A review by hannahshriver5
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

Wow - this book had me in a chokehold, to be honest. Every free second I had this past week I was reading it and couldn't put it down! That being said, ACOMAF is still my fave in the series thus far.

Here are some of my fave and least fave parts of this book:
Faves - learning more about the high lords and other courts, LGBTQ+ representation in multiple significant characters
my jaw was on the FLOOR in the part with Mor :,) and Nephelle and her wife were so wholesome and I loved that their story inspired Feyre
, the complicated moments between Feyre/Tamlin
the mix of hate, gratitude, and acknowledgment of the past made this (lack of a) relationship much more palpable and real to me
, Nesta's character being given more purpose and dark mystery, and how Feyre developed deeper relationships and trust in all of the members of the Night Court.

Least faves - this is going to sound very contradictory but one of my biggest dislikes of this book was how instantaneously problems were solved, however, I really like that Maas does not drag on scenes/problems longer than necessary.
For instance, Cassian and Azriel were injured SO many times during this book, especially their wings which are described to be so precious and strong yet delicate however every time they were healed within a very brief time. And when Feyre unbound Amren with the cauldron and Rhys died and was brought back in the exact same way Feyre was - it just felt too simple an answer to me. I was waiting for it to be a hoax for the rest of the book.
Also, there were some things that were almost offputting in how easy (?) they were to be set up to be solved later in the plot
i.e. Nesta and Elain BOTH having situationships with Cassian and Azriel (after Rhys and Feyre are obviously the couple of the century) or Feyre's father being gone so long cause he was collecting an army.
 

All of that being said - I did enjoy this book and have told so many people in my life about how obsessed I am. I'm interested to see where the plot goes in the next 2
(and good riddance to the King of Hybern)
!

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