Here we are with another book review, the last one for the books I read in the month of March. It is A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. I finished this book on March 31st, 2018 and just like the first book in the series I absolutely loved this book, each book in the series has me more invested with the characters and wanting less and less to put the book down. Emma agreed. So without further ado here is the review!
So A Court of Mist and Fury (ACOMAF) takes up where the first book, A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) leaves off. Feyre is back in the Spring Court with Tamlin, broken and suffering after her trials in the court under the mountain and her torture at the hands of Amarantha. Her wedding to Tamlin is being planned and you're introduced to a new character, Ianthe, who is a high priestess and is Feyre's friend. Since ACOTAR, Tamlin has become very controlling and will not allow Feyre out of the manor without an escort and even then very infrequently. She has nightmares and is sick every night and desperate for something to do but has no outlet other than party planning. As the wedding draws closer and closer, Feyre grows more and more desperate until her wedding day arrives. As she walks down the aisle to marry Tamlin, she silently pleas to anyone to save her. Just as she reaches the point where she either has to say 'I do' or run away, Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court appears claiming her for a week to fulfill the deal they made under the mountain. He whisks her off to the Night Court where he puts her up in his house for the week, offering to teach her to read and letting her be useful. After the week is up he sends her unharmed back to Tamlin who wants to know everything that happened. This goes on for a while in the same vein until one day Feyre tries to leave the manor's immediate grounds only to discover that Tamlin has sealed her onto the property. She has a panic attack but then is saved by Rhysand shattering the shield locking her there and his cousin Mor who whisks her away to the Night Court once again. This time Feyre decides to stay and is introduced to Velaris, the city of Starlight that Rhysand used the tiny bits of his remaining power in the court under the mountain to hide and protect from Amarantha, as well as his friends: his cousin Morrigan (Mor) his third-in-command, Amren a strange otherworldly being and his second-in-command, Cassian a Illyrian warrior and the general of his armies, and Azriel his master spy and shadowsinger. Over months Feyre begins to train physically with Cassian and with her powers with Rhysand and they become her friends. During this time they are plotting against the threat from the King of Hybern and looking for an object to nullify the Cauldron, a magical artifact that can bring down the wall between the fae world and the human one.Eventually it is revealed that Rhysand and Feyre are mates and she realizes that the Spring Court is not her home, the Night Court is and Rhysand and his inner circle are her family. They are tricked when they infiltrate Hybern to nullify the Cauldron and they learn that Tamlin sold out all of Prythian to the King in order to get Feyre back. The King of Hybern, double crossing them all again ends up turning Feyre's two mortal sisters into high fae to demonstrate to the human queens that it is safe. With Azriel stabbed in the chest and Cassian's wings shredded, Feyre pretends to come out of the spell that Rhysand's been holding over her and the King of Hybern removes the mating bond (in reality the deal struck between the two) giving her back to Tamlin. Rhysand and the rest of the Night Court members take Feyre's two sisters back to the Night Court while she returns to the Spring Court with Tamlin and Lucien. In the last chapters it is revealed that Feyre and Rhysand saw one of the high priestesses the night before and had their mating bond confirmed and he had her sworn in as High Lady of the Night Court and reveals to his friends that she is in the Spring Court to spy on them for a while to find out what the King is planning. And that is where the book ends.
I loved the constant intrigue and romance of the novel but above that it's a story of healing and redemption. Feyre was broken by her time under the mountain and while Tamlin was content to let her waste away and wallow in her grief, Rhysand teased and talked to her until she was able to heal herself. You find yourself growing more and more attached to not only him but to his inner circle as the novel goes along. Where the first book had a very Beauty and the Beast vibe to it, this one definitely has more of a Hades and Persephone feel to it (the link goes to a version of that story in case you are unfamiliar with it). I like the references to other stories that these books draw parallels to.
All in all, I liked this book just as much, if not more than the first one in the series and I immediately started the third book, A Court of Wings and Ruin, and am looking forward to the fourth book's release in May. I gave this book a 5/5 stars on goodreads.
Emma and Richelle
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