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Donna Hoefer
I had several problems with it, but the overarching one was the way in which Tamlin was demonized and Rhys was rewritten into a flawless demigod. I think F & R are actually better suited to one another. I was beginning to feel that way even in book 1. But F & R could've happened far more organically than by having Feyre constantly compare the two men with R always coming out on top. This was an opportunity for SJM to examine love lost and new love gained and how sometimes two good people just aren't suited for one another. Or how circumstances change us and lead us down new paths and people we care about sometimes can't go with us down those roads. And instead of exploring those layers of depth and complexity, SJM just went, "Forget book 1. Instead, the good guy is actually bad and the bad guy is actually good. See how this new ship is totally justified? See? See? See how Feyre isn't an unfaithful traitor just trying to level up to the more powerful , better looking guy? Tam bad. Rhys good." 80% of the book was just SJM trying to shove Rhys on us and vilify Tam. How much cooler would it have been if falling in love with Rhys and moving on from Tam hadn't been such an obvious choice? If it had been a really hard choice to make? If they were both written as basically good men, but flawed and with a variety of shortcomings? But nope! One is just evil and the other a perfect little cinnamon roll. Yawn.
Cass
I did like it, because it goes outside the normal box. It shows how traumatic experiences (in the previous book) can change people; some for the better and others, the worse. It shows depression and PTSD (I am no entirely sure how accurately, though) and that people are not always what they seem. I may not make any sense here, but I hope this helps (or at least shows how stupid I am [and I mean that seriously]).
Ruth
At first I didn't enjoy a Court of Mist and Fury; it had been a while since I had read a Court of thorns and Roses, and I had forgotten some things. I didn't like how Feyre felt like she was going to suffocate, and I HATED the fact that tamlin knew but did nothing about it, because of some silent agreement not to talk about Amarantha between them. I think I hated it, when Tamlin locked her up, but as I got deeper into the book, I enjoyed the way Rhys was able to flirt and joke with her, and the way Rhy's circle was able to help her feel like she was needed, and like she belonged with them. She even had some common ground with Cassian; they both had felt hunger. I also liked how she was able to feel, after that "chat" with Lucien, that she wasn't cheating on Tamlin. I didn't like the parts with the Queens, and I also HATED the part where the King of Hybern has them captured. I was a little upset with how the book ended too, at first, but as I reflected on it, I began to like it more and more. If you don't think that Rhys and Feyre are meant for each other, then I don't know what to do. But if you do, I recommend rereading A court of Thorns and Roses, and looking deeper into what Rhys says.
Kristin Fuller
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Armita Jahedmanesh
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anna
yes i literally hate it
Rachel
I didn't dislike the book but it's not my favourite book by Sarah J Maas. I definitely preferred ACOTAR and had some trouble getting into ACOMAF. I thought this book was great but when I finished it, I wasn't super hyped like I usually am with Sarah's books.
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