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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

So… this was bingeable, at the very least. I don’t know that I found it particularly enjoyable, though?? 

The writing and plot issues from the first book were greatly improved, but Feyre is still a Mary Sue character. She masters everything so quickly while development is somewhat rushed to make time for the plot. Instead of focusing on creating depth and adding to the events, a lot of the plot is so quickly paced so that we don’t see what’s missing through the shock of the next thing happening. 

I’ve been left with a lot of questions on so many things, least of all the magic system and how some people survived some things that maybe will be explained in later books? But ultimately, it just didn’t hit the vibe for me and was weirdly spicy at the wrong times. 

I’d probably put this on the same level as Twilight. I get the hype, they’re fun, but if you’re looking for Rothfuss or even Pratchett levels of epic fantasy, this isn’t for you. 
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