A Court of Mist and Fury
2014
- fantasy
- fiction
- fairies
- blessing and cursing
- fantasy fiction
- fairies, fiction
- nyt:young-adult-hardcover=2016-05-22
- nyt:young-adult-e-book=2016-05-22
- collectionid:texchallenge2021
- collectionid:kellerchallenge
The story
Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just be the 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 in turmoil. Bestselling author Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her dazzling, sexy, action-packed series to new heights.
What it’s like
Lush, candlelit court interiors, moonlit gardens, and violet-dark night skies, all rendered in close first-person prose that lingers on textures: silk, wine, wind over snow, the cold weight of a secret. The mood is brooding and romantic, with an undertow of grief and nightmare that sits beside sweeping, fairy-tale glamour. Pacing alternates between slow, interior stretches of introspection and bursts of tense political maneuvering and sudden action. Its people are damaged and fiercely loyal, and the emotional arc follows a woman trying to stitch a shattered sense of self back together while choosing where she belongs. Violence is frequent and sometimes graphic, with bloody battle scenes and haunting memories of torture; sexual content is steamy and explicit in places, with heavy sensuality throughout. Not gentle. For readers who enjoy immersive, romance-forward fantasy with dark edges, dramatic court intrigue, and a slow-burn, emotionally heavy love story.
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