A review by ashley_mrose530
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I liked this book but I don't think I connected with it as much as the first two. I'm not sure what it was really. Maybe the characters' struggles didn't really jump out as much as the first two? This one was definitely more plot focused with the war and everything leading up to it so that could definitely be what I was missing.
I really am questioning the pacing of this entire series with this one. Usually a four book series about a war has the actual war in the last book not the third book. It kind of feels like either this wasn't planned out very well or this was originally supposed to be a three-book series. I'm not sure which one I'm leaning toward more though. I'm left wondering what the last book is going to be about
(I've read the blurb and know that it's in Nesta's POV so I'm guessing it'll be similar to the second book where she works through getting over what happened during the war)
. I think Maas does her character-centered books really well, but this one and the series in general feel a little disjointed.
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