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yilliun's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
It’s a nice lighthearted break from the main series without avoiding some of the heavier topics about the war. I liked how it serves as a bridge between Feyre’s story and Nesta’s. You could very easily skip it, but I think it offers us a chance to enter Nesta and Cassian’s world more gradually.
Overall, it’s very Hallmark Christmas movie and I’m not mad about it.
Overall, it’s very Hallmark Christmas movie and I’m not mad about it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, and War
alanadriggers's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Death, Murder, Violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, War, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gore
tspice24's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Grief
maggies's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-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? No
2.0
This reads a little like fan fiction...it's ultimately probably necessary in order to understand what comes after, as though SJM wrote it for herself to build up to the rest of the series but then decided it would sell enough to warrant publishing on its own. Not much actually happens in this book; it's mostly interpersonal vignettes, sex, and brooding. (I suppose that's what the whole series is really based on though!) I'm glad it was short/easy to listen to in a day.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Death
ten_telegrams's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Sexism
kimmy0__0's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Sexual content
Moderate: Grief, Cursing, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization
paigeinabook's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Dysphoria, and Toxic relationship
bookbelle5_17's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
tense
slow-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
3.75
Review of A Court of Frost and Starlight
By: Sarah J. Maas, Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
In this novella, Feyre and Rhysand are trying to rebuild Valaris while helping their family heal. It is time for the Winter Solstice celebration and Feyre must buy gifts for everyone. She wants to paint but isn’t sure if it’s right while so many are suffering. Nesta has freeze everyone out and no one can seem to bring her around. Knowing they need Tamlin for future problems between them and the humans, Rhysand tries to reach out to him, but it might be too late to mend fences.
This is a fun story to bookend Feyre and Rhysand’s arc as A Court of Silver Flames is about Nesta and Cassian. Maas proceeds to use this book to tie up loose ends for Feyre’s story but doesn’t resolve everything leaving room to expand things. She makes up for not taking advantage of including Rhysand’s POV throughout ACOWAR by not only including his perspective, but also Morrigan’s and Cassian’s. Cassian’s perspective makes sense since he’ll be the male lead of the next book(s). Towards the end we get a brief paragraph from Nesta allowing the reader to get a glimpse inside of her head and an idea on why she has become even more frozen hearted. This is an example of why multiple POVs are beneficial for a story like this. There are so many moments where I think it’s worth getting a specific perspective like Morrigan’s on her interaction with her father and Ex-fiancé. Feyre cannot be around for everything, and scenes are important enough to be shown rather than told through her, especially if the scene isn’t about her. Once again, Maas is amazing at giving us beautiful descriptions of the setting and the characters feelings. It was great to get a story about these characters during a time of peace. There are more sex scenes that are sensual, and it continues to amuse me how creative Feyre and Rhys are in their sex games. We get the daily lives of the characters and how they’re trying to rebuild things. Feyre continues to try to fix her family, because she’s always been like a guardian to her sister’s, but she can’t fix it all. She struggles with letting these situations resolve themselves because it hurts her seeing them all hurting. She is a lot like Rhysand in that she takes full responsibility even if they don’t want her to. It’s always great to see Feyre painting again, especially as it’s a way for to heal herself, though she feels guilty for doing something that gives her pleasure. Nesta still frustrates me, but by the end we do have some idea on why she is so cold towards everyone, including Elaine. Tamlin makes an appearance showing how he is through Rhysand’s visiting him twice. His court has fallen and has visits from Lucien, who is still loyal to him. Lucien even guilt trips Feyre for kicking a male when he’s down and reminding her they need Tamlin as an ally. Tamlin is bitter and is throwing a pity party, not wanting to admit he brought this all on himself. I felt sorry for him for a second, but him acting like Feyre is a prize to be won and not acknowledging Feyre’s freewill, assuming Rhys told her what to do to take down Spring court took away any sympathy I had for him. There’s a lot of playful humor to balance out the feeling of loss and sadness the characters experience. There’s a snowball fight between the boys and even a discussion on Amren not knowing how to urinate during dinner. I’m curious if the mating bond can be broken for Elaine and Lucien’s sake, because I don’t think Elaine will ever feel anything for him. Maybe Maas will explore that bond and how it works in the next book. This is a perfect way to close off Feyre and Rhys’ arc and hint at things to come.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, and Sexual content
wavephase's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Grief and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexism, Blood, and Body horror
meredith_williams_'s review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I’m not really sure what purpose this novella serves in the overall series. The book is really short and only covers about a week’s worth of action in which the main cast of characters gather to celebrate a holiday. It is clear that the author is laying some ground work for future books, but I kind of wish that she had just continued on with a regular novel. The stories were fun and much more lighthearted in comparison to the first three, but the book itself felt a bit unnecessary.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism and Grief
Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy