Reviews with content warning for Alcohol - A Court of Frost and Starlight

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.

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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

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moonchild_cos's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional 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

3.75

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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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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? It's complicated

3.5

This was so sweet to read!
Just a “how’s everyone doing after the war?” Book and although a lot of people say it was unnecessary I think it takes us back to these amazing and lovely characters. It has so many funny moments. It is very heartwarming ❤️
It doesn’t really have a plot, just some small things that grabs you for future books

I really enjoy the fact that has multiple POVs.

Overall I think it is a breath of fresh air after so much drama and heartbreak in the other books
3,5⭐️

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emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

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