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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

653 reviews

wishuponajinni's review against another edition

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

3.75

Definitely better than the first book. Maas’ strong suit is her ability to world build and weave complex plots that keep us on the edge of our seats. 

Her characters still leave much to be desired though - and by this, I mean Feyre. Perhaps because we get SO much of Feyre, and so much of the world is explained to us through her thought process (telling instead of showing, if you will). Maas’ writing just feels very frustratingly elementary to me, and I’m surprised her editor doesn’t cut back on the unnecessary, repetitive words. For example, how many times must I be told Rhys smells like lemon and pine or whatever it is? How many times must I be told that night or shadows or stars follow him around? It just makes the reader skim instead of actually want to read, and because Feyre’s character development feels so forced (we are hit over the head and over and over that she is depressed because we are told how she feels, but a single mention of her never wanting to paint would’ve been more effective than 1000 mentions of her being “shattered”. 

The writing really bothers me, unfortunately - enough that I dread the next book, as much as I want to know what happens next, plot-wise.

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cheriepie's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

2.5

How come every time I felt like I was nearing the middle of the book or the end I would be surprised by the fact that I was nowhere near it. 

Also the scream I scrumpt when Feyre finds Rhys in the spooky woods by SMELLING HER COOCHIE ON HIM?

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racheltrow_'s review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0


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rosiem1998's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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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mayawata_'s review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I struggled so hard with the middle of this book. The beginning was hard but carried the plot nicely and the end?? I was obsessed. I didn’t think I’d enjoy this series but I made it to the end and I’m so excited to start the third book. 

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amyreh's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75


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ecasseri's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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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calyssat's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0


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mountainstobeach's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-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

5.0

This book moves quickly and kept me interested. The characters have depth and intrigue and the settings and actions in the book are phenomenally described. This book is rich and enjoyable. I look forward to reading the others in the series!

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maresuju's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0


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