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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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mbrogs2024's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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katie0528's review

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emotional funny 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? No

3.25

This is best book of the series. Unlike the first 3 books, the story takes place in roughly a week. Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends and family gather to celebrate the Winter Solstice and heal from their war with Hybern. The plot itself is light and fluffy, with most of the characters trying to figure out what gifts to buy or who will or will not be coming to holiday dinner. But the scars of their war are incredibly visible and impossible to escape. Short and sweet and free of Mass's typical habit of wandering for hundreds of pages with little to no momentum, this was a brief if not spectacular addition to the series.

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mels_reading_log's review

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

This book is so different from the rest of this series, but I really enjoyed it. It follows the Night Court over the Winter Solstice holiday and sees them as they rest, celebrate and heal from the trauma of the last few books. It was nice to see how the characters are coping after the battles they have fought.

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kelisabeth's review against another edition

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lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.0

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spttsn's review against another edition

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hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

It's the winter special. Not so much actually happens, and it's a lot of setup for Silver Flame.

I enjoyed getting to read other POVs, the silly moments, the sad moments. I wish there was more of a plot line and not just

Feyre opens an art studio whilst Cassian angsts over Nesta and Illyria

.

This did make me start to dislike Feyre and Rhys just a little, it definitely left me ready to focus on other characters now.

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cscharfway's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

3.5

Compared to the previous books in the series, this one was pretty dull; it’s the transition book, from the war with Hybern from the first books of the series to the wrapping up of loose ends that I imagine will come up in the last book.

There was a lot of talking and reflecting about the horrors of battle and how the characters remain scarred, physically and emotionally, from it. The book is more of a chance to share their current mindset after this horrific event and how their relationships are affected by it.

Rhys and Feyre’s relationship is still lovely- not very realistic because they face no challenges or drama, but still very sweet.

There was almost no mention of Mor’s revelation from last book as well, something I wish had been delved into deeper- hopefully it will in the next book.

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