Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

24 reviews

bree_h_reads's review against another edition

Go to review page

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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? No

2.0

Given my usual opinion on books in this series I was pleasantly surprised by this one. While it had the same issues of dragging and over repetition as the other books I felt like it happened less often.

Once again, I don’t really enjoy Rhysand’s POV all the much. Something about the way he talked/thought about Feyre felt off to me. Not to mention a lot of his side of things seemed to be concerned over the extremely sus age gap between him and Feyre. I understand it’s fantasy and I can uncomfortably hand wave that sort of thing, it really rubbed me the wrong way their 516-ish year age gap with dismissed with the ab*sive relationship between his parents that had a 882 year age gap. Maybe it’s foreshadowing Rhysand turning into his father.

I will also note that this felt like a really strong starting point to build Rhysand and Feyre as budding villains. Something about their behaviour/thoughts just established this for me, but that could be wistful thinking.

Outside of that, I enjoyed the non-Feyre and Rhysand characters and their dynamics. This felt like a good way to build up to Silver Flames and I’m interested to see how/if the characters grow and develop relationships (and by characters I mean Elain and Azriel.)
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ladygetslit's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

A Court of Frost and Starlight is a cute interlude after the high stakes political drama that was A Court of Wings and Ruin. 

I enjoyed getting to see the Court of Dreams interact in a less stressful environment, and there is certainly some setup for what’s to come next. My favorite part was getting different perspectives instead of only reading from Feyre’s POV. 

That being said, if/when I reread the series, I will likely skip this book. It was light and cute, but I don’t feel like it added that much to the storyline of the ACOTAR series as a whole. It felt like the Christmas special of your favorite TV show that you skip while re-binging, but you put it on in the background while decorating your house for the holidays. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

ursimae's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

Go to review page

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A sweet little bridge between books 3 and 4. Avid fantasy readers maybe didn’t appreciate this welcome reprieve from battle and death, but I certainly enjoyed every fluff-soaked page, which still held a great deal of substance and heart. I loved being in Velaris (during Winter Solstice) for the entirety of the book, and learning how each character was coping after the war. This novella served as a nice DLC, as it were, for the ACOTAR series, while not taking anything away from the main storylines. Just what every romantasy series needs. 
Expand filter menu Content Warnings

broo000's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

alanadriggers's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

lilithreads's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous 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? N/A

4.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

decameters's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

wavephase's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny hopeful lighthearted slow-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

3.25

Expand filter menu Content Warnings

danibatista's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

This was so sweet to read!
Just a “how’s everyone doing after the war?” Book and although a lot of people say it was unnecessary I think it takes us back to these amazing and lovely characters. It has so many funny moments. It is very heartwarming ❤️
It doesn’t really have a plot, just some small things that grabs you for future books

I really enjoy the fact that has multiple POVs.

Overall I think it is a breath of fresh air after so much drama and heartbreak in the other books
3,5⭐️
Expand filter menu Content Warnings