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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

139 reviews

tciriaco's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Murder, Blood, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Eating disorder, Violence, War, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Kidnapping, and Gore

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas was somehow SO much better than ACOTAR. This book pulled out all the stops and I can definitely tell why this is most people’s favorite book in the series overall. I loved the way the characters developed and how the dynamics shifted. I think I deeply love every character in this series more with every page I turn. Even characters I should hate, I love to hate. I feel like the pacing is fantastic, there is spice and action, there is growth and healing, love and betrayals. This book is packed with so many great moments (and some of the series most famous lines). This is definitely my favorite book in the series so far, and I can’t wait to keep reading and see what else happens because I am completely on the edge of my seat! Make sure you have a copy of A Court of Wings and Ruin ready to crack open immediately after reading the last line of this one. I promise you won’t want to wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Murder, Vomit, Death, Gore, and Kidnapping

noetical's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, War, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Death, and Violence

aavss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Murder, and Vomit

Moderate: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Eating disorder, War, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Classism

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Vomit, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and War

bibicornxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

A true enemies-to-lovers arc, and so pleasing. Their natural scathing remarks turn fond, yet still sharp. After coming back to this series years later I really appreciate the ability to communicate that Feyre and Rhysand have. Although there are lies and betrayals, they talk and resolve the issue as adults deserving of immortality. 
I absolutely adore Amren, Mor, Azriel and Cassian.

The ending made me put the book down and breathe through my anger, as somehow the expected failure of their scheme was so much worse than possibly imagined. 

I am truly excited to see more of Elain, but particularly Nesta, and the unbreakable strength she seems to be made of.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Gore, and Eating disorder

ashlyncherie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.25

My third read-through! I recognize more flaws every time, but I still love the parts that I love. This is the best book of the series, if not the only really good one. And she does characters and relationships and friendships really really well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, War, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

jessieb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Murder, War, Grief, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Animal death, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

katiecoconut21's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

A Court of Mist and Fury is easily my favorite novel in the ACOTAR series. After reading A Court of Thorns and Roses, I was expecting more Tamlin-Feyre romance, but boy was I wrong (and glad to be so). 

This novel is a Hades and Persephone retelling, and I find it to be one of my favorites of the type. First off, it addresses what happens after you kill for love. Second, it describes how falling out of love and falling in love is natural (though Sarah J. Maas seemed more bent on making it an evil-good switcheroo). 

The Rhysand-Feyre dynamic is one of my favorites, though I was wondering how Sarah J. Maas would turn all those evil things Rhysand did Under the Mountain into not-so-evil actions? She did so successfully, I might add. And when we found out that

Rhysand and Feyre were mates

, I was so excited...I literally squealed.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this book (but mostly the Rhysand-Feyre romance) and find it to be my favorite in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: War and Kidnapping

strubbries's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

This was my favorite book out of the whole series. Did it put me into an emotional spiral? A little bit, yes. I think it did a great job at portraying how depressed and broken Feyre was after being UTM and being with a man that used fucking as a solution. Then we get chapter 54 and 55?? oooooooooOoo mah gawd. Beautiful, muah. This book left me on such a cliffhanger that I immediately went and bought the next book. 10/10 loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death

Minor: Confinement, Misogyny, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Blood