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luna_lovelace's review against another edition
- 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
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.
Graphic: Alcoholism and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol and Mental illness
Minor: War and Sexual content
cristina_reading24's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
indigo_fox's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Sexism and Alcohol
Minor: Death and Death of parent
bree_h_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Misogyny, Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, and Sexism
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
Minor: Blood and Violence
mangofraiche's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Cursing, and Death
amylynn44's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Minor: Death of parent, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol
kal517's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Minor: Pregnancy, War, and Death of parent
angelofthetardis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I loved the fact that Rhys got more narration time in this one - it's a nice little treat, not only to get to hear things from his perspective, but also to see that High Lord 'mask' drop and him just be a man with his family. And it doesn't hurt that there are a few lines which, said in that voice, make you go a bit wobbly! The only disappointment was that it was just Rhys and Feyre who got to narrate their own sections - while the narrator for the other parts is far from the worst I've heard, I would have much preferred Cassian, Nesta et. Al to speak in their 'own' voices.
I also love the fact that no-one seems to have a clue what to get their friends for Solstice. It's just a subtly funny repeating motif, but at the same time I guess it makes sense; it's hard enough buying family presents for Christmas for a human lifespan... can you imagine what it must be like trying to come up with something original after 500 years?!
And, oh, the snowball fight and birchin... that scene never fails to make me smile in written format, so I howled hearing it! I know it's ridiculous, but it is one of my favourite passages of any book.
Equally though, the dour note of Nesta brings some much needed gravity to proceedings. However, it does its job perfectly, illustrating Nesta's feeling of ostracism without dragging down the tone of the book overall. The only criticism I have of this is that, while Nesta has been a pain in the backside for the most of the previous books, by the end of ACOWAR there seemed to be a thread of a relationship between her and Feyre again, and that is very causally disregarded in this book. I've always found it quite jarring and I think it could perhaps have done with a little more explanation in this book rather than it being left to explain in Silver Flames.
Unashamedly pro-Frost and Starlight here!
Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content
deedireads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Alcohol and Grief
katiecoconut21's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
A Court of Frost and Starlight is almost slice-of-life in nature; there is no true "plot" other than following the characters as they adapt to what happened and future challenges, and setting up the plot between Nesta and Cassian in A Court of Silver Flame.
And the big thing that happened between Rhys and Feyre? While it was very clear that Sarah J. Maas was setting up the fact
Overall, though, I enjoyed seeing the "mundane" aspects of life in Velaris among the group.
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: War