A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
Y’all.
I need to take a deep breath before I even write this. I finished it two days ago and I am still kinda reeling. I thought about jumping right in for another re-read but decided to continue with the series for now.
A Court of Mist and Fury did it, it ruined me.
In all seriousness. this was the shit, my jam, a new top 10. SO FUCKING GOOD.
I apologize for swearing but I need you to understand my level of emphatic desire for you to read this book.
Firstly, I am going to go back to A Court of Thorns and Roses and likely re-rate the book. It was my first by Sarah J. Maas and now that I know what she is fully capable of I have to rerate that one. One the other hand, what I thought was a masterpiece doesn’t really level with the second book in the series. How often does that happen? Almost never right? Well, there is a first for everything.
In the previous novel Feyre goes through hell, not figuratively but actually goes through hell in order to defend Tamlin, and his court. That is where we left off in the series. I can’t explain why but it took me forever to jump into book two. I think I reread the first chapter 3 times before I really focused on it and continued. At which point I ingested the rest of the novel at morph speed. (Point to my 6 year old obsession with the Power Rangers for that reference).
I knew that the author left the Rhysand plot line open (see my previous review). But damn, this went a completely different direction than I thought it would. Rarely have I read a novel where I thought the main character was getting their happy ending, when really, it was just the start of her journey.
After Feyre’s resurrection she is a different person. Not because of it, but because of why it happened. Her entire experience with Amaranatha turned her into someone new. Immediately when back in the Spring Court she is a shell of who she was. Tamlin has no clue what to do with her, and really she doesn’t know what she needs herself. At their wedding ceremony Feyre can feel in her bones that something is wrong. Magically, Rhysand appears to save Feyre, and she needs saving.
This was a very emotional novel, it was well written and well executed. Again, I don’t believe I have ever read a novel when the main characters don’t end up together. Before this novel I don’t know how I think an author could have done this successfully but Maas really did a beautiful job. I wouldn’t call this a love triangle but that is the closest trope I can think of. Really though, this goes way beyond Feyre loving two men. It’s more the story of her realizing her potential, and having a partner who not only realizes but supports and believes in her.
I am already working through the third book in the series and it’s looking like another winner so far. Stay tuned for my review once I wrap it up.
Quick side note, this novel did increase in steaminess from the previous book. I was not mad about it one bit.
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