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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

277 reviews

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is what I expected Maas to write. There was a more shocking plot and the

slow burn romance

was perfect for my tastes. The political aspect of the book is similar to fourth wing 🙌. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexism, Torture, War, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Alcohol, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Blood, Grief, and Toxic relationship

beebeewin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I enjoyed this sequel far more than the first book in the series, A Court of Thorns and Roses. The political scheming and world building was so much stronger, which are always my favorite part of fantasies.

I also appreciated the romance of Feyre and Rhysand, it felt far more fleshed out than the romance of the previous novel. Maybe it is because I like Rhysand better than Tamlin as he feels like a much more fleshed out character with understandable motives and feelings.

In addition, I loved the the cast of friends surrounding the Night Court. I felt like their addition led to far more fleshed out characters with motives, backgrounds, and feelings that influenced the plot in interesting ways. Overall, I just think this installment had more going for it as while there was romance it took more of a back set to the political intrigue, world building, and character development. I am excited to see how this builds in the next novel especially with the twist at the end. Also, with how well Sarah Maas tied in trauma healing in this novel it will be intriguing to see how the trauma of this twist plays out in the next novel. Excited to read more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Vomit

uncica's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

Much better than ACOTAR. Kind of like Twilight, it’s so bad that I love it, but I also hate it.
Absolutely DO NOT do audiobook for this one. My ears were violated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

gpfot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Gaslighting, Grief, Death, Confinement, Cursing, War, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Violence

sdfallin's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Oh my God. This was so amazing. I tore through this book and was kicking my feet and absolutely had goosebumps all over my body when I finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and War

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

snackykennedy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Vomit, War, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy and Genocide

becaboo24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

ALL THE FEELS. I am left speechless and have no words for this review other than ACOMF is a GEM/MASTERPIECE and has easily become one of my all-time favorite reads.❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Torture

book_gremlin42's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Gore, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

booitsbam's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

A lot better than the first book.
I was significantly less frustrated with the characters and overall plot, though I still have my qualms. 

I’m so glad we are away from Tamlin for the majority of the book, as I really did not like him in the first book and highly disliked his actions in the beginning of the second. I even extremely hate him for the last part of the book as well. I only really missed Lucien, but I was really surprised and upset by him a lot of the time he was in scene.

I really love all the new characters we’re introduced to from the Night Court; they all have their own motivations that feel realistic, but in our reality and a fantasy setting. They feel properly fleshed out for the most part. The relationships between each of them also feel plausible, along with how they came to be. 
The descriptions of the settings were pretty good and felt pretty immersive, especially since similar are often used in visual medias already so I could easily refer to something I’ve already seen to visualize the surroundings.
It’s not the best written thing I’ve read, but certainly a lot better than the first book, so that’s why I’ve rated it higher but not much higher than the first book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Xenophobia, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Confinement, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, War, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Misogyny, Torture, Sexism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Vomit