including a [[FakeOutMakeOut rather handsy kiss]], does not help. [[spoiler: By the end of the second book, it's no longer "foe" or "subtext".]]