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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
2.0
The second instalment of this series gave us the missing puzzle pieces to the first; along with a multitude of questions without their answers.
Consequently, following the death of Amarantha, Feyre’s mental trauma has caught up with her, wrecking her should be peaceful nights with restlessness. Her new body has begun adjusting to her mind and she finds the act of learning her new role - a High Lord’s bride - to be troubling. She feels trapped in her mind, space, and soul; forced to endure the aftermath of what she’d gone through - what she’d done. Stuck; stuck to play a role she did not want, as her last shred of hope withered away along with the girl she had once been. However, it wasn’t until the day of her wedding, as she is about to take her vows, that she finds herself in a much more treacherous predicament; but maybe, just maybe, this hardship - their bargain - had saved her.
Feyre’s character development was incredible. I loved the way she changed throughout the book - becoming more sure of herself and who she was, more independent; The Queen we all know and want.
Regarding the book as a whole, it feels like it serves as a filler between the first and third books in the series. Meaning, the majority of the content involved answered questions to help the characters along with their journey.
The middle of the book became quite bleak and repetitive, to put it simply, and this is the sole reason for deducting a star from my rating. But don’t be persuaded by one sentence, there were a few incidents within the middle of the book that did catch my eye and were interesting.
However, the ending being the most spectacular part gave justice to the middle. I was not expecting what I had read, and most definitely not ready for it.
Trust me, you’re about to go on an emotional rollercoaster - so y’know, try not to throw the book at a wall when you read it.
Stars ~ 1.5
Consequently, following the death of Amarantha, Feyre’s mental trauma has caught up with her, wrecking her should be peaceful nights with restlessness. Her new body has begun adjusting to her mind and she finds the act of learning her new role - a High Lord’s bride - to be troubling. She feels trapped in her mind, space, and soul; forced to endure the aftermath of what she’d gone through - what she’d done. Stuck; stuck to play a role she did not want, as her last shred of hope withered away along with the girl she had once been. However, it wasn’t until the day of her wedding, as she is about to take her vows, that she finds herself in a much more treacherous predicament; but maybe, just maybe, this hardship - their bargain - had saved her.
Feyre’s character development was incredible. I loved the way she changed throughout the book - becoming more sure of herself and who she was, more independent; The Queen we all know and want.
Regarding the book as a whole, it feels like it serves as a filler between the first and third books in the series. Meaning, the majority of the content involved answered questions to help the characters along with their journey.
The middle of the book became quite bleak and repetitive, to put it simply, and this is the sole reason for deducting a star from my rating. But don’t be persuaded by one sentence, there were a few incidents within the middle of the book that did catch my eye and were interesting.
However, the ending being the most spectacular part gave justice to the middle. I was not expecting what I had read, and most definitely not ready for it.
Trust me, you’re about to go on an emotional rollercoaster - so y’know, try not to throw the book at a wall when you read it.
Stars ~ 1.5