A Court of Mist and Fury

4.8/5 ☆

Okay, I've stopped sobbing and calmed down. I was a wreck when I finished this last night.

I always thought that this could never live up to the hype. I was one of the skeptics and I didn't understand why everyone absolutely lost the plot over this book in particular, but this series because the first one - in my opinion was very average.

╰┈➤ Plot

I'm not a fantasy girly, so when I was reading this, the story unfolded what seemed to be exactly like Rebecca Yarros' “Fourth Wing.” I was sitting there going, ‘Well this sounds a bit familiar.” Obviously this came first and regardless this is SO MUCH BETTER.

I was more interested in the politics and how all the dynamics between the courts would play out, how the world in jeopardy would survive (typical me I'm a plot driven reader.) This did not disappoint. I wasn't bored at any point and this book was 626 pages. Everything we encounter in the plot is relevant, builds the stories, builds the characters, adds MORE intrigue. I love it.

Yes - then obviously there is the romance. Which if you know me, I have a heart of stone at the moment. However, this broke me. I was sobbing for the last 100 pages. If you love enemies to lovers - this is done really well. There is also, a few spice scenes, which aren't my cup of tea. Not because they're bad (they're actually really good), they're just not my thing.

I also am a HUGE fan of the found family trope, so that also made my heart melt as well. The reason it's a 4.5 and not a 5 is because to me it felt very textbook fantasy story, but I'm okay with that and I enjoyed it so much nonetheless.

╰┈➤ Characters

Feyre, I really did not like in the first book and in the first half of this book. However, she grew on me exponentially after she accepted the fact she and Rhysand are mates. I didn't enjoy her whining, but she makes up with it for her undying love of her sisters (which I can relate to) and her intelligence. I love how she fits into her new found family, and loves them so much too.

Rhysand - What a guy. Obviously, I'm in love with him. Obviously. Cheeky and bold - my type of man. Yet, also has a vulnerable, twisted dark heart? Sign me up. In the first book I thought he was too cliche, but in this one and seeing him interact with other people, he's not just a big bad villain. He's the better version of Xaden Riorson type character, in my opinion.

Cassian, Azriel, Mor, Amren - I loved them all. Something about them as a group makes me cry. How much they love each other, how protective they are of each other, how they've come so far. Also, their banter is elite. I loved it. I was always entertained by them.

Tamlin and Lucien - you know what you did. I can't even begin to believe, I didn't believe it - when I read what these guys did.

With Nesta and Elain my heart breaks for them. But, I'm excited to see how they'll fit into the journey now. I also just love sister dynamics as being a person who also has 2 sisters. I love Nesta more, obviously. But Elain really surprised me in this book, she wasn't just a little lamb, she had some grit and I really appreciated that.

╰┈➤ World/Setting

This - I was enthralled. The world created was so beautiful and magical, I wanted to be in it. This makes Earth look so boring. This made the song “Luminary” by Joel Sunny play in my head on repeat. I don't know if this is a spoiler but I'll mark it as one anyway, Night Court and Velaris are the most beautiful things imaginable. Am I excited to see how the rest of the world and other courts look, yes. Yes I am. This gets a 5/5 from me.

╰┈➤ Pacing

This book is 626 pages. That's chunky. I was so intimidated to read this and was worried it would drag but I genuinely was captivated at all points in the story. I kept wanting to turn the pages, big things kept happening or cute wholesome things kept happening - but the plot was evenly spaced so I never felt bored.

╰┈➤ Enjoyment

I was crying and sobbing during the last 100 pages. I was audibly gasping at moments between Feyre and Rhysand. I loved the world, it hasn't left my mind. I will think about this forever. This is what a 5 star read feels like to me.

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score card:

plot: 4.5/5
characters: 4.5/5
world/setting: 5/5
pacing: 5/5
enjoyment: 5/5

total: 4.8/5ੈ✩‧₊˚

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₊˚⊹♡ reading log

23/04 4:51pm ୨ৎ
I CANT BREATHE
you were all right

23/04 8:17am ୨ৎ
today is the day we finish this book surely - i yes am still more interested in the politics, mor is still my favourite. i am enjoying the story way more than i thought i would and like i think i've DNF'd every other fantasy book i've read this year (including throne of glass oops)

22/04 1:09pm ୨ৎ
so i'm officially 50% of the way through - this girl is HEFTY, but i'm enjoying the politics a lot, the romance is a subplot to me. i loveeee the characters, but i am a very plot driven girly so i think thats why i'm reading this a little slower. it is really easy to read for a fantasy book though - which is a good thing for me because i can't read!

21/04 12:28pm ୨ৎ
the imagery in this is beautiful it makes me want to live in this universe it's like those tiktoks of the girls reading with the epic fantasy sound in the background (you know what im talking about)

20/04 5:04pm ୨ৎ
hold up, this whole mental bond shields thing sounds quite familiar ms rebecca yarros

19/04 10:12pm ୨ৎ
whyyy is it so easy to just jump back in? i read the first book in this series 4 years ago, and i am finding this world so easy to get back into yesss this is exactly what i want

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₊˚⊹♡ pre-reading

the spinny wheel has decided .... i will continue this series.... i am not ready (both good & bad)