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A Court of Mist and Fury, by Sarah J. Maas

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clare072's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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bookbelle5_17's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Review of A Court of Mist and Fury

By: Sarah J. Maas (A Reread)

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 challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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? Yes

5.0

This book is the first book in a long time that I completely devoured. The last 200 pages I read within one night.

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alices13thdiary's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional tense 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? Yes

5.0

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emilia_thereader's review

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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emmerylynn's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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

<mind spoilers ahead>

This ripped me up! After reading the last book, I was convinced that Feyre was meant for Tamlin. Maas writes in a way that warps the reader's perception of the abuse Feyre faced. The character development of Rhysand and Feyre are profound and I love the found family trope! The twists and turns got my head-spinning in the best of ways.

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book is a masterpiece. I rated the first book a 5, but in comparison I believe this novel to be the best thing I have ever read, which I do not say lightly. The plot twists, sudden revelations, raw emotions, heart-racing action, and every other little piece of this story is so well done that this book encapsulated my entire being. I could not think of anything other than this book and Taylor Swift for the past few days, fighting sleep and responsibilities as I got lost in the world of Feyre Cursebreaker. This book had me whole-heartedly sobbing, giggling, dumbstruck, and thoroughly enthralled as I got to know and love— and hate— the characters. Feyre is amazing, and I absolutely love how Sarah J Maas explains her powers and emotions and writes her to be an all-encompassing badass. The vulnerabilities of the characters allow the story to flow in such a heart-touching way that traps you in the story. It has been so amazing to watch the characters grow and react to each other, and see how each character is written differently.

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I absolutely love how Rhysand was reintroduced & how he helped her to find herself again. I think that Maas did an amazing job of giving us reasons to have the readers cheer on Rhys instead of Tamlin, especially as the book progressed. I think that the open healing and vulnerability between them helped form their relationship, and how he made her want to paint again. He is overall so healing to Feyre, and I love how much that is displayed. I also really appreciate how we get to see his side of the story and why he acted the way he did in the previous novel. I am also very happy that the little rift after the Suriel did not last long at all, and that we had a soon and meaningful reveal of feelings in that little cabin instead of having it be drawn out and dramatic. I was absolutely broken at the end of the novel, after Feyre broke the bond & sacrificed herself back to Tamlin. Maas did an excellent job of hiding the important details and giving readers such a deep sense of loss before she later reveals their trickery. I am very interested to see how the dynamics of the next novel will work, and if we’ll get dual perspectives like we did at the end of this book. I am also intrigued to see what ends up happening in the Spring Court between Lucien and Feyre, especially since he seems to be knowledgeable of her tricks. I am so excited to see where this takes everyone, and I am counting down the pages until we get a much needed reunion between our favorite couple.

This book was amazing and I can’t wait to read the next one.

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beckyyreadss's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book as I’ve never read any of Sarah J. Maas’s work and I was interested to see what the hype was all about. I was kindly gifted this series and Throne of Glass by my parents. So I thought to start at the beginning. I enjoyed the first book and decided to carry on with the series. I enjoyed this book, but it is slightly overhyped.

This book is based on Feyre. Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she has now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. Whilst Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion and dazzling power, a greater evil loom. She might just be the key to stopping it, but only if she can harness her gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future and the future of a world in turmoil. This is a new adult fantasy fae romance.

Again, the side characters in this book, kicked ass and saved this book. I loved Amren and Mor, they saved the book, and I loved the trio of them constantly mocking Aziel, Cassian and Rhysand. I just loved the found family aspect of this book. Tamlin made me angry more in this book than ever. I didn’t really get him or like him in the first book and I couldn’t stand him in this second book. Feyre finally started to grow on me now she has got her head on straight. But I think the only thing I liked more about this book than the previous book was the found family and the dynamics of the Night Court and how that was what I wanted the Spring Court to be. The book ended with a cliff hanger than kept me wanting more and it kept me intrigued.

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tayyoo's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow I knew a lot of people loved this book, but I really didn't think it would live up to all the hype! I am pleasantly suprised! This sequel blew the first book out of the water! I'm so glad to see Feyre grow more into herself and that we get to see more of that. I really feel like I understand the protagonist a lot more. And the romance between her and Rhysand! UGH!!! SO GOOD!! SO SWEET!! SO STEAMY!! I just adore them together. And the other characters of the Inner Circle just won my heart. They're all so individualistic and fun to read about. I just love the little family Feyre has found herself. So excited to read the next one!

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merenguita's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

I reeeally liked this book, more than the first one tbh. What I like the most is the gradual expansion in the world-building, it kept me intrigued the whole way through, and also the depicton of trauma and depression, I find that in some fantasy books the MCs go though some really shoking scenes and then just go about their day as normal, and tha fact that you can see how the characters here are impacted and deteriorated, subtly first, is really refreshing.
Now to spoilers:
Things I liked:

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The way Feyre slowly starts to notice the abuse she went through, how Tamlin is a thret in the background in a way you almost forget about him at times until the end and then just uff... the BETAYAL! Just Mor in general <3 and also Nesta <3

Things I didn't like:

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I'm nor really a fan of the whole mate thing, between Rhys and Feyre is fine I guess, I just don't like the thought of Rhys loving her even before she really knew her, but the relization of Lucien and Elain I wasn't a fan of, I feel like it's just way too convinient for the plot. Also I can't really get completly behind the relationship between Rhys and Feyre because of what he did to her in the first book, he drug her and used her and I'm not sure the author is really seeing how problematic that is, because it is brushed aside really fast in this book and idk, it makes me a bit uncomfortable... and just kind of as a pet peeve: once Feyre knows they're mates she refers to Rhys as "my mate" way too often and it just gets repetitive

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