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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75


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kschupner's review

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emotional lighthearted tense fast-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

3.25

did not expect the nesta
alcoholism
arc like. at all. but otherwise i loved seeing the group in a cute christmas-y setting, exchanging gifts and drinking wine deep into the night. although i do understand that nesta is healing from the Literal War she never wished to be a part of i didn’t feel like it made a lot of sense to be so distant from her sisters, especially after their father’s death. other things i liked: feyre’s eye tattoos being changed to match the velaris crest was SO heartwarming!!!! elain and azriel interactions are so gentle i love them!!! and the cake she made feyre for her birthday 🥹!!! also the sex scene towards the end 🫣🥵 but what i loved most is feyre
becoming an art teacher for young fae struggling after the war
it’s so good to see her healing in that way and showing others to do the same. so excited to
meet their kid in the next book
<3

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jascahue's review

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

2.0

This book was not my favorite. I think I could have done without reading this book. Only a small portion of this book was needed for the transition into the next book in the series. The rest of it felt like filler material. 

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barbarianmissy's review

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Did I go into this novella thinking it was a Christmas story? Absolutely not. 

Did I live for it? Absolutely. 

Was it the most draw dropping, crazy, thrill ride? No. 

Was it cute and sweet and wholesome? Yes, yes it was 🥹

Not ready to be done this series after ACOSF 😭

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luna_lovelace's review against another edition

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

2.25

I have mixed feelings. While I don't think it was the best book I've read from the series, I do think it had some redeeming qualities. 

It tended to drag on, particularly with the numerous shopping scenes. I couldn't help but think that the book could have been shorter if those scenes were cut out. 

The book did manage to make me continue disliking Nesta. To be fair, she's not coping well with the aftermath of the war which explains her behavior towards Cassian and others. On the other hand, Cassian deserves much better than what he gets in the book. I have hope that she might be able to turn things around in the next book and prove herself worthy of his love and attention.

I think it's still worth reading, but you wouldn't miss anything if you didn't. 

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devynvma0508's review against another edition

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

3.75

I feel like this book is unnecessary but it’s a nice pallet cleanser from the events of the previous book. The story is a lot more lighthearted and you get to know more about the characters in a peaceful setting. 

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bog223's review

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

4.25


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shhimreadinghere's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

4.0

this was the slow cozy recovery i needed after ACOWAR. i got to live, breathe and process with these characters for a second around the solstice. I enjoy just hanging with these characters and hearing their thoughts without the heavy stress of what's to come. I think Feyre's last few paragraphs sum up why this novella is good.
although i know feyre is feeling like life is fleeting & it could've been them either dead from war, i do not want her to have a baby
it seems to have set up the inner turmoil for nesta well for the next book. I was dreading leaving Feyre but now curious to be in Nesta's POV and going to pick up the next book right away. 

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bree_h_reads's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Given my usual opinion on books in this series I was pleasantly surprised by this one. While it had the same issues of dragging and over repetition as the other books I felt like it happened less often.

Once again, I don’t really enjoy Rhysand’s POV all the much. Something about the way he talked/thought about Feyre felt off to me. Not to mention a lot of his side of things seemed to be concerned over the extremely sus age gap between him and Feyre. I understand it’s fantasy and I can uncomfortably hand wave that sort of thing, it really rubbed me the wrong way their 516-ish year age gap with dismissed with the ab*sive relationship between his parents that had a 882 year age gap. Maybe it’s foreshadowing Rhysand turning into his father.

I will also note that this felt like a really strong starting point to build Rhysand and Feyre as budding villains. Something about their behaviour/thoughts just established this for me, but that could be wistful thinking.

Outside of that, I enjoyed the non-Feyre and Rhysand characters and their dynamics. This felt like a good way to build up to Silver Flames and I’m interested to see how/if the characters grow and develop relationships (and by characters I mean Elain and Azriel.)

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

2024 Reread:

Rating: 5/5 stars.

There really aren’t words for just how much I love this one. It’s calm and it’s sweet and it’s quiet and it’s beautiful. It’s a warm hug and the perfect love letter to incredible characters and coda for the first part of the series. Absolute perfection.

Rating: 5 stars

A holiday novella, <I>A Court of Frost and Starlight</I> follows Feyre’s first Winter Solstice as
High Lady of the Night Court
.

This one is a bit controversial, but here’s my hot take. Anyone who says this isn’t a required read is WRONG and I will die on this hill. For me, it reads like an extended epilogue to ACOWAR, in the absolute best way, including a ton of set-up for events to come in <I>A Court of Silver Flames</I>. Plus, who doesn’t love a fluffy holiday romance?

CW: Grief, eating disorder, mental illness, alcoholism

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