Review: A court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

"To the people who look up to the stars and wish"

General Information

Name: A Court of Mist and Fury

Author: Sarah J Maas

Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses series book 2

Date: May 3, 2016

Publisher: Bloomsbury

Genre: Young adult fantasy

Pages: 656

Where to buy: Chapters, Amazon

"To the stars that listen and the dreams that are answered"

Summary

After freeing the fae from under Amarantha's control. Feyre now newly fae, deals with the aftermath of Amarantha's torture, her's and Tamlin's up coming wedding, and Rhysand comes to collect on their bargin they made down under the mountain. Now she must find herself again, all while getting used to her new fae form and discovering her new talents as a fae.

Spoilers ahead:

Feyre and Tamlin are getting married but Tamlin doesn't seem to notice the PTSD that Feyre is dealing with. She's not eating, feeling trapped, having nightmares, and more. We watch her go through alot of emotional distress that Tamlin doesn't seem to notice or care about. He keeps Feyre trapped in the house for what he says is for her protection.

Ianthe is a high priestess that resides in the spring court and we see alot of her ad Tamlin gets her to help with the wedding and keeping Feyre entertained. She is one of the reasons Feyre breaks down during hers and Tamlin's wedding, by adding stress and rose pedals that are red which triggers Feyre.

Rhysand interrupts the wedding in Rhysand dramatic fashion. He claims it's time to make good on their bargin Feyre and him made under the mountain. This is when Rhysand takes her to the court of Dreams.

During Feyre's stay Rhysand teaches her to read and write by getting her to write lines such as "Rhysand is the most handsome high lord". They also exchange small messages back and forth.

Eventually Feyre being locked in the spring court is too much and she breaks down so much that Rhysand can feel it and he sends Mor to free her.

"He thinks he will be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out."

My thoughts

Some points I'd like to mention

• I'm so glad my original feelings about Tamlin were correct. I never really liked him and this book proved why! Locking her away the way he did was inexcusable. Go Rhysand for stopping that wedding!

• Tamlin not letting Feyre out of the house for her own 'protection' may be his own form of PTSD and having that causes for him to be blind to her needs and emotional distress.

• Ianthe is probably one of the most annoying, self centered and manipulative character in this series. She does not care for others and she insists on red rose pedals even though she knows Feyre is triggered by the colour red, and at Feyre's own wedding as well.

• Mor rescuing her when I know Rhysand probably wanted nothing more to do than be the one to go and save her was beautiful. It showed he is able to put aside his feelings to help Feyre best he can. And Mor telling Feyre she is free when she takes her out of that house, was one of the most emotionally scenes I've ever read. I felt in my heart as trapped as Feyre did. I felt like I was holding my breath and was able to breath again once Mor set her free.

• My favourite part in this book was the bargin between Feyre and Rhysand. He takes the time that he has with her and shows her the court of dreams, he teaches her to read and write, he introduces her to his family. He doesn't just lock her away.

• Rhysand and Feyre being Mates seemed fairly obvious the further into the book you get. I'm very surprised with how oblivious Feyre can be.

Something i truly loved about this book is we got to see much more than just the spring court and under the mountain this time around. Seeing the court of dreams and the court of nightmares and how different they are is astounding.

I love the dynamic between Rhysand, and his inner circle. From the moment you meet the inner circle you can tell there's a spot for Feyre as soon as she feels ready to take it. The sense of family between the inner circle is the most beautiful thing about this book. It's so much more than just establishing a relationship between Feyre and Rhysand. It's a book of healing, overcoming, and self discovery, with hints of spice (hello small cabin and chapter 56).

"When you spend so long trapped in the darkest, Lucien, you find that the darkness begins to stare back."

I'm so very excited to read the last book and see what ending Feyre and Rhysand will get. This book has easily made it into my top 5 books of all time. I absolutely loved it.

Recommend?

I would ABSOLUTELY recommend this. In my review for the first book I mentioned how I felt the first could be a stand alone book, well, I TAKE IT BACK. 100% cannot be a stand alone book. A Court of Mist and Fury was beautifully done. Normally with sequels it almost doesn't live up to the first book. But I'm more obsessed than ever before.