A review by elskabee
A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

relaxing slow-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

1.5

At this point I don't know why I keep trying with SJM. Hey SJM superfans, what do you see in her that I don't??

I only read this in case it had relevant stuff for A Court of Silver Flames. I dunno maybe some of it will be relevant but this book was a Bad Time 

It feels more like fanfic of the ACOTAR series, than something officially released by the author. I know it's just a supplementary novella, but it was so unenjoyable despite being mostly fluff (and the smut wasn't it either). 

I think I'm just done with Feyre at this point. By the end of ACOWAR I had lost all interest in Feyre as a main character. Thank god the author seems done with her too. This felt like rehashed themes clumsily thrown together.

Side note: of course SJM who can't write a succinct book to save her life releases a novella longer than some novels. If I couldn't have gotten it from my library as an audiobook, I wouldn't have even bothered to waste my time. 
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