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merrow 's review for:
A Court of Wings and Ruin
by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The relationships between characters continue to be the glue that holds the book together, but in general a lot of it was just a bit worse than the previous instalment. The whole thing got bogged down in one-thing-after-another style plot of jumping from event to event, with the final act being the worse thanks to constant similar, low impact surprise reveals.
The random secrets from characters to enable reveals that turn the table was a bit much, and often not well justified as needing to be secret. Plus there were quite a few moments of cringe, often in service of maintaining the power fantasy.
All that being said, I did enjoy reading this book, thanks to very engaging character dynamics and a plot that didn’t linger on the holes.
The random secrets from characters to enable reveals that turn the table was a bit much, and often not well justified as needing to be secret. Plus there were quite a few moments of cringe, often in service of maintaining the power fantasy.
All that being said, I did enjoy reading this book, thanks to very engaging character dynamics and a plot that didn’t linger on the holes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder
Minor: Ableism, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism