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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

59 reviews

abby_can_read's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

📱
This wasn't bad. It was okay. I would label this "a slice of life" setting, getting to see normalcy. 
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immodestgender's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

2.5

Kind of an odd book, feels like filler and
Feyre deciding she actually does want kids now
feels like a really odd and sudden shift in character. Overall it's fine, but nothing really happens. 
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savvyrosereads'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

4.5

Rating: 5 stars

A holiday novella, A Court of Frost and Starlight 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 A Court of Silver Flames. Plus, who doesn’t love a fluffy holiday romance?

CW: Grief, eating disorder, mental illness, alcoholism
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emmerylynn's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

4.0

This book felt like a Christmas special episode. It is one that is easily skippable in the grand scheme of things, but was still enjoyable. It provides a lot of foreshadowing for to set up the main players in the next book in the series, but does not answer too many questions that were left unanswered in the last book. I really liked to see the characters happy and content on their holiday break; it was sweet and heartwarming. It made me want to curl up in my bed with hot chocolate. However, this was definately out of pace with the other books. 
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mollydollydoodah's review against another edition

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

3.25

This novel was an interesting segue into the next book in the series, and I enjoyed the switching points of view.
I especially loved the parts with Feyre & Rhys, because of course I do. My favorite line ever is ‘Feyre darling’, and I get giddy each time I hear it.
I read this book in just 3 hours, and it gave me some insight on a lot of the characters and their perspectives. I especially enjoyed the boys’ solstice ‘tradition’, & I thought that was cute.
 It was interesting to see how everyone is adjusting to their lives after everything, and I’m interested in seeing how things play out with Nesta & Cassian.
 Overall, the book was alright, but I definitely prefer the more action packed previous novels, although I am glad that I didn’t end up crying one time (Unlike in the previous novels)! It was a quick read, and mostly sweet, minus the gloom of
Nesta
hanging over everyone.
Also, I wanna know what the hell is going on in Azriel & Elain’s minds!! & tbh I hope that it takes Rhys & Feyre quite some time to get pregnant. Despite the fact that I think they’d be cute parents and that they deserve it, I feel like Feyre is 100% right in wanting to have more time and more adventures with just the two of them, especially when they’ve all been so busy. And despite their wholehearted love that is so cute, they’ve only been together ~less than a year-a little more than a year at this point, and Feyre is only 21 years old, which is not only young for a Faery. but also young for a human. Also, I hate the pregnancy trope lol.
 
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maello's review against another edition

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

4.0

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mel_s_bookshelf's review against another edition

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

3.5

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hollymileham's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-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

3.5

blasphemous giving anything acotar related a low rating but this book was really no plot just vibes, not complaining though bc i love the inner circle sm and its nice to get more feyre pov before moving on to nesta in acosf
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marisa_n's review against another edition

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hopeful relaxing 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? Yes

2.5

This felt like the book equivalent of a TV show Christmas special. It was cute and cozy. Reading about the winter festivities made me was to sit on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa. That said, it didn't really add anything to the series. There were no major conflicts or resolutions. Hopefully, it will provide some useful context for the next book in the series. 
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midnacine's review against another edition

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reflective 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? Yes

1.0

 I kinda wish all the ACOTAR books were around this length- made it so much easier to get through imo
There was nothing really great about this and nothing really bad about it either. Not nearly as much sex as in previous installments, which I'm always grateful for cuz (as I've said hundreds of times before) I hate Rhys.
I feel like the only really interesting thing about this book was seeing the shift in Nesta's mental health and how that affected her and Cassian's relationship. Everything else was just kinda... meh.
I wonder how pointless it's gonna be in the big picture of the plot. 
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