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A review by popthebutterfly
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
5.0
Rating: 5/5
Genre: Fantasy/Romance (not sure why it's targeted towards the YA audience when Feyre is in her twenties I believe. Either way she's an adult).
Recommended Age: 18+. Lots of mature scenes and very strong language. LOTS of mature scenes... like a whole chapter devoted to mature scenes.
Favorite Quote: "There are good days and hard days for me - even now. Don't let the hard days win."
WARNING: Slight spoilers if you've not read the first book! Nothing spoilery from this book, but some things in the back cover blurb and in my review could spoil the first book for you. Don't read any further if you want to remain spoiler free on the first book!
"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." - Back cover blurb provided by Amazon.
Back in Prythian again, but this is not the happy ending Feyre deserves. She's very broken from her stay Under the Mountain and she's suffering from severe depression and PTSD. She's also having to navigate her new life as a High Fae and plan a wedding... but is this the life she wants?
First of all, this book is a very longgggggggggggg book. It is 624 pages in the edition I have.... but it doesn't feel like a 624 page book. To be honest the writing is so good that you easily breeze through the book. The pacing, albeit slow in the beginning, and the plot development are beautiful. The character development is amazing as well. I learned so much more about every main and side character that I am too heavily invested to NOT read ACOWAR. I also have to say this book was way better than the first book.
The only issues I had with the book were that it ended on a cliffhanger and that while it was tremendously good I feel that it was just a segue into the final book. It was a lot of filler information and I feel that everything I read was back-story for the real story I will read in the third book. I also fill this book could have employed more diversity in it. I enjoyed the book so much though and while this book has problems with the lack of diversity I still feel the book is very well written and very enjoyable. Hopefully more diverse characters will come into play in the third book.
---- New Review ----
Genre: Fantasy/Romance (not sure why it's targeted towards the YA audience when Feyre is in her twenties I believe. Either way she's an adult).
Recommended Age: 18+. Lots of mature scenes and very strong language. LOTS of mature scenes... like a whole chapter devoted to mature scenes.
Favorite Quote: "There are good days and hard days for me - even now. Don't let the hard days win."
WARNING: Slight spoilers if you've not read the first book! Nothing spoilery from this book, but some things in the back cover blurb and in my review could spoil the first book for you. Don't read any further if you want to remain spoiler free on the first book!
"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." - Back cover blurb provided by Amazon.
Back in Prythian again, but this is not the happy ending Feyre deserves. She's very broken from her stay Under the Mountain and she's suffering from severe depression and PTSD. She's also having to navigate her new life as a High Fae and plan a wedding... but is this the life she wants?
First of all, this book is a very longgggggggggggg book. It is 624 pages in the edition I have.... but it doesn't feel like a 624 page book. To be honest the writing is so good that you easily breeze through the book. The pacing, albeit slow in the beginning, and the plot development are beautiful. The character development is amazing as well. I learned so much more about every main and side character that I am too heavily invested to NOT read ACOWAR. I also have to say this book was way better than the first book.
The only issues I had with the book were that it ended on a cliffhanger and that while it was tremendously good I feel that it was just a segue into the final book. It was a lot of filler information and I feel that everything I read was back-story for the real story I will read in the third book. I also fill this book could have employed more diversity in it. I enjoyed the book so much though and while this book has problems with the lack of diversity I still feel the book is very well written and very enjoyable. Hopefully more diverse characters will come into play in the third book.
---- New Review ----
Disclaimer: I bought my own copy of this book from a second-hand shop. All opinions are my own.
Book: A Court of Mist and Fury
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Book Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2
Rating: 5/5
Spice Rating: 3.5/5
Recommended For...: Adult Readers, Romantasy, Fantasy, Fae, High Fantasy
Publication Date: May 3, 2016
Genre: Romantasy
Age Relevance: 18+ (PTSD, Panic Attacks, Depression, Trauma, Slavery, War, Language, Sexual Assault and Rape, Attempted Suicide, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence)
Explanation of Above: There are a lot of mentions and showings of various mental health issues, such as PTSD, panic attacks, depression, and generalized trauma. Slavery is mentioned as is war. There are a couple of occasions of cursing. There are mentions and flashbacks to sexual assault and rape of one of the main characters. Attempted suicide is mentioned. Child abuse is mentioned. Domestic violence is shown and there are paragraph long scenes of occurrences mostly in the beginning of the book.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages: 626
Synopsis: Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.
As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the 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 in turmoil.
Review: I don't know what to say in terms of reviewing this book since the last time I read it. I will say that out of the main trilogy of this entire series, I think that this is my favorite book of the three. I feel like some of the issues that were in the first book, such as the pacing and some of the character development flaws were rectified in this book and I just loved absolute overhaul of the story from the first book to the second. I also loved the continuation of the trauma from the first book and how well it was carried over into this book. The book did so well to show how that trauma impacts a relationship and your daily life and honestly I don’t feel like a lot of authors I have read previously have carried that so well from one book into another. I thought the world building that was expanded upon in this book was really well done and I love how all of the little things that were mentioned in the first book and then throughout the second are all brought together in the end of this one.
The only thing I can really fault the book for is that there were some small pacing lulls in it And sometimes it feels like stuff just comes together too neatly for the story.
The only thing I can really fault the book for is that there were some small pacing lulls in it And sometimes it feels like stuff just comes together too neatly for the story.
Verdict: I absolutely love this book.