A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas
Published: May 3rd 2016 by Bloomsbury Children's Books
Genre: new adult, fantasy, retelling
Goodreads summary: Feyre is immortal.
After rescuing her lover Tamlin from a wicked Faerie Queen, she returns to the Spring Court possessing the powers of the High Fae. But Feyre cannot forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people - nor the bargain she made with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court.
As Feyre is drawn ever deeper into Rhysand's dark web of politics and passion, war is looming and an evil far greater than any queen threatens to destroy everything Feyre has fought for. She must confront her past, embrace her gifts and decide her fate.
She must surrender her heart to heal a world torn in two.
After rescuing her lover Tamlin from a wicked Faerie Queen, she returns to the Spring Court possessing the powers of the High Fae. But Feyre cannot forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people - nor the bargain she made with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court.
As Feyre is drawn ever deeper into Rhysand's dark web of politics and passion, war is looming and an evil far greater than any queen threatens to destroy everything Feyre has fought for. She must confront her past, embrace her gifts and decide her fate.
She must surrender her heart to heal a world torn in two.
REVIEW
This is just Sarah J. Maas' best book yet. Now, I just want to reread the four Throne of Glass books. A Court of Mist and Fury is huge and here is the thing: I read
it in less than 24 hours. From the moment I opened it, I almost couldn’t do
anything else, but read. I stayed up until 2 a.m. -because I needed a steamy
scene first- and had to reason with myself, because I needed sleep, but if I
had been on holidays, I wouldn’t have slept all night.
A Court of Mist and
Fury picked up
three months after the ending of the first book and we saw Feyre dealing with
PTSD and depression, which was pretty realistic. The book was a little slow in
the beginning, I admit it, but it was to show all her character development
since Under the Mountain. Because she grew up a lot, her views on the Spring
Court and Tamlin were quite different, and actually, I could understand her.
She felt like the world was moving too fast around her and that she hadn’t
adjusted to it yet. During the whole novel, Feyre also trained because of her
new powers and because she needed to make a difference, and I admired her so
much.
This second book expanded the world so much. In A Court of Thorns and Roses, Feyre didn’t
see much of the world because of the threat and controlling issues of someone *coughs*. Seeing other parts of
this world truly showed how Sarah J. Maas excelled at world-building and
implied that the issues were so much bigger. The retelling aspect were pretty
loose in this one, but I loved the aspect of acceptance, no matter what the
other did. When the first book was more romance-driven, the plot took the main
stage in this one. I could definitely say that the stakes were so much higher
and it showed in all the politics. Some plot twists had me screaming out loud,
until finally, I sobbed because of the ending. The third book will totally be intense.
Sarah J. Maas also introduced us to some new
and interesting characters. When I wrote my review for the first book, I was
saying that Rhysand was the most interesting character, and we finally got his
backstory (aka mostly chapter 54 <3), which made everything click into
place. Like I said, I found he made questionable decisions in ACOTAR, but it
was finally explained… And I think I would have done the same thing that he
did. Also, he’s just so sexy, caring and powerful. Just like that, he
joined my book boyfriends gang (I need to revise my list btw). We also meet his
friends and I loved them so much. They had these family dynamics I love and
they were quite sassy and funny. The author took the time to explain each of
their backstory, so they felt really fleshed out. Among them, there were some
strong and independent women, Maas truly knows how to write this type of
characters. I would have liked to see more of Lucien, but we didn’t see Tamlin
for 90% of the book so it made sense. But still, I needed Lucien’s sass (also
we have a similar name, so there’s that!).
For the romance, my feels are ALL OVER THE PLACE. If you don’t know
Sarah J. Maas’ twists on the romance, there will spoilers for that in the next
sentences (so skip the next two paragraphs!). But truly, many readers had no
doubt on what would happen. At the end of the first book, I was more rooting
for Rhysand than Tamlin, but I needed explanations first and they made sense.
It also made me respect Rhys even more, because of all he had to endure.
Moreover, for her romances, Maas writes characters that already have
experiences (thanks God, no innocent maiden here!) and don’t find true love the
first time around, and it made sense, because that’s not how it happens in real
life. I wouldn’t say there is a love triangle, it’s just that Feyre’s growth
made her aware of problematic comportments Tamlin had. She also despised
herself at some point, because she was falling for someone else. I truly don’t
think Tamlin’s character was destroyed for the romance, I think that Feyre just
opened her eyes. Also, I had totally seen the big revelation coming after the first book, but my shipper heart was so happy!
Here, it was a slow-burning romance that made
sense, between characters who saw each other as equals. I loved seeing them
bickering for so long and there was so much chemistry and sexual tension
between them. I was on the edge of my seat because I wanted the steamy scenes
to happen so badly and that’s 99% the reason I stayed up until 2 a.m. (I went
into bed straight up after) and it was so good. Be warned that it’s more
graphic than in the first book though, but I really didn’t mind, considering
the characters. Nevertheless, saying “to fuck someone” isn’t sexy Rhys (you
still were though, but this phrase is awful).
Overall, A Court of Mist and Fury was much
better than the first book. I know that some readers didn’t like that one,
mostly because it was so romance-driven, but have no fear, for this one isn’t
like that. The plot was way more developed and the characters had a goal. Of
course, there was still romance, but this tension will make anyone wanting for
it to happen. Maas introduced some amazing characters and I can’t wait to see
where their storylines will go. The ending made me cry so much and I just need
the third one now, but at the same time, I don’t want to because it will be the
end? I don’t know, just read this
amazing fantasy novel.
Other:
- My review for A Court of Thorns and Roses
Have you read A Court of Mist and Fury yet? Do you love this series? Which one of Sarah's books is your favourite?
