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Feyre has escaped Amarantha, but not the memories of it. Tamlin won’t open up to Feyre and wants to keep her in an ivory tower, and Rhysand has finally come to call. Feyre hates it at first that Rhysand has come to collect on their bargain, but soon realizes that Rhysand and his court might be exactly what she needs to heal, and he needs her help in the coming war.

I’m continuing to enjoy my reread of this series and this is still my favorite in the series. Though, Rhysand plays a bastard brilliantly in the first book, he becomes character to fall for as we see how his playing part of monster was the only way to protect his family and his “Court of Dreams”. His development is great as we see how complex he is as a character. I also appreciated how he sees Feyre as an equal, not someone to keep locked or in the dark. He does cross a line and can be overprotective, but not as bad as Tamlin. I read some were surprised by Tamlin’s change in personality, but it made sense to me, as I think a lot going of people going through PSTD would sweep it under the rug but have symptoms of anger. Though, I’m not a medical professional, so I could be wrong about it. The new characters were fun to spend time and get to know, like Cassian and Mor. The Court of Dreams characters felt like a family that messed with each and loved each other. There was this feeling of if you mess with any of them it would get ugly. The flirting and banter, even when Feyre hated Rhys was entertaining and amusing to read about. I always liked how Maas touched on PSTD in this one, which is something that you would think other authors would want to explore in fantasy, but somehow manage to gloss over. I loved the descriptions of the “Court of Dreams” and the Summer court as well as she goes into descriptive detail about what each court looks, just as she did with the Spring court. If I continue, I hope we get to see the other courts too. The cliff hanger still gets me, but it will be worth what Feyre does in the next book. At least I don’t have to wait a few years for the next, only a few months.

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

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literallysam's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the best of all the romance books I have read till date. Not five- I'd give it a million stars and the highest praise for the best fantasy I’ve ever read.
I knew I was going to like it but I had no Idea that after completing it I would want to sell my soul to read it for the first time again. Or perhaps to be transported to this Farie world to live in the night court and never come back.
It was brilliant, mind-blowing, heart-wrecking, action-packed, and EVERYTHING I could ever want from a book.

One of the best aspects of this book is the Feyre-Rhys dynamic. That's not really a spoiler because I'm sure everyone could see it coming. After finishing A Court of Thorns and Roses, I had an inkling that there would be more to their relationship, and I was not wrong. Because, even though I liked Tamlin and Feyre as a couple in ACOTAR, I just didn’t buy that, and by the end when everything seemed to try to make me believe their relationship, I was still not convinced. I could see that Rhysand and Feyre certainly had a sort of chemistry that Feyre and Tamlin never had. The romance in the book is a slow burn and it's soo fkn good. The tension building between Rhys and Feyre was just air to my lungs. I was team Rhysand from the very moment Feyre met him, even before we knew his name. My opinion of him skyrocketed, while my opinion of Tamlin plummeted, with every chapter of ACOMAF I read-

I’m not going to go any further into what this book is about, but as I write this review all this time later I can still feel all the feels I was feeling when I first read it.. ALL OF THEM. This book was so beautiful, I find myself at a loss for words.

This book would be nothing if it weren’t for Maas’ skillful writing. It's like she has laced each and every page of this book with [email protected], and now I'm so addicted to it. I loved how she has written about each and every character of this book in so depth.
This book sucks you in and doesn’t release you until the very end. Even then, it doesn’t fully let you go, as the it ends with such an amazing cliff hanger.

A Court of Mist and Fury is dark, seductive, brilliant & an absolute masterpiece. Can't recommend it enough- Go Read It.

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