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La Corte di Nebbia e Furia by Sarah J. Maas

179 reviews

melishahigdon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It took me forever to read this, first of all, because of finals and graduation season, but I made it (barely) and I'm here (maybe).

This dang book, y'all... I seriously have no words. I want to scream and shout and let it all out when I figure out what "it" is. This book made me feel all the feels; I felt bipolar for a minute because of how quickly the emotions were coming and how intense everything was. I was hooked for all 624 pages of this book, but I am going to need to recover from this experience. I need some time hahaha.

On a real note, because this book was pretty much spoiled for me on TikTok and such, I had an interesting reading experience. I was able to see the hints of where the story was going, which were so well-crafted. For example, in the beginning of the book when Feyre is pretty much dying at the Spring Court and symbolically flying free in the Night Court. Maas did so well in making the reader hate Tamlin like Feyre did and despise the smell of him in the end like she did. I was completely floored by this experience. Going to read/finish a couple more books before picking up ACOWAR.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Cursing, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and War

floweratmyfeet's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

a_libra_library's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Much better than book one, world building, characters, tropes and plot twists were better fleshed out.
Still not ground breaking in 2022 and still not faire porn.  

If  I have to read 55 chapters for 10 pages of barely smut, its just a normal fantasy romance, I wanted more about the war, the wall, the magic system and feyre's father dying and sisters getting engaged and turned into fae themsevles.

It's mostly  fantasy romance  that's easy to digest and annotate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

helloimjacq's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Racism/Classicism based on different types of Fae, and humans

livangel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Tamlin and the King of Hybern need to die 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and War

Moderate: Death and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

mjwhitlock18's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

Second in this series of fantasy romances (heavy on the romance, don’t let anyone tell you this is YA). I honestly had mixed feelings about ACOTAR, but I can honestly say this one is SO MUCH better all around. It corrects most of the flaws of the first. I get more of Rhys, who was my fav from the first book, and I loved getting to see a different side of him, his humor is great, and his character dev in this is top tier. I loved the dynamic of Rhys’s Inner Circle and getting to learn more about them. You know I’m a sucker for Found Family. I might be in love with Mor, and Amren is scary awesome.

I hated Feyre’s characterization in ACOTAR as making very little sense for the hardened, surviving huntress she’s supposed to be, but we really see her grow into that in this book which I love for her. I never liked Tamlin’s character or his relationship dynamic with Feyre, so no love lost there. Lucien better step the fuck up in the next one, if only for Elain. Nesta deserves the world. My only issue with the plot in this one is the predestined horny soulmates trope, but I’ll get over it.

I loved the focus on mental illness and the way different characters were able to cope (or not, as the case may be) with their trauma and recovery thereof. 

I still think the quality of SJM’s prose leaves a lot to be desired, sometimes some words are overused so much it beats you over the head, and if I had a dollar for every em dash in this book, I could pay off my student loans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gaslighting

Some of the characters deal with flashbacks, nightmares, depression, and panic attacks after the trauma they experienced in the first book, especially as related to confinement. I think it is handled deftly in the book, but I trust you to know your limits.

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The way this book made me react is indescribable. I've never finished a book so fast in my life. The development and interactions of every characters is so unique and different. From the very beginning, you just know deep down who the protagonists are and who yhe antagonists are.

I started reading the ACOTAR series because I didn't understand the hype behind it. I get it now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and War

anapthine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body horror and Abandonment

abbylee28's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

tiana_king's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Rape, Slavery, and Toxic friendship