Title: A Court of Mist and Fury
Author: Sarah J. Maas
ISBN: 9781635575583
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 656
Source: Private copy
Feyre survived Amarantha’s clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can’t forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin’s people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.
Official Summary
26 April 2022
Okay so I gave A Court of Thorns and Roses 5 stars and I honestly didn’t think the next book could be any better. And boy was I wrong. I now look back on the first book and think it was terrible compared to this one. I think this is the first time I thought the sequel was better than the first book.
There were a lot of new characters introduced in this book. Like Mor, Rhysand’s cousin. I liked her although her back story was so sad.
Cassian – he was okay, honestly, he could have not been in this story and I probably wouldn’t notice. However, I get the feeling we are going to get more from him in the next few books. So I look forward to that.
Azriel was briefly mentioned in the first book however we get to see him a lot more in this one and got a lot more character development. Again we didn’t get a lot of him, but I look forward to seeing more of him in the next books.
Then there is Ameren. She is a total badass. So that immediately makes her my favourite. I can’t help it. I am a total sucker for a strong female character. I love that even Rhysand is a sort of afraid of her and he is supposedly the strongest High Fae.
I will say the plot in this book is so much better, I think because this book was like two hundred more pages than the first. Not to mention there is no need for excessive world-building. I liked the storyline of them trying to train Feyre and still make sure war doesn’t break out.
I loved how the author had Feyre go through hell in the last book and that she wasn’t over all the trauma in the first chapter. I also loved how Maas wrote Feyre dealing with that trauma. I find most of the time when a character is dealing with trauma in most books it either isn’t addressed or it takes over the whole plot. I liked how we saw Feyre deal with it but the overall plot progressed around it. The plot didn’t come to a standstill because she was having a hard time.
Also that ending? Wow! Talk about a cliff-hanger. It had me wanting to pick up the next book immediately. Sadly, I don’t have the next one yet…It has been ordered though, just waiting for delivery.
Overall I loved the book and I look forward to the next one. If you enjoyed the first one you will love this one.
Also by Sarah J Maas
House of Earth and Blood
Bryce Quinlan had a perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths.
Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose—to assassinate his boss’s enemies, no questions asked. But with a demon wreaking havoc in the city, he’s offered an irresistible deal: help Bryce find the murderer, and his freedom will be within reach.
As Bryce and Hunt dig deep into Crescent City’s underbelly, they discover a dark power that threatens everything and everyone they hold dear, and they find, in each other, a blazing passion—one that could set them both free, if they’d only let it.
With unforgettable characters, sizzling romance, and page-turning suspense, this richly inventive new fantasy series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah J. Maas delves into the heartache of loss, the price of freedom—and the power of love.
Throne of Glass
Beautiful. Deadly. Destined for greatness.
In a land without magic, where the king rules with an iron hand, Celaena, an assassin, is summoned to the castle. She comes not to kill the king, but to win her freedom. If she defeats twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition, she is released from prison to serve as the king’s champion.
The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her. But something evil dwells in the castle of glass—and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival, and a desperate quest to root out the evil before it destroys her world.
About The Author
Author Bio from the Author’s Site
Sarah J. Maas is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series, as well as a USA Today and international bestselling author. Sarah wrote the first incarnation of the Throne of Glass series when she was just sixteen, and it has now sold in thirty-five languages. A New York native, Sarah currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and dog. Empire of Storms, the fifth Throne of Glass novel, is available now. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Hamilton College in 2008 with a degree in Creative Writing and a minor in Religious Studies.
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