A review by _fiendfyre_books
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

˗ˏˋ 𝔸 ℂ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕥 𝕠𝕗 𝕄𝕚𝕤𝕥 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔽𝕦𝕣𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨ˎˊ˗ 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗦 !

"To the stars who listen - and the dreams that are answered."

ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘: ★ 5/5 🌶️ 3.5/5

𝔽𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 ℚ𝕦𝕠𝕥𝕖(𝕤): “He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out.”

“To the stars who listen—and the dreams that are answered”

“When you spend so long trapped in darkness, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back.”

“There are good days and hard days for me-even now. Don't let the hard days win.”

“I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal.
I was a survivor, and I was strong.
I would not be weak, or helpless again I would not, could not be broken. Tamed.”

𝔽𝕒𝕧𝕠𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕖 ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕣𝕒𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕣(𝕤): Feyre, Mor, Cassian, Rhysand, Amren, Azriel (ok the whole inner circle 😒)

𝕋𝕣𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕤: 

🌙 Enemies to lovers/friends.
🌙 Behind the mask
🌙 Found family
🌙 Fated mates
🌙 One-bed trope
🌙 Forced proximity
🌙 Slow burn

ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤: With this book, my emotions were all over the place. I thoroughly enjoyed this book from beginning to end.

Following Under the Mountain, this novel addresses some important issues. Feyre's change is both literal and symbolic of the horrors she endured there. Sarah J Maas in my opinion, did an excellent job expressing the true, raw, and real essence of trauma, PTSD, recovery, and healing. Feyre's transformation from a girl in need of rescue to someone who is strong and equal. Someone who can stand her ground is fantastic. 

Feyre finally finds her place where she is valued, respected, and loved—something she so well deserves—within Rhysand's inner circle. She has a range of emotions when she eventually returns to her town and first encounters Nesta and Elain as a Fae. Elain is still incredibly polite and apologizes to Feyre for the past, while Nesta is still set in her ways, hardened. (I hope we find out more about this.)

Not to mention the moment Feyre learns that Rhys is her mate from the Suriel. Mor bringing Feyre to the cottage. Feyre painting her feelings. Finally letting off some steam through her love of art. Rhys showing up telling his story of him realizing she was his mate and falling in love with her, them…well 🤭. 

Ugh. All in all I loved this book so much and knowing I’ll never see Velaris in person? That’s a CRIME. But we can get into that another day.