A Court of Mist and Fury

By Sarah J Maas

5/5

I absolutely adored A Court of Thorns and Roses and somehow, I adored this book even more. All of my opinions towards characters changed and I am now firmly Team Rhysand. This book was everything I hoped it would be and more and I loved it from start to finish. The plotline was fast-paced and tense and so many details were revealed that I could barely keep up. I thoroughly enjoyed Feyre’s character development as she familiarised herself with her change to High Fae and discovered the powers she possessed. My knees went weak at how supportive Rhysand was of her whilst also giving her independence, letting her make her own choices and mistakes. My high opinion of Tamlin and Lucien was completely shattered which is disappointing because I was a huge fan of Lucien’s character in the first book but maybe my opinion of him will change in the last.

As I mentioned in my review of A Court of Thorns and Roses, one of things I like most about Fantasy novels is that the author can really explore the world they create as we readers have nothing to compare it to. Sarah J Maas created a world I would love to live in with her description of the Night Court, especially Velaris. I also liked how a place could really enhance a characters development and them as a character.

As I also said in my ACOTAR review, I find it really difficult to write 5/5 reviews so I’m just going to highly recommend this book to everyone. If you’ve read ACOTAR and didn’t really like it or are unsure whether to continue with the series, I insist that you do as ACOMAF is absolutely incredible and I am highly anticipating the third and final book in this trilogy.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

By Sarah J Maas

5/5

This book is all over Bookstagram and has been given glowing reviews by all so as expected, I was a bit hesitant going into this book that I wouldn’t like it as much as everyone else appears to. It is also a loose retelling of Beauty and the Beast which is my favourite Disney film so this is also added to my nerves as I wanted the book to do the story justice. As it was, I had nothing to worry about as I absolutely adored this book from start to finish.

I’ve strayed away from fantasy novels in the past because I feel they can sometimes be a bit childish and I’ve just found that I prefer reading contemporaries more. But I saw how hyped up this book was and thought I’d give it a go. The story follows Feyre who goes to live with Tamlin, a High Lord fae, as a debt to pay after killing one of his subjects, and as in most YA novels, you can probably guess what happens. But their relationship is definitely not without complications and I really enjoyed seeing the two very different characters react. I loved the character of Lucien and I enjoyed watching his friendship with Feyre develop. I also really liked how much of the Beauty and the Beast story was explored throughout.  What I like most about fantasy novels is how the author can really divulge and explore the world the characters live in and make it as vibrant as possible because we readers have nothing to compare the world to. I like how Prythian has several different ‘Courts’ and I really enjoyed picturing what each one would be like.

I find it really difficult to write reviews that I give 5/5 to because I find it much easier to write about what I don’t like than what I do so I’m just going to end by recommending this book to everyone because it honestly fantastic. I’m also going to end with a question; Tamlin or Rhysand? Please leave your answer in the comments!