A Court of Thornes and Roses by Sarah J Maas was enchanting. I fell in love, despite myself, with the world and the characters. When it ended, I was shook. What would happen next? So, a burning credit card and several vaguebooking posts directed at Jeff Bezos later (all in good-natured fun, if the lawyers must know, haha), I had the second book, A Court of Mist and Fury, sitting in my hot little hands. It’s blue and a good deal thicker than the first, which makes for some painful bedtime reading because my hot little hands are small and my grip sucks (thank you, carpal tunnel), but I didn’t care. I pushed on and finished it in less than a week, a personal record for me.
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
We once again join Feyre in a bit of a predicament. She’s with Tamlin once again, but since the curse has broken, things have changed between them. Or maybe he’s the same, and it’s her who changed. Either way, their wedding day is fast approaching, and her anxiety grows with each passing moment. Does she still want this?
As she’s walking down the aisle to meet him, who else comes out of thin air but Rhys to call in on their bargain. He spirits her away to the Night Court before she can say her “I do’s,” and she is caught somewhere between hating him for it and being grateful. If nothing else, it gives her some time to do some much needed reflection.
Meanwhile, rumors are flying about another threat to Prythian and the wall between the mortals and the faeries. Feyre must choose to help Rhys destroy those who mean to harm them, or stay with Tamlin and watch it all unfold from the sidelines.
Embracing Expanding Horizons
I went out of my comfort zone for the second time for this series, and I couldn’t have been more thrilled about the whole thing. I always thought these sorts of books would be all world building and no substance past that, but I was wrong. I adore Feyre and Rhys’s banter, and I feel like Sarah J Maas handled Feyre’s PTSD phenomenally. I’m just so emotionally invested at this point that I went ahead and added more books to my Amazon cart that are the same genre as these (mainly so I can keep track of what I want to read next; I don’t make it a habit to order from them when brick and mortar stores are more up my alley, plus I like to support indies).
I guess what I want to say is that stepping out of what you normally read to experience something else can be eye-opening. I’m almost ashamed that I would bash on all those romance/fantasy books other people like to read. I had no idea what I was missing out on.
And it wasn’t just the faerie porn. But it helps. 😉
Final Thoughts
A Court of Mist and Fury was exceptionally better than the first in the series. I’ll give it a 8/10, respectfully so. I wish that the thing between Feyre and Rhys disliking each other was more drawn out. I live for the fights. That being said, I’m already reading the third in the series. I’m trying to slow down a bit so I can draw this baby out and enjoy the world a little longer. Hopefully it doesn’t end on the cliffhanger that the reader was dealt with A Court of Mist and Fury.
Manda Kay Writes 