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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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fishyashiro's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

2.25

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ursimae's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

3.75

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howboutjane's review against another edition

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

5.0

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wormgirl's review

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dark emotional funny hopeful relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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billies_not_so_secret_diary's review

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

2.0

 A Court of Frost and Starlight 
by Sarah J. Maas 
A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5 
Fantasy Romance New Adult 
Scribd Audio 
21+ 

Feyre and Rhys, the high lord and lady of the Night Court, are taking a much-needed break from rebuilding their Court and strengthening ties with the other Courts to celebrate the Winter Solstice with their close friends and family. 


There's not much action in this novella. A little bit of 'catching up' with the other courts and a lot of reflection on the war and the effect it had on all of the people and the land, physically and mentally. The characters hope that a lot of healing will take place during the Solstice celebration, and they each try to find the right gifts for each other. 

Of course, it just had to have the man thinking about sex, and one graphic sex scene, and this combination ruined the book. It is degrading towards women. If a man told me he wanted to bury himself inside me, and only wanted to pound me, I'd walk away. That's not romantic, that is a man asserting his dominance over HIS woman, (or as called in these books Mate, or Female) without a care for her desires or needs, believing, as men are still taught, that what is good for him IS good for HIS woman. It's about f**king, and that is not love. 

Worse is that these books are being marketed to teenagers! Come on, that's BullS**t. Telling girls that being treated like a f**k toy is romantic and that is what a loving, caring, and intimate relationship is supposed to be! NO! It is not. I thought we were trying to empower our young women, not teach them to bow down and be used by a man. Yes, some people enjoy that, but this series is making it sound as if that is the only way love can be shown. 

I would be giving these books higher ratings, but... 

Enough with the rant. Honestly, this book I could've done without. I'm not saying it was bad, there was a story there, but its plot didn't really match the tone (action) with the actual series. It could've been summed up, the male's violent sexual desires and matching sex scene trashed, (because that is what it is, trash), and that summary placed in the next book. Yeah, that would make that one even longer, but as history shows, the upcoming male-dominant sex scenes that I'm guessing will happen, could be cut out, and thus shortening said book by a hundred pages, and making room for this one. 

Stop marketing graphic and semi-abusive porn to teenagers! It's wrong! I would black out all of these scenes before I would allow my teenagers to read them. 

2 Stars 
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offictionandfantasy's review

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emotional funny hopeful slow-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

4.0

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