Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people.
Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.
With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.
OHMIGOSH. WHEN WILL THIS TORMENT END?!?1
Though to be honest, the torment is so sweet that at the same time I never want it to end. Jeez, how long has it been since I felt like this after reading an amazing book? Sure, there are plenty of books that were good, or adorable, or heartbreaking, but to have on be all of those and have the addition of some very sweet characters, and plotline, is just too much goodness for one person. You've done it, Sarah J. Maas. You've created a book that was too good for me too handle.
Okay, let's make this a bit of a coherent review. Three months have passed since the events that A Court of Thorns and Roses ended with. You'd expect everything to be going dandy, Feyre is finally united with the man that she loves, Prythian is saved from the crazy Bitch Amarantha, and mortality is no longer a problem now that Feyre is a High Fae. Well, guess what? Shit is definitely fucked up.
''It was easier not to have to explain anyway. To not have to tell him that though I'd freed him, saved his people and all of Prythian from Amarantha... I'd broken myself apart. And I didn't think even eternity would be long enough to fix me.''PTSD people. A real disease, and something that young adult literature often overlooks and ignores. It always amazed me when characters went through these horrible ordeals, and turned out okay, being able to just shake it off. Perhaps there were a few that did, but none as effective as Sarah J. Maas. I could practically feel Feyre's depression, how tired she was of it all, wanting to just give up. It hurt my heart, made me want to rage at the world, at the unfairness of it all.
''It was all I could do to keep from screaming, to keep from shattering into ten thousand pieces as I sank onto the marble floor, bowing over my knees and wrapped my arms around myself. ''What amazed me the most though, was the character development they all went through. We get shown different sides of these characters, and it was executed so well, that I just was shocked speechless. I don't wanna spoil too much, but boy, did I have to rethink everything I thought was true. And let me repeat, it was done so well I was just speechless, but in a good way. I can't bring into words how much I loved this book.
I thought the first book in these series was awesome, as it had amazing relationships, and an amazing plotline that wasn't predictable. Well, A Court of Mist and Fury blew it away with awesomeness. The characters were even better, they were so fleshed out, each of them had their own story, and they were so believable, that I just wanted to cry from all the goodness in this book. As for the plotline, I can honestly say that it was one of the best that I have read. Unlike the first book, A Court of Mist and Fury did not focus on the romance, but rather on the threats that loomed on the horizons, and they were actually being active and doing things to prevent it.
I'm not going to start talking about Rhys, because if I do, I will probably never stop. Let's just summarize by saying that he was as sweet and awesome and funny as I had predicted. And I loved the fact that he was damaged as well, and healing. It showed us a different side to him, how much he had sacrificed for his friends and family, making me want to step into that world and shout to all it's people what a great, great person he was, and how much he sacrificed.
And:
One thing that I hate most in books is when the heroine is strong as hell and wants to fight, but the hero discourages it, just because he is an overprotective asshole, with the excuse that they can't concentrate if the heroine is in danger. None of that bullshit here people! Feyre was encouraged to fight along with all these badass characters, was trained to help them, made to embrace her powers. Boy was she badass! She almost scared me. Almost.
And the ending! Dear Mother of God, the amazing, heartbreaking, thrilling, and just delightfully evil ending this book had blew me away. It again showed how much trust the hero had in our heroine, that he was able to make the hard choice. Because that's what they were similar in more than anything else, the ability to sacrifice any and everything so they could save the world and the people in it that they loved. It still had me in tears, but they were the good kind.
It depresses me that to read the next book, I have to wait until May 4th 2017. THAT IS A FUCKING YEAR AWAY PEOPLE. What exactly am I going to do with my time till then? Other books will pale next to this one. I am definitely diagnosing myself with a book-hangover. And you know what? This book was worth it. I can honestly say that I have never read a book that made as much of an impact on me as this one. To list all the reasons why I loved it, I would need to live at least seven times as longer as I have now, just so I would have enough time. Sarah J. Maas, thank you for this awesome book!
'' ''He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story.''
She snorted.
''But I forgot to tell him,'' I said quietly, opening the door, ''that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key.'' ''
