A Court of M
ist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2)
by Sarah J. Maas
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.
With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas’s masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.
Let me start off with the fact that I did NOT pre-order this book. I actually didn’t love A Court of Thorns and Roses and had serious mixed feelings about continuing the series. I thought “maybe one day” I would read it….but….day after day, friend after friend kept raving about how ACOMAF was a million times better than ACOTAR.
Here’s my mixed review for ACOTAR.
Alright, let’s get this party started!
***WARNING*** I normally never give spoilers but to be honest, I’m not sure I can talk about this book without some sort of spoilers. I’m keeping it fairly vague but BEWARE if you haven’t read it already. (And if you haven’t, stop whatever you’re doing immediately and go read it!)
The Story
A Court of Mist and Fury picks up 3 months after the end of ACOTAR and Feyre along with a temple priestess who are planning her wedding to Tamlin. Tamlin basically has been in and out protecting the kingdom while Feyre is stuck home dealing with nightmares and boring wedding planning on her own. She loves Tamlin but doesn’t love this new role put on her to be the dutiful lady of the house and then stuff hits the fan! She’s whisked off to The Night Court and everything she thought was true…wasn’t.
What I loved:
- EVERYTHING! (seriously, haha)
- Feyre: I honestly don’t remember liking Feyre in book 1. I loved Tamlin and Lucien but that’s all. Feyre is broken and raw in this book and she goes through the most AMAZING character development I’ve ever seen in a book! Her depression, anxiety, fierceness is so well written that she’s become one of my all time favorite heroines. Sometimes I feel I walk away from books loving the male love interests better than the main girl character but Feyre rocked it out!
- Rhysand: Wow! I wasn’t sure what I thought about him in ACOTAR. I knew there was something up with him and that he was technically a good guy but we never really completely understood how. But in ACOMAF his true character is revealed and it is mind blowing! Rhys is the epitiome of what I love in characters, willing to do WHATEVER is necessary to protect the ones they love, no matter the cost to themselves. Self-sacrifice speaks volumes and all that Rhys had to endure for those 50 years under the mountain being sexually used and abused really made his character truly amazing. He LOVES his friends and his people. Plus he’s so darn sexy 😉
- The Inner Circle: I love it when a book has AMAZING secondary characters. This, to me, makes a book great! We are introduced to Amren, Mor, Cassian and Azriel and they are all fantastic! Amren is scary but someone you want on your side, Mor is hilarious and also self sacrificing regularly, Cassian was such a great humorous addition and Azriel was the silent strong type that I always love. Sarah really knocked it out of the park with these characters!
- The Rawness: So much of this book is dealing with post traumatic stress, suffering and the after effects from the experience from Amarantha under the mountain and it was BEYOND beautiful. This was something I noticed and loved about Heir of Fire is that Sarah can write hopelessness in such a true form and one that is relatable to anyone who had suffered with depression. There were these moments when Feyre would admit to wanting to have died or die and Rhys would comfort her and wow, they were so powerful.
- A Strong Relationship: Feyre and Rhysand really complimented each other well. They BOTH were strong and willing to sacrifice themselves! They truly were equals and I love seeing this type of relationship in books. They truly helped each other to heal. (Also, it was super sexy! Hello!)
- The Pacing: I thought the pacing of this book was perfect! It’s a HUGE book and I read it in a few days. It was a book that you just couldn’t put down!
Overall
A Court of Mist and Fury has made it’s way up onto my all time favorites list. And because of the major twist we learn about in this book, I am desperate to reread ACOTAR. This book was full of perfect scenes, great characters and a story that will span the test of time! It truly was beautiful, heartbreaking, inspiring and everything a book should be!
5 Stars!
I want to read this so badly! Thank you for the heads up on the spoilers. I really have a hard time reviewing sequels and it is near impossible not to spoil something. I am determined to read ACOMAF by the end of the summer and I will come back to see what you thought. I am thrilled that you loved it, though! <3
Hm. This seems like an interesting book. It has everyone buzzing with excitement. I didn’t like the first one like you. But if you liked this one…I might have to give it a try
I’m so glad you feel the same way! This book was EPIC! Great review!
“What I loved: EVERYTHING!”
WHOA! Very high praise! I’ve heard literally everyone raving about this book, I wish I had time to read published books XD I haven’t even read ACOTAR yet! That’s why I skimmed this review to avoid spoilers haha.
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Even though I had issues with a couple things, I really really liked this overall! And I loved parts of it. It was such an addicting read and I totally agree about Feyre and Rhys’ characters. Love their arcs. The Inner Court might have been my favorite part, they were great and I loved all their history! Really excited to see how the trilogy ends next year, it’s going to be intense.
ACOMAF is also in my favourites of all times list, it was SO GOOD! It’s been almost two months since I read it and I still have all the feels. It’s been a while since a book affected me that much. I was disappointed in Queen of Shadows – but it was still good – so I was scared going into this one. But I was wrong, and I’m so happy about that. I loved reading your review, because all the fangirling! 😀 Aaaah and Rhysand! <3 I cannot wait for the third book to come out!
Glad to hear you enjoyed this one so much. I’ve never read anything by Maas before but just purchased the first book in this series and can’t wait to read it. Great blog, btw. I wanted to make sure to stop by and say hi after you hosted last night’s awesome book chat. Looking forward to the next one 🙂
I.. I am not sure how to comment on this review of yours, Sarah, haha 😀 But I’m doing it even so. <3 First, I'm so glad you loved this book so much 😀 YAY for not being disappointed. <3 All the hugs. Your review is gorgeous 🙂 But. Well. I could never ever read the books by this author. Ugh. Which makes me a bit sad, but, shrugs. They are not for me 🙂 Hope you are doing good. <3