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A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
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did not like it
bookshelves: dnf-or-did-nt-like-it-at-all, out-of-my-sight

The ranty piñata is thriving. 🥳

In honor of the third anniversary after experiencing this trash in 2018, I repost this review!

1 cheap star (I realized that I liked nothing in this book. Nothing)

Another proof of Feyre's inconsistent behaviour:

At the begenning of ACOFAS
Feyre:
"Oh. I can't paint because I feel terrible that some people don't have a suitable place to live after the war."

At the end of ACOFAS
Feyre:
" Hey Rhysand, let's build another palace because we have already two and it is obviously not enough for us."

Me: What about people without a place to live? Have you forgot about these poor people after banging against the wall?!

If was teaching in elementary school:

Me: Yo kids ! I'm introducing you my least favorite book of all time ! Try to guess its title ! The winner will get a big bag of candies !

Student #1: Baaaaaaad.
Student #2: Puke.
Student #3: Shithole.
Student #4: Poooop!
Student #5: Trashfire!

Me: CANDIES FOR EVERYONE! :D

Don't waste your precious time with this shithole. Just watch good rant reviews on Booktube if you really want to know how much hot garbage there is in 230 pages.

Let's be real : there's more sexual tension between this garbage and Aelin's fire than our bookshelves.

HOW THIS GARBAGE IS ALLOWED TO TAKE SPACE ON THE BOOKSTORES' BOOKSHELVES AND JUST BEING PUBLISHED IN GENERAL? !!!?

So, for me this novella felt like a thing to grab people's money. I considered it as a huge pile of nope. I didn't recognized the characters, nothing really happened and ACOFAS didn't add any progression to the situations left unresolved in ACOWAR. Plus, I didn't understand why they were in this novella some modern vocabulary. This book was supposed to be in a middle-aged world, the modern-like vocabulary doesn't make any sense.

Plus, the two chapters of the new book in the series are so much more interesting and intriguing than the whole novella itself. Rhysand gets more and more problematic and I didn't see how Feyre is an equal to him since she's sitting the whole time in their palace and goes shopping while Rhysand does political things? Where my badass Feyre is? I want her back. In ACOWAR, I think Sarah could have added 50 pages or more to wrap up well the characters' story and not just Feyre and Rhysand's arc.


I want to know more about Tamlin. Without him, ACOTAR won't exist. I want a whole novel about what will happen in the Spring Court and I'm sick of reading about how Rhysand is flawless. I don't like how Tamlin is hated. He did bad stuff but also Rhysand did. He saw his lover be tortured by his enemy, waited 50 years to meet the girl who will break the curse, it's normal if he gets overprotective. I still don't like his actions in ACOMAF, don't get me wrong but looking back to it, he was broken as much as her and wanted to stay with the person he loved the most ( but he did that in the wrong way). Do you forgot that, in ACOTAR, Rhys twisted Feyre's broken arm for forcing the bargain? Dressing like a prostitute and make her drink fae wine even though she was human at this time? Rhys had an interesting role in the first book. He was the asshole allied with Amarantha and against her at the same time. It was cool. But in ACOMAF, he became the Edward Cullen cliche in my opinion and Rhys was showed as a victim and a perfect Saint with the goldest heart of all Prythian. UGH. And can we talk about how magic is not used at all in this book? So disappointing .

Rhysand? Since the begenning I hate him 😆😈. But I would admit that I like the development of his relationship with Feyre only in ACOMAF but he is still a Annoying Fae version of Edward Cullen and he still is the worst love interest I've ever read. But in ACOTAR, ACOWAR and ACOFAS, Feysand was toxic, manipulative and abusive. It makes me sad that the fans are glorifying a love interest like Rhysand. In real life, they're not gonna be with someone who drugged and used them as a sexual pet. So why they're supporting this relationship in a book? Terrible joke.

Feyre was at first one of my favorite characters but I changed so much my mind about her and the entire series in general. (Unpopular opinion: I don't like Rhysand, I hate him) She is so inconsistent. In ACOMAF, she said that she wanna be a powerful woman in her court et cetera but when she found her f*cking mate, she doesn't care about it anymore and become a perfect housewife. She considered the wives of other High Lords weaker because they don't do much political things and bla bla blah. But, Feyre, the only thing you have more than these females is your title, which is useless because you don't do the work related to your title of High Lady. So don't pretend to be more worthy than these ladies. Sit down.


My final comment : ACOFAS and Hell are mates.
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Reading Progress

September 13, 2017 – Shelved
September 13, 2017 – Shelved as: to-read
May 5, 2018 – Started Reading
May 6, 2018 –
page 23
10.04%
May 7, 2018 –
page 58
25.33%
May 8, 2018 –
page 76
33.19%
May 11, 2018 –
page 110
48.03%
May 11, 2018 –
page 130
56.77%
May 11, 2018 –
page 130
56.77%
May 12, 2018 –
page 164
71.62%
May 13, 2018 –
page 197
86.03%
May 13, 2018 –
page 197
86.03% "I think I must to be mentally for chapter 22. 💣"
May 13, 2018 –
page 197
86.03% "I think I must be mentally prepared for chapter 22💣."
May 13, 2018 –
page 210
91.7%
May 13, 2018 – Finished Reading
December 13, 2019 – Shelved as: dnf-or-did-nt-like-it-at-all
August 12, 2020 – Shelved as: out-of-my-sight

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message 1: by Doreen (new)

Doreen I literally read half of the book and stopped. BUT I literally agree with everything in your review smh.

My hype for Feysand is slowly...dying:'(


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) Me too. I don't understand why the hate is just on Tamlin and not on Rhysand but he is the love interest. I'll read the next one but I'm scared that the next book will be written like ACOFAS. Good decision Doreen. It doesn't worth your time.


Nassy Great Review. You captured my thoughts about Tamlin so perfectly 💕


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) Thank you Nasom 😊


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) Seriously, now I feel so free after writing this review😎


Nassy 😂👏🏾


mary I hated Tamlin after that incident in ACOMAF but this just made me view him in a different light....Great review, I also saw no point in ACOFAS!


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Mar Thank you Mar! 😄 I'm happy that my reviews can light someone in another perspective. That makes me want to write more reviews. :)


message 9: by Lu (new) - rated it 2 stars

Lu Wow! This review gave me some fresh perspective on both Rhysand and Tamlin. Thank you!


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Luna You're welcome Luna 😊


Starr (AKA Starrfish) Rivers It was just a way to make money


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Starr I totally agree.


message 13: by Moon (new) - rated it 1 star

Moon I agree with everything you wrote. I am still reeling from how poorly constructed this novella was written. Did we really pay money for this? I cannot stand Rhys/Feyre and their dysfunctional dynamic any longer. I used to love them as a couple. Now, I cannot stand them. My dislike all started during ACOWAR when horndog Rhys wanted to dick Feyre in that library which hosted as a safe house for victims of sexual abuse. ACOFAS just exemplified Rhys' boorish behavior to the point where I just want him to go sit his ass down and take a nap and possibly never wake up. Sorry, I'm ranting, lol. Great review! I am glad to see other people had similar issues with this novella.


Nadhira Satria what a beautiful review


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Nadhira Sartia Thank youuu ! <3 <3 <3 Glad you Enjoyed my ranting time. ^^


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Wilde Feyre is an hypocrit. She didn't want to admit that she's into territorial tattooed guys with wingspan than treats her like dirt. Apparently she found that attractive. How sad. And people support this relationship dare to call Rhysand a feminist ... Ouch.


Nakita I read this comment with a smile on my face you've summed up what I couldn't... I hate the way Tamlin is being treated and yes he has made some mistakes but he has redeemed himself 10x over. I mean it's okay for Feyre to experience PTSD and it's okay for Rhysand to do horrible things for the ones he loves but what Tam does it he's a monster smh (less). Why the double standard?


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) Hello Nakeedah :-D ! I’m glad my review helped you out! Tamlin is better than Rhys the hypocrite. I just can’t understand why people forgive Rhysand for sexual AND physical abuse toward Feyre while Tamlin was in a bad place like Feyre was. I like SJM in general, but she clearly decided to manipulate her readers in ACOMAF. People should understand that not everyone handles PTSD and depression the same way. His depression was manifested by major anger and overprotectiveness while Feyre’s came out as major anxiety and sickness. Who knows if Tamlin had the way symptoms? We just did not spend much page time with him 😔. I’m glad to have this conversation with mature readers noticing this kind of issues.


Sofia "ACOFAS and Hell are mates' OMG YESSSS


Salma19 (And I Darken stan) @Sofia 🤣 That’s the least I can say!


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