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

8 reviews

helenferg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Rape

bookfrisson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

It took me forever to read this, first of all, because of finals and graduation season, but I made it (barely) and I'm here (maybe).

This dang book, y'all... I seriously have no words. I want to scream and shout and let it all out when I figure out what "it" is. This book made me feel all the feels; I felt bipolar for a minute because of how quickly the emotions were coming and how intense everything was. I was hooked for all 624 pages of this book, but I am going to need to recover from this experience. I need some time hahaha.

Spoiler

On a real note, because this book was pretty much spoiled for me on TikTok and such, I had an interesting reading experience. I was able to see the hints of where the story was going, which were so well-crafted. For example, in the beginning of the book when Feyre is pretty much dying at the Spring Court and symbolically flying free in the Night Court. Maas did so well in making the reader hate Tamlin like Feyre did and despise the smell of him in the end like she did. I was completely floored by this experience. Going to read/finish a couple more books before picking up ACOWAR.

Spoiler

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Cursing, War, Vomit, and Torture

a_libra_library's review

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? It's complicated

4.0

Much better than book one, world building, characters, tropes and plot twists were better fleshed out.
Still not ground breaking in 2022 and still not faire porn.  

Spoiler

If  I have to read 55 chapters for 10 pages of barely smut, its just a normal fantasy romance, I wanted more about the war, the wall, the magic system and feyre's father dying and sisters getting engaged and turned into fae themsevles.

It's mostly  fantasy romance  that's easy to digest and annotate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Abandonment, Body horror, Colonisation, Cursing, Vomit, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Violence, War, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

phippsmr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Vomit, War, Toxic relationship, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, and Mental illness

anapthine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Body horror

elthechameleon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Definitely read the second book. The first one was horrible, but I think that this teaches

Spoiler

people who romanticize abusive relationships to really take a look at why we laud those dynamics. It is kinda brilliant on the part of Maas.

 
I keep coming back to this book and rereading it because the found family scenes are so wonderful. I skip over all the parts I find annoying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Violence

saw_knee's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-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

Yo! This book! The first one took me a while to get into. This one blew me away from page 1; so much so, that I read all 600 pages in about 4 days. Sarah J Maas really digs into the repercussions of trauma and Feyre is able to begin to heal in a realistic and honest way. Initially, I found this book similar to New Moon (book 2 in the Twilight Series), but while Bella becomes consumed by a depression that honestly didn't match the stakes of the book, Feyre is challenged to work through her depression and PTSD. Overall Feyre became a much more multi-dimensional and likable character over the course of the book. Don't get me started on Rhysand...

Spoiler

The way he knew what Feyre needed, never pushing her too far, and always ALWAYS allowing her to make her own decisions just completely melted me.

 

Plot-wise, Maas is able to raise the stakes without seeming too melodramatic. She adds depth to the existing faerie lore smoothly. We learn many new things through Feyre's eyes, as she is new to faerie life. I believe it is evident that Maas had a plan from book 1, and so no twist seemed too unbelievable, no plot device, too random. I really appreciate this, as so often in YA it is obvious the author wanted to make a series and thought out the 1st installment, but then is left floundering on how to conclude the epic story (Hunger Games, Divergent, etc.). I hope this remains true in the remaining ACOTAR books -- the dramatic shift in page number per installment does make me a little worried. 

I know we are only two books into this series, so there is a lot of plot left, but this one seems like it will be hard to top. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Death, Blood, and Suicidal thoughts

justreaditem's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I love where the plot of the Courts is going. I'm really enjoying the series so far!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Blood