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

3.75


I enjoyed the romp. And it was much better than book 1 because the first act most forward quickly. 


Enjoyed:
- sarcasm and humour 
- exhibitionism in a spicy scene (ch42)
- the adventures and questing
- Lucien is smart
- hybern king trapped rhysand.  The plot needs a setback and I found R’s ‘I know best’ leadership implausible. 


Disliked: 
- hyperbolic narration (eg “the words the only sounds in the silent, dark city”)
- gendering
- turning tamlin into a 2D character for the first act. It was a missed opportunity to demonstrate lack of communication in their relationship 
- odd to see writer use of concepts of marriage,  hell, male  and woman. Inconsistent 
- repetitive narration (traitor, he has suffered on “another level”) 
- pairing up of characters
- finale. Messy and contrived and melodramatic dialogue. 
- comparing her and his trauma. 
- tropes and plot devices were clunky more often than not. 
- the volume of weapons made with ash wood


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