A review by lmm0
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous 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

4.5

Next paragraph is a synopsis of this book, and I feel like it gives some plot points away, especially if you haven't read the first 2 books, so I'm marking it as a spoiler:
Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, driven to uncover Tamlin's schemes and the looming threat of an invading king intent on destroying Prythian. Navigating a perilous game of deception, she must choose whom to trust among the formidable High Lords and seek allies in unexpected places, knowing that one wrong move could lead to disaster.

The last half of this book really flew for me - I think that's where the bump up from 4 to 4.5 stars came from. I think the beginning felt like Maas was still doing some world building (for lack of a better word), which can be hit or miss for me. Overall, still a very enjoyable listen. I was constantly getting on Google, trying to picture the characters and certain scenes - shout out to fan art and AI renderings posted on IG and TikTok for coming through for me in those moments. How the author manages to come up with some of the things in these books is absolutely incredible to me, in a good way. I know there's only 2 other books left in the series, one of them being a shorter story, but if I hadn't known that,
it almost sounded like Maas was wrapping up the ACOTAR series with how this one ended - with such finality & a nice bow. Wonder if anyone else felt the same?
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