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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

208 reviews

pinliepink's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Cursing, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Murder, and Death of parent

aimnorth's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The first third of the book is incredibly slow, but once the pace picks up it really picks up. I've always found the main character of this series hard to swallow, but this book did a great job breaking down her trauma. Exploring the trauma of the other characters was also very well done. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

This book deals a lot with the abuse and torture of the characters from previous books, as well as an abusive and controlling relationship from a previous book. Nothing is described in too much detail, but it is mentioned often and is a big point in the book.

adiehowarth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence and Blood

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

rivierareads's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Feel like it’s not a TRUE 5 star because I’m comparing it too much to the first ACOTAR book which was easily 2-3 stars for me. This one was infinitely better. The actual presence of a plot, the 100% more believable

slow-burn/enemies-to-lovers

, the 10x steamier sex… what more can I ask for tbh? Maybe a slightly better pacing and delving a bit deeper into protag’s relationships with characters other than the love interest would be the answers that would make it 5 stars. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Sexual assault, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

aliireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good book, looking forward to the next one. It starts off kind of slow and you hate rhys, but as the book continues more things make sense. And you hate tamlin. There are some dull parts, but the second half of the book picks up. I would recommend this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Murder, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

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

hannah_rc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: 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

shhimreadinghere's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

I'd give it a five especially for the last 20 chapters. It picks up like ACOTAR does in the last 1/3 of the book except this is a much bigger climax to resolution so much more on the line. Where I get frustrated is wishing most of Feyre's dialogue was more than just questions. I know she's only a year into this world but someone please make her read the treaty or a history book about the war. something. i could picture this whole book in my head like a movie, would reread parts to sync up with the pacing of the visual I had in my head. I haven't been this immersed in a series since I read Twilight as a 12 year old. The tension, the stakes, the adventure, all 10 out of 10. The spice only enters the chat in the last 150ish pages which how people talk about it, I thought maybe it came way too soon. I'm glad it happened when it did. Sarah J Maas is amazing at building - the world, the tension, the stakes, the characters, etc. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, War, Eating disorder, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders