A review by annie_mai
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

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

4.5

It's tough to be the book that follows ACOMAF, but ACOWAR does the job. 

Feyre is back with a vengeance, she's very different to the classic female main character we met in the first book. She's powerful, dangerous, and has no issues with killing to get what she wants, even though
it effected her so much after what happened Under the Mountain???
. It did feel like quite a dramatic change of character from the last two books, but after everything that's happened, it makes sense. 

I wish longer was spent on
the war. It felt over far too quickly, with only a handful of battles it didn't feel like a lot was at stake. Hybern felt like a faceless force of killable footsoldiers, instead of something terrifying.
 

The action and violence is great as usual. Love the writing style and descriptions. The plot was good, it felt like there was a lot at stake, and even though there was lots happening, I felt like o could follow along quite well. 

Lots of questions remain unanswered, and it's definitely left room for more stories to be written in this series, which I look forward to! But you could totally finish reading the series here, it rounds off in quite a nice way. It feels like the end of a trilogy. 

Overall, if you've made it through the first two books, you might as well read this one too! 8/10
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