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A Court of Mist and Fury (1 of 2) by Sarah J. Maas

9 reviews

nbhefner's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 Sarah J. Maas is a master wordsmith.

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katharina90's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Review for the Graphic Audio version only.

I didn't care for the main narrator. The sound effects were more enjoyable compared to other Graphic Audio productions I've listened to, but sometimes they were over the top and distracting.

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bbmaan's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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tinator's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This book is a lot better than the first, it really kept me on my toes when listening. 

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gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review

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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? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I know a lot of people love this book due to the number of fan favourite characters that are introduced, but I don't think I enjoyed this more than I did ACOTAR. I found that there are more characters that I liked in this book but something about it misses the mark with me.
In saying that this series is still enjoyable and I liked listening to it as I worked but much like the first book I wasn't thinking about this series at all when I wasn't actively listening to it.

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angelofthetardis's review against another edition

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

4.5

Oh, I've been looking forward to this one. And after the disaster that was my last read, I was determined to finish 2023 off with a book I knew I was guaranteed to enjoy. I will firstly say that this is probably a slightly unfair rating on my part, purely because I have read the book previously and I know what's to come in part 2 is my favourite bit of the series.

The pacing of this book is more suited to the 2 part graphic audio format than ACOTAR, mainly because the action is a little more evenly spread throughout the story. It also helps that you're settled into the world the author has created, so it's a lot easier to accept the new ideas that pitch up in here. There's plenty of moments in this to keep you interested and listening, and glimpses of humour throughout the overall slightly darker tone which pull the listener in.

As with Rhys in the last one, the voices of Cassian and Azriel aren't quite what I was expecting, but as I have now settled into Rhys' voice (and actually quite like it!), I'm sure I'll quickly come to accept the actors' interpretations. As for the wider audio, I feel that it gives the darker moments a lot more depth and emotional resonance than the written word alone, and likewise purposely picks out those moments of brevity to give the listener a moment's relief. 

The only part I felt was lacking was a moment where Rhys is sharing a memory with Feyre, and rather than having Rhys supply the voice over, it's Feyre effectively doing an impression if him, dropping her voice an octave and adjusting her pronunciation slightly. I genuinely thought I'd mistakenly slowed down the audio speed when it kicked in. I can't say I quite understood that directorial decision as it jolted me out of my own head, but overall it's a small nitpick from an otherwise very well put together production.

Can't wait for part 2!

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lizacorn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0


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hayleyvharrington's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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wavephase's review

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adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

Rating: Explicit 

Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence 

Category: F/M 

Relationships: Feyre Archeron/Tamlin, Feyre Archeron/Rhysand 

Characters: Feyre Archeron, Nesta Archeron, Elain Archeron, Tamlin, Lucien, Alis, Ianthe, Rhysand, Morrigan, Nuala & Cerridwen, Cassian, Azriel, Amren, Tarquin, Cresseida, Varian, The Surriel, Bron & Hart, The Attor, Jurian, The Kind of Hybern, The Weaver, Alis, The Bone Carver,  Briallyn, Demetra, Devlon, Keir 

Additional Tags: Faeries/Fae, Fantasy AU 

Original Language: English 

Stats:
      Produced: 2022
      Hours: 17
      Chapters: 16 

     Originally Published: 2016
      Words: ~160,000
      Chapters: 82

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