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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

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kyahs's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

A clear filler book but nice to read from the other characters perspectives. If I had to wait 3 years for the next one then i'd love this book but as its right here waiting to be read... It made this harder to enjoy.

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yilliun's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

It’s a nice lighthearted break from the main series without avoiding some of the heavier topics about the war. I liked how it serves as a bridge between Feyre’s story and Nesta’s. You could very easily skip it, but I think it offers us a chance to enter Nesta and Cassian’s world more gradually.

Overall, it’s very Hallmark Christmas movie and I’m not mad about it.

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maddie_rae_reads's review against another edition

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hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.5

What I loved:

Familial bonds/traditions, spending time in Velaris among its people, and seeing life through multiple perspectives vs only Feyre’s.

What I did not love:

So much focus on sex and drinking. It was over the top and distracting from any actual storyline. It comes across as juvenile at best for a woman in her 20s and a “male” 500+. All they can think about is sex amid all the important business of rebuilding after war.

Many describe this story as the “Christmas Special” and it really does have that vibe since it revolves around the Winter Solstice. There were good moments and insights, but not a lot of substance. It was fairly disappointing after such a great trilogy.

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paigeinabook's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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abby_can_read's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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This wasn't bad. It was okay. I would label this "a slice of life" setting, getting to see normalcy.

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immodestgender's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Kind of an odd book, feels like filler and

Feyre deciding she actually does want kids now

feels like a really odd and sudden shift in character. Overall it's fine, but nothing really happens.

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savvyrosereads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Rating: 5 stars

A holiday novella, A Court of Frost and Starlight follows Feyre’s first Winter Solstice as

High Lady of the Night Court

.

This one is a bit controversial, but here’s my hot take. Anyone who says this isn’t a required read is WRONG and I will die on this hill. For me, it reads like an extended epilogue to ACOWAR, in the absolute best way, including a ton of set-up for events to come in A Court of Silver Flames. Plus, who doesn’t love a fluffy holiday romance?

CW: Grief, eating disorder, mental illness, alcoholism

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emmerylynn's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This book felt like a Christmas special episode. It is one that is easily skippable in the grand scheme of things, but was still enjoyable. It provides a lot of foreshadowing for to set up the main players in the next book in the series, but does not answer too many questions that were left unanswered in the last book. I really liked to see the characters happy and content on their holiday break; it was sweet and heartwarming. It made me want to curl up in my bed with hot chocolate. However, this was definately out of pace with the other books.

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mollydollydoodah's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

This novel was an interesting segue into the next book in the series, and I enjoyed the switching points of view.

I especially loved the parts with Feyre & Rhys, because of course I do. My favorite line ever is ‘Feyre darling’, and I get giddy each time I hear it.

I read this book in just 3 hours, and it gave me some insight on a lot of the characters and their perspectives. I especially enjoyed the boys’ solstice ‘tradition’, & I thought that was cute.

It was interesting to see how everyone is adjusting to their lives after everything, and I’m interested in seeing how things play out with Nesta & Cassian.

Overall, the book was alright, but I definitely prefer the more action packed previous novels, although I am glad that I didn’t end up crying one time (Unlike in the previous novels)! It was a quick read, and mostly sweet, minus the gloom of

Nesta

hanging over everyone.

Also, I wanna know what the hell is going on in Azriel & Elain’s minds!! & tbh I hope that it takes Rhys & Feyre quite some time to get pregnant. Despite the fact that I think they’d be cute parents and that they deserve it, I feel like Feyre is 100% right in wanting to have more time and more adventures with just the two of them, especially when they’ve all been so busy. And despite their wholehearted love that is so cute, they’ve only been together ~less than a year-a little more than a year at this point, and Feyre is only 21 years old, which is not only young for a Faery. but also young for a human. Also, I hate the pregnancy trope lol.

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maello's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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