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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)

Sarah J. Maas

Start date: January 1, 2017

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Sep 03, 2023 Diandra Knutson rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: my-kindle

“𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏?“ “𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑰 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏.”

Title: A Court of Mist and Fury
Author: Sarah J Maas
Rating: ⭑ ⭑ ⭑ ⭑✩
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Release: 2020
Genre: Fantasy, Romance, New Adult
Format: 📖📱
Length: 624 pages
Start: August 30th, 2023
Finish: September 3rd, 2023
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses
Favorite character: Rhysand
Would I read again?: Yes!

Thoughts:
“If I could fight Feyre…I would.” That was my mindset when I started the ...more

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Jan 26, 2024 Paula Phillips rated it liked it · review of another edition

After having all of Sarah J. Maas's books on my bookshelf and friends recommending them a bonus was that near the end of 2023, I started to get back into reading fantasy novels after quite a few years away from them. I made it my goal for 2024 to finally complete all her books as every year, I pick an author that I am determined to read all of their books. Last year was Riley Sager and this year it's Sarah J. Maas. I loved the first book and went into this one excited, however, my hopes were das
After having all of Sarah J. Maas's books on my bookshelf and friends recommending them a bonus was that near the end of 2023, I started to get back into reading fantasy novels after quite a few years away from them. I made it my goal for 2024 to finally complete all her books as every year, I pick an author that I am determined to read all of their books. Last year was Riley Sager and this year it's Sarah J. Maas. I loved the first book and went into this one excited, however, my hopes were dashed as this book felt like a total flip of the script and the opposite of the first book. It left a lot of emotions and furious ones with me as lots of things frustrated me about this book. I also found this one a slog to get through and took me 3 days of reading at various times to finish it whereas the first one was read in 1 day. I also feel that, if I wasn't 100% determined to finish this series I would have adhered to my DNF rule and put this book down, but nope I persevered which was something I haven't done in years as I became more picky with what I read. This book starts with Feyre wrapped in cotton wool by Tamlin as hello, she died trying to save him and was resurrected and he wants to keep her safe. Sounds good right? Nope, Feyre wants to run straight back into danger and feel alive with adrenaline and it doesn't matter to her if she dies again. So what does she do, she goes and joins Tamlin's enemy's camp - Rhysand, and falls in love with him. Then Tamlin angrily attacks Rhysand and almost kills him and just as Rhysand tells Feyre he loves her and he's her mate. What does she do? She goes back to freaking Tamlin. Like seriously WTF Feyre? You selfish female, you are just as bad as Nesta and then you have Elain who is about to be married to a Fae-hating family, and then wham bam - guess what Elain you have been mated with Lucien - so do you pick your kind and be with the humans or are you going to join the fae world too? Despite my emotions and feelings, I am still going to continue with this series and the reading order I have which combines all three of her series, so the next one is A Court of Wings and Fury before hopping to the Throne of Glass series for the next handful of books and then back to ACOTAR and Crescent City Series.
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Oct 05, 2022 Tynga rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Holy Guacamole!! How did people survive a whole year after reading this book before they could pick up the next one?? Dear lord!

Alright, now that my hot take is out of the way, let me tell you that I loved this second installment in the series! This novel was split into three parts, and I think it flowed really nicely after the events of A Court of Thorn & Roses. Part one was about recovery and healing from the trauma that happened in the final events of the previous book. A slow anti climatic b Holy Guacamole!! How did people survive a whole year after reading this book before they could pick up the next one?? Dear lord!

Alright, now that my hot take is out of the way, let me tell you that I loved this second installment in the series! This novel was split into three parts, and I think it flowed really nicely after the events of A Court of Thorn & Roses. Part one was about recovery and healing from the trauma that happened in the final events of the previous book. A slow anti climatic build-up that nonetheless made perfect sense. Then part two takes us to a whole new level, and boy, was I ready for it! Rhysand had hit a sweet spot in the first book, and I liked him instantly despite his shady actions and he proved me right in this novel. Please firmly enter my name in the #teamrhysand bandwagon! In part three all hell breaks loose and without giving anything away, I was proud, heart-broken, completely mad and stunned, all at the same time. I am definitely all in!

ACOMAF is quite a long read with its 600+ pages, a long listen in my case (26 hours) because I got the audio book, but it was never boring. The beginning was a tiny bit slow as I couldn't wait for Rhysand to enter the scene once more, but I was totally engrossed throughout and I felt this urge and need to know what happens next, right freaking now, and it had been a long time I felt that reading a book. I really think all the twist and turns we took in this installment were handled masterfully and I am anxious to start the next book.

I'd like to mention how much I loved meeting Cassian, Azriel, Amren & Morrigan. I really hope we get to see a lot more of them in the future. Lucien really disappointed me, but I am ready to let him redeem himself in the future.

This series has a strong fan base, and I totally understand why. If you haven't read the series yet, definitely give it a shot. I gave my non-reader husband a rundown of the story last night and he was so engrossed I almost thought he would ask me to read the book! ...more

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Dec 28, 2024 Sheila rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: relationships, romance, fairytale, fantasy

I think I’m hooked (blame my daughter-in-law). I love this series, and this second book was no disappointment. I love how the author takes a fairly complete story, then adds a whole new level to entice and entertain.

Feyre and Tamlin were surely in love, but now their relationship fractures under the strain of the events in book 1. And maybe the fractures were always there. And maybe they’re not meant for each other. Except perhaps…

All the questions feel so real, and Feyre’s struggles to come to ...more

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Mar 10, 2025 Danielle rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. 4.75 stars

Initial thoughts:

THAT ENDING. OMG. It blew me away due not even predicting that this was where it was heading. It was quite the twist, heading into the next book.

I have three questions for myself as I finished this book. One, why did it take me so long to read this. Two, why the heck was I fearing the romance between Feyre and Rhys when they are a couple beloved by all. Three, Tamlin who? I might have been on his side before, but not now.

Review:

It’s amazing how much perceptions form o 4.75 stars

Initial thoughts:

THAT ENDING. OMG. It blew me away due not even predicting that this was where it was heading. It was quite the twist, heading into the next book.

I have three questions for myself as I finished this book. One, why did it take me so long to read this. Two, why the heck was I fearing the romance between Feyre and Rhys when they are a couple beloved by all. Three, Tamlin who? I might have been on his side before, but not now.

Review:

It’s amazing how much perceptions form opinions before even going into something and experiencing it yourself. It was very much what happened when it came to this book and series in general. This has been out for a while even way before I picked up book 1, which was four years ago mind you. So, there had been lots of reviews and spoilers about certain things mainly who Feyre ended up with, and it colored my judgement especially something completely different was setup in book one. Then I heard other things as well that put me off.

But once I got into this one, everything just flipped on its head, and it made me question the fear I had about it. Pretty quickly, I knew this was going in a direction that I was throughly going to enjoy going on.

This world building just became even more lush and complex than before. It was intricate and beautiful. I felt like I was really immersed in it along with Feyre. It introduced Feyre so many new characters and concepts that really made it rich and exciting as Feyre went on this journey of her new life. It was only part of the journey that Feyre went on.

There were so many points of action going on. There were mysteries that needed to be solved. Discoveries had to be as part of solving the puzzle. There were twists and turns along the way. There were quite a few suspenseful and heart pounding moments as things started ramping up and leading the charge. It just sucked me and got me hooked because I needed to know what was going to happen next.

As for the romance, everyone was right about, in fact it was even more. This truly was an epic romance between Feyre and Rhys. The way it was developed and built up was just chef’s kiss. I was surprised but in the best way that this was a slow burn romance. It made me love it even more because of that. There were so many things to love and swoon about this romance. The little gestures of sweetness were everything. The bouts of tenderness between them was great. The affection they showed each other was phenomenal. The anticipation between these two was amazing. It gave me all the feels and swoon. They entertained me with their banter and flirting. The passion and chemistry was just glorious. I was very much won over and in their camp by probably the first third of the book. It didn’t take long. They just became top tier couple in my book.

Oh, Rhys. How could you not fall in love with him after this one because I certainly did? I can understand why he’s some people ultimate book boyfriend. The moment that I fell in love with him the most when he was telling Feyre the story because I felt so much for him in that moment. He broke me then put me back together. There were many times I swooned over him, but that was the ultimate one. He was amazing. I could gush about him for quite a bit so much more because this just scratched the surface of why I loved him so much.

The reason I didn’t give this a five star was because I just felt like it dragged just a little bit. I think a big reason was that I just wanted to know what was going to happen in the big climax scene. I was just a little anxious as theories were spinning in my head. I just wanted answers. ...more

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Mar 26, 2018 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Appropriate for: age 16+

I really liked this sequel, but it didn't need the first 200 pages. They were slow and all filler. What happened could've been told in 50 pages. I know sometimes others have a page quota, but come on! The rest was great and I couldn't put it down. LOTS of swear words (boo) including the F word. I recommend this book for older teens because there are a lot of sexy scenes. ...more

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