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A Court of Thorns and Roses [Dramatized Adaptation] #1, PART 2

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 2 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]

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The sexy, action-packed first dramatized audiobook adaptation in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series from Sarah J. Maas. Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects and cinematic music!

When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.

At least, he's not a beast all the time.

As she adapts to her new home, her feelings for the faerie, Tamlin, transform from icy hostility into a fiery passion that burns through every lie she's been told about the beautiful, dangerous world of the Fae. But something is not right in the faerie lands. An ancient, wicked shadow is growing, and Feyre must find a way to stop it, or doom Tamlin—and his world—forever.

From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking series that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable listen.

Performed by Melody Muze, Anthony Palmini, Henry W. Kramer, Ann Flandermeyer, Gabriel Michael, Debi Tinsley, Natalie Van Sistine, Karenna Foley, Scott McCormick, Bradley Foster Smith, Karen Novack, Christopher Graybill, Terence Aselford, Matthew Bassett, Michael John Casey, Nora Achrati, Yasmin Tuazon, Alejandro Ruiz, Steve Wannall, and Shanta Parasuraman.

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First published January 1, 2022

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Sarah J. Maas

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Sarah J. Maas is the #1 bestselling author of the Throne of Glass, Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold millions of copies and are published in thirty-eight languages. She lives in New York City with her family.

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487 reviews8,306 followers
January 2, 2023
Oh my gosh!! Here I thought I loved Part 1, but Part 2 is so much better. Is there any way I could rate this more than five stars?👀

In Part 1 we follow Feyre in the Spring Court and Part 2 is set in Under the Mountain where we see Feyre's trials. The cinematic music, the narration and of course the plot is all ramped up!! Being more action packed, I was slightly nervous on how the graphic audio will manage that but it's executed brilliantly.

The cast captures the emotions and personalities of the characters amazingly. There wasn't much of Tamlin in Part 2, but the voice actors for Feyre, Rhysand and Amarantha were so so good 🤌 You feel what Feyre is feeling, you hear the conflicting thoughts that drive Rhysand, and the sheer evilness of Amarantha. Honestly, I can't wait to reread the books as well.

I highly recommend the graphic audiobook. Also, can't wait to check ACOMAF out!
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427 reviews1,469 followers
September 30, 2023
— 4.5 Stars ★

It was Rhys who saved Feyre.
It was only Rhys who bet on her that she will win.
It was Rhys who believed in her.
It was Rhys who kept her alive.
It was Rhys who helped her in the trial.
It was Rhys who saved her from Amarantha's wrath.
It was Rhys who sent that music to Feyre and showed her night court through it and kept her sanity intact.
It was Rhys who fought against Amarantha to save her.
Rhys was there for her the moment she crossed the wall and saved her everytime he could.

It was always Rhysand. Always.
Profile Image for Rebecca (life's chaotic catching up).
395 reviews1,266 followers
April 13, 2023
"I didn't want you to fight alone. Or die alone."

I am loving these graphic audio books so much!
PART 2 Highlights were definitely Feyre fighting the Wrym and every single scene with Rhysand of course!!! Loved the music that was sent to her cell and Amarantha was AMAZING! Perfect casting for her part. She was giving Susan Sarandon in my mind!
Can't wait to start Mist and Fury!!! 💙💙💙
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98 reviews
September 7, 2023
Ugh, I'm so in love with this world all over again. I just cannot get enough. This dramatized version is breathtaking in every way. I am not ready for this next book. Gimme the bat boys!!





For my true ACOTAR review, you can find it under the original book! ♡
Profile Image for Koisty.
328 reviews873 followers
February 5, 2023
5 "The Answer is Love" Stars ⭐️

This is my "first" reread of ACOTAR and I thought based on SK's❤️ amazing review on this....I NEEDED THIS EXPERIENCE IN MY LIFE.

Part 2 is SOOO MUCH BETTER than part one! And I might be biased because this part has so much more of that purring voice in my ears... BUT I SWEAR every time I heard that lazy drawl of footsteps of Rhysand approaching, my inner voice squealed with delight.

If you choose to read/reread ACOTAR through AUDIO pick this up!!!! It really is a movie in your ears and I cannot recommend this experience MORE even if I had to deal with Tamlin panting to completion, this was still AMAZING)

I cannot wait to start Book 2's Experience!
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1,146 reviews3,128 followers
June 9, 2024
✅ Beauty and the Beast retelling
✅ Strong main character
✅ Lucien and Rhys
✅ Action
✅ Captivity & horrible villain
✅ Romance
✅ Hate to love
✅ Fake-out make-out
✅ Magic and faes
✅ Great world-building
❗️❗️ Trigger warnings: torture, murder, mild gore, imprisonment, use of alcohol, and kind of emotional abuse

**Even if this second part only covers what happens Under the Mountain, the review is for the whole book

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Fourth read: The dramatized adaptation is truly a work of art. ❤️❤️❤️

This second half of the book emphasizes how useless Tam-tam was, and how Feyre, Rhys, and even Lucien carried the plot. Now I am going to happily re-listen to the dramatized adaptation of ACOMAF 🤩🤩

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This series is definitely one of my all-time favorites. ❤️

The first part of the book is a Beauty and the Beast retelling with a fae twist. After Feyre killed a fae in the woods while hunting, she has to yield her life to Prythian, the fae lands, in retribution. She is forced to go live with Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court. Feyre hates faes, but of course, she ends up falling in love with Tamlin (even though Lucien is so much more interesting 🙄). She realizes that the faes in Prythian are the victims of a curse, but no one can explain to her clearly what the curse is, or how to break it. Eventually, Feyre will have to choose between going back to her quiet and peaceful human life or risking her life to break the curse and save the faes of Prythian.

"So," he said wearily, “here we are, with the fate of our immortal world in the hands of an illiterate human.”


This is more than a Beauty and the Beast retelling. There are twists and turns, many interesting and great characters, and a roller-coaster of emotions and you end up with an amazing book! 😍

I’d long since given up hope of them actually noticing whether I came back from the woods every evening. At least until they got hungry again.


The first part of the book is more about getting acquainted with Feyre and her family. She has been responsible for the survival of her family for the last 5 years, and they have been ungrateful and even cruel to her. I was so angry with Nesta and even Elain, that I wanted to slap some sense into them… Ungrateful spoiled brats. 😤

"Lucien," my captor said quietly, the name echoing with a hint of a snarl. "Behave."
Lucien went rigid, but he hopped off the edge of the table and bowed deeply to me."My apologies, lady." Another joke at my expense. "I'm Lucien. Courtier and emissary." He gestured to me with a flourish. "Your eyes are like stars, and your hair is like burnished gold."

“I might die of surprise,” Lucien said behind me. “You made a joke, Feyre.”


Then, we get to know Tamlin and Lucien when Feyre travels to the Spring Court. From that point, there was never a dull moment. Between Lucien’s sarcasm and Feyre’s temper (and Tamlin’s unending growling). I laughed out loud a few times; I loved their banter so much, and the relationship development between Feyre and the faes is very well written.

There is more action and more important developments in the last third of the book (dramatized adaptation, part 2), it sets a different pace as we start to move away from the traditional Beauty and the Beast retelling and go more into the unique world and plot that make up the rest of the series.

The world-building is great, as are the characters (especially Rhysand and Lucien ❤️). I like how the human realm is set completely apart from the fae realm, even though they share a border. They have no contact with each other, yet they are only separated by a wall and their mutual hatred for the other race. Humans hate faes because they used to have human slaves hundreds of years ago until they signed a peace treaty and released all their slaves. Faes either don’t care about humans or they find them inferior and are still angry that they can’t keep them as slaves anymore.

I found him carefully studying me, his lips in a thin line. “Has anyone ever taken care of you?” he asked quietly.
“No.” I’d long since stopped feeling sorry for myself about it.


“Don't feel bad for one moment about doing what brings you joy.”


Feyre is a good main character in this book, but I know she will be even better in the next books. I admire her determination and her resiliency, but at times she made some stupid or naive decisions, although I can understand why she behaved the way she did. I saw how she ended up having a foot in each world, and how she is trying to define herself now that she finally has some time for herself and now that she doesn't have the responsibility of taking care of and feeding her whole family. I also really enjoyed discovering the different fae courts and how the High Lords all have certain affinities, and I am eager to see how it is developed further in the next book.

Tamlin is not that bad for now, but he does already display controlling and condescending behaviors near the middle and the end of the book, and I know what’s coming in ACOMAF. Writing this review after my second time reading this series means that I am not 100% objective, but I think my main issue with him in this book is how boring he is compared to other males. There is some sexual tension between Feyre and him, but he seems to lack true depth, and when push comes to shove, he is not willing to put his neck on the line to help Feyre, and is rather useless in the last part of the book (in my opinion, my apologies to all the Tam-fans out there).

“Do you ever stop being so serious and dull?"
"Do you ever stop being such a prick?" I snapped back.
Dead—really, truly, I should have been dead for that.
But Lucien grinned at me. "Much better.”


It took me a long while to realize that Rhysand, whether he knew it or not, had effectively kept me from shattering completely.


My two favorite characters are, without a doubt, Lucien and Rhysand. I do have a thing for feisty and sarcastic characters with long red hair, and mysterious, morally grey males with a soft side. I loved Lucien from the very first time he appeared in the story, and I fell in love with Rhysand during Feyre’s time under the mountain.

So yeah... I am IN LOVE with this book. And with Rhysand. And with Lucien. 😍
You have to read this series. It’s probably my all-time favorite.


A Court of Thorns and Roses (Part 1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5



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Profile Image for Anna [Bran. San. Stan].
363 reviews237 followers
August 15, 2022
5 stars for part 2. Rhysand. 🥰 That’s all I’m gonna say about this part. Oh, and the kissy sounds sure take some getting used to. (This is my first GraphicAudio production that has some action…)

4 stars for part 1. The GraphicAudio production is amazing as ever and it's always fun to experience beloved series this way. However, the source material doesn’t involve much dialogue which lessened my enjoyment somewhat. I also forgot how slow the first half of this book is… Thankfully, we do get a glimpse of Rhysand at Calanmai at the end of this part. I was kind of nervous we wouldn’t.
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877 reviews234 followers
February 5, 2024
The Story:
3.5 STARS
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Graphic Audio:
5 STARS!


OK I starting to understand the Rhys hype. Though he did Feyre for a week straight. He has the tortured-soul/the-end-justify-the-means down pat I'll give him that. He did have a few moments that made me lowkey feel for him. He also did justify some of his actions and helped out in ways that he didn't have to do so. Why do I like him better than Tamlin though? 🥺

I'm also facing a conundrum. Maybe it's something that I read on social media about Tamlin that's coloring my perception of him but I lowkey couldn't care less about him if I tried. He's giving off a very weird vibe. It's making me nauseous and I don't know why. Frankly, it's a miracle that I haven't read/come across any spoilers for this series considering how popular is it.

Graphic Audio:

Amazing, amazing, amazing! I loved it so much! Can't wait to dive into the next book!
Profile Image for Megan.
470 reviews1,192 followers
April 16, 2022
I know so many people have been skeptical about this new audiobook for our beloved ACOTAR, but I LOVED this. The ending was so vivid and gripped me even though I’ve read this book several times now. This was such a fun adaptation and made me way more excited for the TV show!!
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393 reviews21 followers
June 10, 2023
Part 2 is even better than part 1! I found myself looking forward to the up coming scenes. I feel like people should read the books first before listening to the dramatized version. That was you can just enjoy the story and not worry about all the fine details.
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316 reviews180 followers
May 14, 2024
i ate up the second half of this book just as much as i did the first time i read this if not more. i forgot how much i truly loved this series! i remember finding feyre irritating the first time i read this, but i really liked her more on the reread. still in love with lucien and can’t believe he’s so underrated. he BETTER get his own story and a hea
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117 reviews23 followers
May 21, 2023
Rereading ACOTAR while knowing what's going to happen is an entirely different reading experience from when I read the first time!!!! Knowing already why rhys did what he did and knowing what Tamlin will do changed everything!!!! It's like I'm living in a completely different book. I loved every second of this audiobook. Totally recommend!!!!
Profile Image for Taylor Campos.
239 reviews16 followers
September 18, 2023
This was my first ever graphic audio listen and let me tell you. I’m OBSESSED!!! The voice actors and background sounds are incredible. It truly sounds like you are watching a movie! I cannot recommend this enough
Profile Image for Renée.
35 reviews16 followers
August 20, 2024
This graphic audio version made me feel so nostalgic for the first time I read Acotar. It was neat to go back knowing how things play out and noticing so much more ! I’m thinking of listening to the whole series, melody muse is one of my favourite narrators 4.5🌟
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899 reviews39 followers
November 17, 2022
The cast is amazing.....I enjoyed a lot listening to this audiobook.
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228 reviews16 followers
January 30, 2024
"A movie in your head", you got that right.
I felt way more listening to this than I did reading it. I hate that I love Tampon's voice and his growls more than I do Rhys's. And I'm praying to all that is holy that the rest of the inner circle's voices (daddy Azzy🤞) will hit the spot just right for me in the next books.
377 reviews
August 15, 2022
Słuchanie tego było wyjątkowo przyjemne w taki dzień jak dziś. Udane słuchowisko i leci polecajka :)
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1,351 reviews22 followers
March 24, 2023
Loved loved loved!

More Rhysand aka more swoon.

I just love the different ways he helped Feyre under the mountain.

Tamlin: You're a douchebag.
Profile Image for Megan Gill.
30 reviews
February 9, 2024
I’ve been turned. Second half was amazing. Highly recommend Graphic Audio even if you’ve already read the physical copy, it’s like watching a movie in your mind as it states!!
Profile Image for carolina.
370 reviews931 followers
April 5, 2023
[rating is exclusive to the graphic audio, I’m not rating the book]

I made an amazing decision when I decided to reread this series in audio format!!

This was so much better than the first part, I’m obsessed with this graphic audio, it’s so good!! I don’t know if I found it better because the second part of the book is better and more fast paced compared to the first one, or if it’s better because there’s less Tamlin and more Rhys, but the audio is excellent. I can’t get over how fantastic it is, how intense it gets and the story just works amazingly in audio format. If you love this series, I highly recommend listening to the graphic audiobook.

A few notes:

- I’m not sure how to feel in regards to Rhys’ voice. It’s not bad, but it’s not great. I hope I fall in love with it when I listen to acomaf
- I’m back to being utterly obsessed with Rhysand, I love him so much 🥹
- Amarantha’s voice fits her so perfectly, it's so annoying
- The kissing sounds, I’m not a fan (or maybe I’m not a fan because it’s Feyre and Tamlin kissing and it feels like I’m cheating on Rhys by listening to it 😂)
Profile Image for Devanshi.
192 reviews12 followers
September 17, 2023
A movie for the mind and how accurate it was.

On the plus side, I love background sounds in audiobooks and to have it throughout the book, highlighted every minute details and enhanced the whole fantasy atmosphere. Loved it.

But then.... we have sounds for the intimate scenes 😬😬😬😬 which gave me such a bad ick 😶‍🌫️ Light moaning is okay but the kissing? No. Just no. The sounds were just horrendous and I was fast forwarding so fast but still it didn't feel fast enough. 😞

Also, I expected a more gruff and stern voiced Rhysand for some reason. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I was waiting for that, there you are, I have been looking for you scene and when it happened it felt kinda anti climactic.

Other than that, this was surely a unique entertaining experience. Now, I'm intrigued about Azriel's voice.🤞🏼
Profile Image for Belinda.
145 reviews9 followers
December 5, 2023
Lucien deserves better 😭 waiting for Elain's book so that I can see him (hopefully) happy.
Profile Image for Jana.
2 reviews
March 22, 2023
I can read pages and pages of the filthiest smut, why do I draw the line at hearing kissing noises? I hate asmr so much. Good work tho lol👍🏻
Profile Image for Núria Azanza.
217 reviews5 followers
May 10, 2022
Segunda parte del primer libro de la saga ACOTAR, y de nuevo magistralmente dramatizada. Las músicas, los sonidos de ambiente, y por supuesto las fantásticas actrices y fantásticos actores poniendo voz a los personajes, hacen que te metas de pleno en el libro.
Y las voces... ¡qué maravilla!!!!
Profile Image for Becky.
455 reviews4 followers
January 19, 2024
4.5/5
CW: death, murder, blood

This part was better than the first because we went under the mountain My experience was SO much better this time around and I enjoyed it so much more.
Profile Image for Sierra.
152 reviews
February 13, 2024
Rhysand’s voice can lull me into the deepest most amazing sleep of my life how she didn’t fall for him right then and there I will never understand
Profile Image for Paula.
291 reviews7 followers
March 7, 2023
Second half was amazing!! I really love the dramatized version and can’t wait to continue the series.
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