Review: A Court of Mist and Fury

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

review #2 - v small review i promise
wowowowow even knowing all the twists this book didn't fail to have me head over heels again for it again also im so in luv with rhysand WOW can the next book come now please (it's actually getting shipped today im hyped)

also i forgot just how many sex scenes there were in here jesus

original review

There will be some spoilers in the "other thoughts" section because I can't contain my excitement I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT STUFF SOMEWHERE also slight spoilers from the ending of the first book because I can't help myself

What's This Book About?
This is the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. At the end of Sarah J. Maas's first book, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Feyre finds herself a newly-made Fae being (Is "being" the right word to use here? I don't know). Everybody gets to go home and be happy and everything is starting to be perfect in the world again. In this book, it starts out the same way. Everyone's trying to be happy and be in the perfect world they fought so hard to have, but things aren't as perfect as we want them to be. Feyre's been having these insane nightmares over the horrors she lived through Under the Mountain. Tamlin's been crazy protective over Feyre to the point of her having anxiety attacks. Feyre is still stuck seeing Rhysand once a week every month -- a part of their bargain from the last book. But once Tamlin's overprotectiveness goes way too far, Feyre asks Rhysand for an escape. And that's when it starts getting good.

Characters
Feyre - So Feyre. So much character development going on with Feyre in this book (as to be expected since she's the main character). Her anxiety was real as heck, and I was amazed that Sarah J. Maas was able to describe the panic attack so realistically. Feyre is trying to figure out whose side she's on and tries to piece herself back together after murdering innocent fairies Under the Mountain. There's nothing I love more than broken characters. Feyre's also got these crazy cool new powers that I am very jealous of. You get to see a lot of them. It's very cool.

Tamlin - Tamlin doesn't show up much in this one, actually, so I'll keep this short and sweet. Tamlin's character seems to change entirely. Where I was once rooting for him, now I am grossed out to read about him. I also did feel bad for him throughout the book, because being in his position would sort of suck.

Rhysand - RHYSAND. OH MAN. THE LOVE OF MY LIFE. I started this book not knowing how to feel about Rhysand. But after like 10 chapters or so, I was head over heels. And the character development is so real with this guy. I don't want to say too much and spoil stuff, but oh man.

Mor - I was only going to be talking about Feyre, Tamlin, and Rhysand, but I can't help but talk about Mor too. She's such a great character, and I love her so much. She's as sweet as can be but can also be terrifying. She helps Feyre in so many ways and without expecting anything in return. She's a total sweetheart!!!!!

World Building
The world building is so amazing in this. It was great in the first book, but I found it even better in this second book. The courts, the cities, the feud between humans and Fae. All of it is so intriguing and so lovely and amazing. You shouldn't be disappointed in this area.

Romance (if any)
WOO YEAH THERE'S SO MUCH ROMANCE. Actually there are around three detailed sex scenes. Yeah, I probably wouldn't recommend it to the young Young Adults. The whole thing was really nice but also sort of weird. I loved the romance in this book so much. It was a slow build up to it and I found myself waiting for it to happen. You know when there's a couple that should really be together and it just takes them SO LONG to get together? Yeah, it's like that. Actually, it's exactly that.

How's the Writing?
Sarah J. Maas has never let me down. Her writing style is so beautiful that I'm always coming back for more.

Other Thoughts
Okay here's the spoiler section.
(view spoiler)[The romance in this book was crazy and I absolutely loved it. I loved the idea that Rhysand was her mate all along, and that he didn't tell her. I loved the shameless flirting between them and the build up to the actual romance was so well done. I'm absolutely obsessed with these two.

Also Feyre going back to Tamlin. The fact that Maas left out the fact that she's now a High Lady. Oh my goodness. I'm so excited for the next book. (hide spoiler)]

Conclusion -- Rating Explanation
Romance was A+. So much character development. World building and writing was beautiful. I love you, Sarah J. Maas. Thank you for writing this book.

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