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A review by coolcatalycat
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
4.0
4.5
I almost gave this a 3.5 because it took me so long to get through and I had no motivation to continue. I swear, I read until I was satisfied with the ending of the last book and then I put off reading it for like I don't know?? 2 weeks? lol. I just didn't have enough motivation knowing what was coming and I was already satisfied so I was like "whats the point?' but then I continued and tried to finish it all in one shot because I wanted to move on to another book and not have this be on my reading shelf for any longer and im so happy that i continued! I don't want to DNF any of the books in this series becasue they are a really nice way to escape and I enjoy them but I think it's the fact that they're so long AND they're fantasy books that make it difficult to get through.
So I continued and I was especially in awe by the last 20-15% of the book. The way the war was written is what made me give this one a higher rating than all the others. This one definitely had much less romance than the others as well. It just pulled me in and then there were moments where I was like :o. the element of surprise always wins me over.
SPOILER ALERT!!! (for the text below)
Mor's coming out scene really touched me. I had suspected it but I didn't know for sure and didn't think too much of it. i think it is so important to show the guilt and shame that comes along with hiding that part of yourself. overall, a beautiful scene and it was one of the many scenes that made me tear up.
I also like the whole Tamlin/Feyre plot in this book. He loves her, clearly, but expresses it in the worst ways. He projects his fears and hurt onto her. Feyre recognizes this & at the end, she says something along the lines of "life is too short to live with hate" and that even though Tamlin has deeply hurt her, she still wishes happiness for him and hopes he can settle the rage within himself. This part of the book also tore at my heartstrings (lol) because as I get older, experience and grow, I recognize lessons like this. You can never change someone else, they have to be willing to do it themselves. Like Feyre says, why live the rest of your short life hating someone for hurting you when it is only a reflection of their hurt and insecurities and not who you are as a person.
I almost gave this a 3.5 because it took me so long to get through and I had no motivation to continue. I swear, I read until I was satisfied with the ending of the last book and then I put off reading it for like I don't know?? 2 weeks? lol. I just didn't have enough motivation knowing what was coming and I was already satisfied so I was like "whats the point?' but then I continued and tried to finish it all in one shot because I wanted to move on to another book and not have this be on my reading shelf for any longer and im so happy that i continued! I don't want to DNF any of the books in this series becasue they are a really nice way to escape and I enjoy them but I think it's the fact that they're so long AND they're fantasy books that make it difficult to get through.
So I continued and I was especially in awe by the last 20-15% of the book. The way the war was written is what made me give this one a higher rating than all the others. This one definitely had much less romance than the others as well. It just pulled me in and then there were moments where I was like :o. the element of surprise always wins me over.
SPOILER ALERT!!! (for the text below)
Mor's coming out scene really touched me. I had suspected it but I didn't know for sure and didn't think too much of it. i think it is so important to show the guilt and shame that comes along with hiding that part of yourself. overall, a beautiful scene and it was one of the many scenes that made me tear up.
I also like the whole Tamlin/Feyre plot in this book. He loves her, clearly, but expresses it in the worst ways. He projects his fears and hurt onto her. Feyre recognizes this & at the end, she says something along the lines of "life is too short to live with hate" and that even though Tamlin has deeply hurt her, she still wishes happiness for him and hopes he can settle the rage within himself. This part of the book also tore at my heartstrings (lol) because as I get older, experience and grow, I recognize lessons like this. You can never change someone else, they have to be willing to do it themselves. Like Feyre says, why live the rest of your short life hating someone for hurting you when it is only a reflection of their hurt and insecurities and not who you are as a person.