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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

10 reviews

britwalsh16's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.5

I really did like this book, there’s not much of a plot, but it’s just a short story about how everyone is doing after the war & the events in the first 3 books. I liked being able to see how everyone is doing after their HEA, but you could still see how much they were all struggling with the war & everything that happened. 
I would still recommend it even though it doesn’t necessarily add much to the the series as a whole; it was a fun little read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death, War, and Violence

redheadsuperpowers's review

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

This is a very sweet follow up to the bitter ending of the last book. I love the holiday traditions they are presenting, and the interactions between Feyre and Rhys. I loved the realistic healing of the city and the people in the wake of war. Amren retained her attitude, which I appreciate. Elaine seems to be healing, and enjoying her time with Nuala and Cerridwen. The tidbits about the older fae’s traditions was adorable. I loved that they still get together and act like children for the solstice. This was a very cute, warm holiday story, and helped move the series forward, without it feeling forced. All in all, a very good book.

I am sick of Nesta’s attitude though. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, War, Self harm, Alcohol, Classism, and Addiction

josiee's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

alanadriggers's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, War, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gore

paigeinabook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Dysphoria, and Toxic relationship

abby_can_read's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

This wasn't bad. It was okay. I would label this "a slice of life" setting, getting to see normalcy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Misogyny, War, Death, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Cursing, and Sexism

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Addiction

Minor: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

campisforever's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Grief

gretaparry's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction and Mental illness

alexa_frost's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.75

This book was the equivalent of a Christmas special episode of a long-running TV show designed to make you feel good and tide you over between seasons (or in this case between book releases). 

A Court of Frost and Starlight is the fourth book in the ACOTAR series and is a very quick read, coming in at approx. 200 pages. It features all the best of the ACOTAR characters and introduces multi-perspective (showing the viewpoint of Cassian, Mor, Rhys, and Nesta). Each character gets their own heart-warming moment and nothing much else happens to significantly progress or impact the overall story. 
If you go into this book viewing it as an extended epilogue to A Court of Wings and Ruin, it is enjoyable, though a little lacklustre read that sets up a nice bridge to A Court of Silver Flames, establishing a foundation for Nesta and Cassian's story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol