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A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.5)
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Notable moments:
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Likes:
- I heart the Inner Circle. I always will.
- I loved all the quotes I highlighted on my Kindle. There are some pretty lines in this! I wish I could do fan art because I'd totally paint many of the quotes.
- I definitely laughed out loud multiples times! I liked the light-heartedness and seeing The Inner Circle act mostly normal. They are still one big, dysfunctional family that love each other regardless.
-Feyre trying to express her emotions from the aftermath of the war through art. <3
-The Inner Circle deserved that Solstice party. After all the sh*t that went down... yeah.
And that's about where my interest lasts. I went to the Tower of Dawn book tour, so I already knew that ACOFAS would be a novella, but I didn't realize there would be no plot...
DISCLAIMER: If you are very easily bothered or upset by negative opinions, please don't continue to read. I liked ACOTAR because I'm obsessed with Beauty and the Beast but as the series progressed, I've began to notice things I don't like and it seems that in ACOFAS, things haven't improved to my liking. Reading is entirely personal and if you take opinions personally, I suggest not reading mine. Please don't hate me.
Dislikes:
- As Joanna calls it: "A Court of Fluff and Filler." My sentiments exactly. I personally appreciated this novella because again, I needed it after ACOWAR. I felt like I didn't get the closure I wanted from the series and now I do! However...
- I wish there was a unique approach to Winter Solstice and some background of the practice rather than being a near rip off of Christmas with simple gift exchanging. It would have been neat to experience a different sort of winter holiday.
- It was a tad repetitive. The amount of times I read the words: "I blew out a breath" or "I released a long breath."
- It did read like fan fiction at times. (I'm sorry, not sorry)
- Why were Mor's and Cassian's POV told in Third person and Feyre and Rhysand's told in First? Is that normal?
- Speaking of Mor, she had to go to the Hewn City deal with the trauma of her father and her attackers. I didn't feel like SJM added anything to Mor's story. Where did our fierce heroine go? Not to mention, someone else pointed out that the bi rep is bad... the person indicated that it seemed as if Mor was bi because she was assaulted by men. I didn't notice that before. And then SJM takes Mor to the Hewn City to get shut down by her dad and the other dude (sorry, I can't remember the name) and is acts so...passive. Mor deserves better.
- I'm not sure if there was a single character I even liked in this installment, I kid you not. I think the closest are Amren and Lucien. Maybe Mor, but she fell just a tad flat to me in this one.
- I simply can't relate to the characters. All Feyre thinks about is how disgustingly rich she is and how guilty she feels for buying things. It's cool that Feyre is charitable and all, but let's be honest---most of the general population just don't relate to rich characters. Therefore, I'm sad to say, the characters bore me now because they are SO. RICH. Rich in their expensive wine drinking and gift giving and huge credit accounts.
- Speaking of wine drinking, a reviewer pointed out that it felt a bit excessive and now that I think about, it did. Especially since this book is targeted toward younger readers. I have no idea how this book is supposed to be marketed, but Sarah J. Maas knows that these books are going in the Teen section regardless, but okay. That's all I will say about that.Â
- Also, there were just so many modern words. I do consider the ACOTAR series somewhat modern in tone but there were certain words used that were too modern. If I can remember them, I'll add them here.
- Cassian was a bit too lovesick over Nesta. I get that their fae, so they are not human but the whole soul-mate stuff is a bit overdone. I already dealt with that disturbing "imprint" stuff in Twilight. This mate-bond stuff is that all over again.
- On that same note, the constant need for romantic pairings... I never liked it before but I still don't care for it now.
- I hated how Cassian viewed Nesta. "Even with the weight loss, she was as beautiful standing in the snow as she’d been the first time he’d laid eyes on her in her father’s house." WTF??? I have a personal thing about mentioning weight for any reason. It would be as if my significant other said, "Even with your weight gain, you're still beautiful.". ASDFGHJKL. So what if a women loses or gains weight??? Why is it necessary to note that?
- I also didn't like how Cassian called Nesta "sweetheart". As someone whose been given pet names by strangers without wanting it, I felt kind of creeped out by that. I get that it's fiction, but I just have a personal gripe with dudes I'm not into calling me sweetheart. It literally makes my skin crawl. I don't care if you're a Hemsworth brother. I don't dig it.
Conclusion:
I don't plan to continue on with this series. I will be freakin thirty when the rest of the series is released. If YOU enjoyed this book, that's all that matters. Even though the characters are now in their twenties, I'm simply outgrowing these books. There's just not much long-lasting impact for me considering everyone is perfectly gorgeous, rich, and always charitable. I don't relate to that at all. And instead of Sarah J. Maas expanding on the character's backstories, they are mostly just rehashed from the previous books over and over. I don't feel like this book added that much more depth or layers to the characters even if we got additional POVs.
Anyway, I just don't relate to hot Illyrians and sexy High Fae and sultry, flawless Immortal characters. It's just not for me anymore. Nothing personal! I also feel like my rating of these books have gone from 5 stars, to 4 stars, and now 3 stars. I get this was supposed to be fun and fluffy (which I'm glad for) but I would have rather seen things improve, especially because I've been rooting for SJM. But now I feel like SJM is going to say F*ck it and do whatever she wants... I mean, it already feels like she's giving Tamlin a redemption ARC.
(view spoiler)
Likes:
- I heart the Inner Circle. I always will.
- I loved all the quotes I highlighted on my Kindle. There are some pretty lines in this! I wish I could do fan art because I'd totally paint many of the quotes.
- I definitely laughed out loud multiples times! I liked the light-heartedness and seeing The Inner Circle act mostly normal. They are still one big, dysfunctional family that love each other regardless.
-Feyre trying to express her emotions from the aftermath of the war through art. <3
-The Inner Circle deserved that Solstice party. After all the sh*t that went down... yeah.
And that's about where my interest lasts. I went to the Tower of Dawn book tour, so I already knew that ACOFAS would be a novella, but I didn't realize there would be no plot...
DISCLAIMER: If you are very easily bothered or upset by negative opinions, please don't continue to read. I liked ACOTAR because I'm obsessed with Beauty and the Beast but as the series progressed, I've began to notice things I don't like and it seems that in ACOFAS, things haven't improved to my liking. Reading is entirely personal and if you take opinions personally, I suggest not reading mine. Please don't hate me.
Dislikes:
- As Joanna calls it: "A Court of Fluff and Filler." My sentiments exactly. I personally appreciated this novella because again, I needed it after ACOWAR. I felt like I didn't get the closure I wanted from the series and now I do! However...
- I wish there was a unique approach to Winter Solstice and some background of the practice rather than being a near rip off of Christmas with simple gift exchanging. It would have been neat to experience a different sort of winter holiday.
- It was a tad repetitive. The amount of times I read the words: "I blew out a breath" or "I released a long breath."
- It did read like fan fiction at times. (I'm sorry, not sorry)
- Why were Mor's and Cassian's POV told in Third person and Feyre and Rhysand's told in First? Is that normal?
- Speaking of Mor, she had to go to the Hewn City deal with the trauma of her father and her attackers. I didn't feel like SJM added anything to Mor's story. Where did our fierce heroine go? Not to mention, someone else pointed out that the bi rep is bad... the person indicated that it seemed as if Mor was bi because she was assaulted by men. I didn't notice that before. And then SJM takes Mor to the Hewn City to get shut down by her dad and the other dude (sorry, I can't remember the name) and is acts so...passive. Mor deserves better.
- I'm not sure if there was a single character I even liked in this installment, I kid you not. I think the closest are Amren and Lucien. Maybe Mor, but she fell just a tad flat to me in this one.
- I simply can't relate to the characters. All Feyre thinks about is how disgustingly rich she is and how guilty she feels for buying things. It's cool that Feyre is charitable and all, but let's be honest---most of the general population just don't relate to rich characters. Therefore, I'm sad to say, the characters bore me now because they are SO. RICH. Rich in their expensive wine drinking and gift giving and huge credit accounts.
- Speaking of wine drinking, a reviewer pointed out that it felt a bit excessive and now that I think about, it did. Especially since this book is targeted toward younger readers. I have no idea how this book is supposed to be marketed, but Sarah J. Maas knows that these books are going in the Teen section regardless, but okay. That's all I will say about that.Â
- Also, there were just so many modern words. I do consider the ACOTAR series somewhat modern in tone but there were certain words used that were too modern. If I can remember them, I'll add them here.
- Cassian was a bit too lovesick over Nesta. I get that their fae, so they are not human but the whole soul-mate stuff is a bit overdone. I already dealt with that disturbing "imprint" stuff in Twilight. This mate-bond stuff is that all over again.
- On that same note, the constant need for romantic pairings... I never liked it before but I still don't care for it now.
- I hated how Cassian viewed Nesta. "Even with the weight loss, she was as beautiful standing in the snow as she’d been the first time he’d laid eyes on her in her father’s house." WTF??? I have a personal thing about mentioning weight for any reason. It would be as if my significant other said, "Even with your weight gain, you're still beautiful.". ASDFGHJKL. So what if a women loses or gains weight??? Why is it necessary to note that?
- I also didn't like how Cassian called Nesta "sweetheart". As someone whose been given pet names by strangers without wanting it, I felt kind of creeped out by that. I get that it's fiction, but I just have a personal gripe with dudes I'm not into calling me sweetheart. It literally makes my skin crawl. I don't care if you're a Hemsworth brother. I don't dig it.
Conclusion:
I don't plan to continue on with this series. I will be freakin thirty when the rest of the series is released. If YOU enjoyed this book, that's all that matters. Even though the characters are now in their twenties, I'm simply outgrowing these books. There's just not much long-lasting impact for me considering everyone is perfectly gorgeous, rich, and always charitable. I don't relate to that at all. And instead of Sarah J. Maas expanding on the character's backstories, they are mostly just rehashed from the previous books over and over. I don't feel like this book added that much more depth or layers to the characters even if we got additional POVs.
Anyway, I just don't relate to hot Illyrians and sexy High Fae and sultry, flawless Immortal characters. It's just not for me anymore. Nothing personal! I also feel like my rating of these books have gone from 5 stars, to 4 stars, and now 3 stars. I get this was supposed to be fun and fluffy (which I'm glad for) but I would have rather seen things improve, especially because I've been rooting for SJM. But now I feel like SJM is going to say F*ck it and do whatever she wants... I mean, it already feels like she's giving Tamlin a redemption ARC.
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Reading Progress
August 15, 2017
– Shelved
May 1, 2018
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Started Reading
May 1, 2018
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33.0%
"Okay, but why are some of the POVs in 3rd person??? Is this a stylistic thing. Anyway, I'm LOVING the pacing of this. I really needed better closure after ACOWAR."
May 2, 2018
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50.0%
May 3, 2018
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62.0%
May 5, 2018
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Finished Reading
