A review by horror_haus_books
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

This started out strong and about halfway through I found myself just waiting for it to be over. Did it really have to be so long? And of course there’s the whole “we’re mates” thing. How original 🙄 If I had to hear the word “mate” one more time I would’ve chucked this book out the window. We. Get. It. I think what I don’t like here is that Rhys as the love interest is so heavily forced upon the reader. HEAVILY. And I get it, he’s charming, he’s the strongest high lord, but he’s almost just as possessive as Tamlin was…so. There’s an underlining ick here somewhere. And let’s not forget Feyre spends this entire book basically talking shit about Tamlin. Woe is me, Feyre. Damn. 

Sarah J. Maas is a decent writer though, I’ll give her that. The world building is solid and for that alone I’ll give this 3.5-4 stars. This series might be a little overhyped in my opinion though.