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Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief
Moderate: Rape, Death of parent
For a book that's not about Feyre and Rhys they sure get mentioned a lot. They decided what's best for Nesta, how she'll get better. Hmm that really reminds me of a certain someone who we despised for exactly the same reason. Someone who locked Feyre in the house where she can't escape, like how they put Nesta in House of Wind where her only way out is down thousands and thousands of steps.
Pacing is horrible. It explains everything in excruciating detail for two weeks and then bam - time jump 4 months followed by short recap what they did in those 4 months. How they trained, where and how many times they've fucked. If I don't get description of that scene, I don't care that it happened.
Whole fourth part could be a book on its own. This way it felt rushed. If someone stopped and looked around first, they would get in so much less trouble. And I fully expected a magical rabbit with wings to fly down and rescue them at some point. If everyone and everything else can save them already, why not that?
They sat on a tree, for three hours and shared their deepest darkest trauma... And it just felt like a long recap of everything we knew already.
I'm glad that Nesta needed some time to get over her trauma and wasn't just magically healed by having sex with Cassian. There was a bit of that too, but they also had bonding moments and she worked through some stuff so I'll let it slide.
First of all, if Cassian could keep his mouth shut, I'd be grateful. There's no reason for him to talk during sex scene, especially to say the lines he did.
Also they fucked right after Nesta got assaulted by a kelpie. And it was just brushed off like nothing happened... But that almost rape scene did blend with everything else that happened during that time.
Rhysand–IT'S YOUR CHOICE–Rhysand decided not to tell Feyre she'll die at childbirth. But told everyone else. And when Nesta told Feyre, she's made the villain. At least Rhys knows he's controlling bastard and told Cassian to take Nesta away. The way she told Feyre is wrong, and at that moment it's done for the wrong reason but she still deserved to know from the beginning. And make her own decision about it. At least Nesta showed regret over how she'd done it.
So Feyre got pregnant while she was in "Illyrian form" and that's why baby has wings and can't pass through her birth canal.. I guess abortion wasn't option. Because it's your choice doesn't apply to your body.
I almost forgot that Rhys used forced shields around Feyre so that no can even touch her or smell that she's pregnant. And that's okay, he's just overprotective hihi. But when Tamlin does it, it's not okay.
I hate that Nesta gave her powers away so she could bring back Feyre, Rhys and the baby. They were dumb enough to make a bargain to die at the same time, they should deal with consequences. But at least she changed all their anatomy so we won't have this stupid drama again.
Graphic: Sexual content, Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship
Graphic: Cursing, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy
Minor: Gore, Torture, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy
Moderate: Addiction, Misogyny, Toxic friendship
Minor: Rape
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abandonment
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Torture, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury
The only thing I liked was the map.
They didn't reach out because they were concerned for her but embarrassed when she spent their money. Which I feel the need to point out, they have been paying everything for her for a year. I also find it unbelievable that none of the Inner Circle are sympathetic towards Nesta with her PTSD. The fact that the Inner Circle can't relate to her PTSD after having gone through what they did in the first three books and what others are said to have gone through before is completely unrealistic.
There were also better ways to get Nesta up to the mountains. The Inner Circle didn't need to trick her out of her house, steal all of her things, condemn her building, and give her an ultimatum where both options are threatening to her life(go to a place that is known for its misogyny or to a place where Fae are hated).
On a final note, A Court of Wings and Ruin had an ending. There was not hint of another book, besides it being listed on Goodreads. This reeks of an author only continuing a series for more money. I know authors get their money but I feel that if an author is going to continue to write about a world different characters should be the focus of the story. Yes in the first three ACoTaR books it was about Feyre and Rhysand and this was about Nesta and Cassian, but Nesta and Cassian also had important roles in the first three books.
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization