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

3.5

So this one was mostly better than the first two, in my opinion, but it was way too long. There were a lot of parts in the middle where I skimmed more than I might usually (mentally going, "okay move along now"). I enjoyed Feyre in this one a lot, she finally found herself and her strength, but the timeline of it all is so unrealistic to me. Its been about a year since she

crossed the wall to the spring court, so by the end of the book its been less than 2 years and she went from hunting to feed her family, to being traumatized under the mountain and coming out broken and weak and helpless, to then being "saved" by Rhys and with just some reading lessons and training is now the only High Lady and is so powerful and strong and knows how to help with inter-court relations and war?

There needed to be more time that passed in my opinion, and it would have felt more normal considering where she started in book 2. I did really enjoy getting more of her sisters and the other courts. The ending was a bit predictable in the general sense, but there are some plot twists that are great.

I will continue my criticism though that I wish the author would not use "male", "female", and "my mate" so often. "My Mate" in place of just saying their name made me gag a little every time it happened (and it's a lot). 

Even with that all, I am still having a good time and want to know where it goes. Still not in love, but I will carry on!