A Court of Mist and Fury by
Sarah J. Maas
My rating:
5 of 5 stars
THIS BOOK <3 and
the feels!!
I cannot even put into words how much the book touched me. This is Maas' best work and I loved Queen of Shadows!! But this. This was something else entirely. The shear creativity of the world and character development,
Oh the character development! All of it wrapped together in one, was complete perfection! And Rhysand is bae <33
First of all, let me just say that this book came at literally the worst time for me. It arrived on a Tuesday and I started finals on that same Wednesday: the very next day. It was pure
torture for me to wait to read it. Goodreads was so tempting, I had to give the book to my roommate so she could hide it from me until I was done! But Nikki was right, it would have been worth failing my finals lol!
Okay lets get into the good stuff: (possibly mild spoilers)
Since reading the first book, I felt like I was missing something; something just didn't work for me. I still loved it and gave it 4 stars, but it felt like their was a hole in the story, and how right I was! The book takes place about 3 months after the events of book 1 and Feyre is still adjusting to being a fae, and a savior of her new people. But she feels lost, and quiet honestly empty and worthless. She seems to have a combination of PTSD and depression. And Tamlin? Well, he doesn't really seem to notice or know how to handle the situation, but he sure doesn't do anything to help her out. I lost all respect of Tamlin towards the end of book 1 and book 2 just solidified my feelings. He is controlling, domineering, and selfish. And it did not sit right with me the way he started to treat Feyre. Like she was a doll; something pretty that he could
look at, fuck, and toss away. It was sickening. And she let him do it.
But Feyre evolves
so much in this book, it almost seems like a different book (given that it was 624 pages it could have been--but we're glad its not). It was amazing! She starts out lost and weak and comes out one of the strongest female characters I've ever read who knows her place and her path.
Rhysand, oh my love. You are my favorite character of all time. He's brilliant, sweet, arrogant, strong, funny, sexy; I could go on forever, so let's summarize by saying he's basically perfect! He's my number one book boyfriend. The way he treats Feyre is admirable because he doesn't coddle her and he treats he as an equal. That's why I love him. So many guys from books are dominant and controlling; Rhys is dominant but he lets Feyre be independent. That is a healthy relationship, girls! He lets he be her own person, make her own decisions and supports her no matter what. We learn a different side of him and have a deeper understanding of his actions. And I'm glad because then we never would have met Cassian, Mor, Azriel, or Amren. Who are the most amazing side characters I've even met! I love them! And I love this story. I can't imagine the pain Rhys forced himself to endure when
(view spoiler)[he retrained himself from telling Feyre even though he knew she was his mate. (hide spoiler)]
The ending took me by surprise because I thought I knew where it was going, but then Feyre and Rhys took me by surprise with the level of their brilliance. I am so excited for the next book so that they can kick some ass together and save the world. <333
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