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

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

2.75

This book had absolutely no business being this long.
The problem is in the pacing, for sure. The very beginning was alright with Feyre doing some spying on the spring court but it was definitely more full than it needed to be. I wanted to see more interactions between Tamlin and Feyre during that time (although I did enjoy the tension between Feyre and Ianthe). There is some focus on Talmin throughout the story but I wanted to see more from him.

The romance in this book isn't exciting anymore because Feyre and Rhys are already an established couple so there's no "will they, won't they" tension. This is realistic in actual relationships, so I'm not mad about it, exactly. What I'm mad about is that this book is mostly incredibly boring until the last 20% or so. It's basically all talking about battle plans.

I don't know if I like this series. I am finding myself enjoying the segments with a lot of action, but there are so many slow parts between those that it becomes very tedious. This book should have been half the length.
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