📖 BOOK REVIEW⠀📚
BOOK: A Court of Frost and Starlight
AUTHOR: Sarah J. Maas
Stars: ⭐⭐⭐
Published: May 1st 2018
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Okay, so A Court of Wings and Ruins was long. Super long. But it also left a lot of things in flux, and not all characters completed their arc. Since there was still plenty of wrongs left to right in the world, it seems that these arcs were left for another book.
A Court of Frost and Starlight picks up immediately after Wings and Ruin. There is no sweeping plot, no grand conflict. This is all the personal drama and internal conflict that we skipped in the previous book. Here, we deal with Nesta’s depression, Velaris rebuilding after the war, and most importantly, Feyre deciding her next steps. She has, like the rest of the realm, has to recover from the horrors she’s seen, using her art to work through it. This book does a great job of making Velaris an even richer setting than was set down in A Court of Mist and Fury.
There was no action here. That is okay. Not every story has to be suspenseful or loaded with battles. Maas allowed her characters to breathe, and we got to stand beside them as they did. It gave us a better feel for who they really are when things aren’t so heated, which makes them more relatable for the next set of books. Unfortunately, it also makes the book muddle together for me as a single event, so I can’t tell you the actual plot. Just the results. It’s not a bad book. It’s really good. I would advise it if you are moving through this series. It’s not just a side story, it’s a deeper story.
You can see more in my video review:
Small Summary:
Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve.
Yet even the festive atmosphere can’t keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated–scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.
*****
All thoughts and opinions are my own.