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A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
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bookshelves: fae, fantasy, new-adult, read-in-2017, retellings, romance, signed, magic, read-in-2023
May 05, 2016
bookshelves: fae, fantasy, new-adult, read-in-2017, retellings, romance, signed, magic, read-in-2023
Read 2 times. Last read October 9, 2023 to October 24, 2023.
1.) A Court of Thorns and Roses ★★★★
2.) A Court of Mist and Fury ★★★
[2023 reread] ★★★
this has been a journey rereading these books, but i am happy to report back that acowar was even better than i remember. maybe that is because of having read more in this series, finishing throne of glass, and reading the first two books in the crescent city series, but this truly exceeded my expectations.
i loved seeing feyre continue to heal, continue to love, and continue to demand her own agency. I loved seeing the inner circle and easily falling even more in love with them. i am obsessed with the suriel, weaver, and bone carver, even if one of those broke my heart all over again on this reread. i am not sure if this is a spoiler thing to say, but i just have such a bigger curiosity and respect for these old gods… all the old gods.. and i’ll give sjm a lot of credit for the weaving of them into this story. back in the day, i thought the ending with feyre’s dad was foolish and i am here to report that it still feels foolish to me in 2023. and this book is still too long, and should have had 100+ pages edited from it.
overall, i really did have such a fun time with this last book, and it really did have so much in it that i didn’t appreciate or pick up on before. tiktok make me remember the “extra” girl feyre saves at the war camp when rescuing her sister and my mind is forever blown (and so curious) about that now.
trigger + content warnings: war, death, murder, violence, gore, blood, incest implied, ptsd, nightmares, mentions of abuse in past, abuse in present, torture, mind manipulation magic, assault, drugging, depression, implication of sexual assault, physical assault, vomit, talk of sexual assault in past, kidnapping, captivity, verbal abuse, talk of infidelity in the past (not mcs), loss of a partner, loss of a parent, questionable talk of sex work.
[2017 first read] ★★★
♡ old review on my blog
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2.) A Court of Mist and Fury ★★★
[2023 reread] ★★★
this has been a journey rereading these books, but i am happy to report back that acowar was even better than i remember. maybe that is because of having read more in this series, finishing throne of glass, and reading the first two books in the crescent city series, but this truly exceeded my expectations.
i loved seeing feyre continue to heal, continue to love, and continue to demand her own agency. I loved seeing the inner circle and easily falling even more in love with them. i am obsessed with the suriel, weaver, and bone carver, even if one of those broke my heart all over again on this reread. i am not sure if this is a spoiler thing to say, but i just have such a bigger curiosity and respect for these old gods… all the old gods.. and i’ll give sjm a lot of credit for the weaving of them into this story. back in the day, i thought the ending with feyre’s dad was foolish and i am here to report that it still feels foolish to me in 2023. and this book is still too long, and should have had 100+ pages edited from it.
overall, i really did have such a fun time with this last book, and it really did have so much in it that i didn’t appreciate or pick up on before. tiktok make me remember the “extra” girl feyre saves at the war camp when rescuing her sister and my mind is forever blown (and so curious) about that now.
trigger + content warnings: war, death, murder, violence, gore, blood, incest implied, ptsd, nightmares, mentions of abuse in past, abuse in present, torture, mind manipulation magic, assault, drugging, depression, implication of sexual assault, physical assault, vomit, talk of sexual assault in past, kidnapping, captivity, verbal abuse, talk of infidelity in the past (not mcs), loss of a partner, loss of a parent, questionable talk of sex work.
[2017 first read] ★★★
♡ old review on my blog
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Reading Progress
May 5, 2016
– Shelved
May 5, 2016
– Shelved as:
to-read
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
fae
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
fantasy
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
new-adult
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
read-in-2017
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
retellings
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
romance
April 22, 2017
– Shelved as:
signed
May 2, 2017
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Started Reading
May 3, 2017
– Shelved as:
magic
May 3, 2017
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Finished Reading
October 9, 2023
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Started Reading
October 9, 2023
– Shelved as:
read-in-2023
October 24, 2023
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Finished Reading
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Apr 23, 2017 05:40AM
Thank you! I hope Canadian shipping doesn't break the bank.
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an actual "friendly reminder" that is friendly XD
Samira wrote: "Thank you! I hope Canadian shipping doesn't break the bank."You are so welcome! I hope it doesn't either! <3 xx
Haadiya wrote: "an actual "friendly reminder" that is friendly XD"Haha! People always ask me (after you can no longer purchase them) where I get my signed/personalized popular books from, so I had to throw out a quick PSA! :P <3 xo
I just ordered mine 😍 oh my gosh!! Thank you!! I'm so excited!!
Alexis wrote: "I just ordered mine 😍 oh my gosh!! Thank you!! I'm so excited!!"Yayyyyyy! You are so very welcome, Alexis! I am so excited, too!
Make sure you screen shot your order and attach a picture of it to Sarah's website, so that you will get a promotional/preorder map poster: http://worldofsarahjmaas.com/post/157...
<3 xo
Im so freaking excited!!!!!😍😍😝😝
Cece wrote: "Im so freaking excited!!!!!😍😍😝😝"Me too! I can't believe how fast it is going to be in my hands!!! 💗
BLESS YOUR HEART ❤️ OMG
Courtney wrote: "BLESS YOUR HEART ❤️ OMG"Hehe! I'm so happy people are actually seeing this and it isn't getting buried! 💗xo
Darn I wish I would've known about the signed copy before I pre-ordered from Target :(
Cindy ✩☽ Savage Queen ♔ wrote: "Darn I wish I would've known about the signed copy before I pre-ordered from Target :("Awh, I'm sorry, love. :'[ Maybe you can get your money back?
You can also pre-order an exclusive fan art cover edition of ACOWAR from Books-A-Million: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Court-...
Monique wrote: "You can also pre-order an exclusive fan art cover edition of ACOWAR from Books-A-Million: http://www.booksamillion.com/p/Court-..."Thank you, Monique! I am going to try to be "good" and only purchase the one copy, haha! But I just wanted to boost how I get signed copies of popular books, while people can still get them, because people always ask me, especially when it comes to SJM! 💗xo
I had such a similar experience with this book! Looking forward to your detailed review!
☽ MaryJane ✨ wrote: "I had such a similar experience with this book! Looking forward to your detailed review!"Thank you for your kind words, MaryJane! I am already 3k words into this review! Haha! Lord, help me! <3 xo
LOVED IT LOVED IT AND LOVED IT
Hi Melanie, llove your review! Although I'm confused because you say it's Maas's first conclusion but there are three more books in the series?
Coco wrote: "Hi Melanie, llove your review! Although I'm confused because you say it's Maas's first conclusion but there are three more books in the series?"I say first conclusion, because the Throne of Glass series is still chugging along for another year, hehe! And even though there will be three more spin-offs in this world, this was Feyre and Rhysand's conclusion. So it was the first time we have seen SJM actually write a conclusion book. Am I making sense? I feel like I'm talking jibbersh because my mind is still so absorbed by this book! Haha.
Also, you are too sweet. Thank you so much, Coco! 💗
Amazing review, Melanie! I'm so excited to start this series!! :) xx
Sana wrote: "Amazing review, Melanie! I'm so excited to start this series!! :) xx"💗 Thank you, you sweet little cinnamon roll! xx
Melanie wrote: "Coco wrote: "Hi Melanie, llove your review! Although I'm confused because you say it's Maas's first conclusion but there are three more books in the series?"I say first conclusion, because Throne..."
You're making total sense :) Your welcome :D
THE SURIEL!!! Rereading ACOTAR is going to be
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Darcy wrote: "THE SURIEL!!! Rereading ACOTAR is going to be fun
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RIGHT? Lord, my heart. I just can't. 😢
<3 xo
I agree with this so much. As much as I loved ACOWAR, one of my main issues was that it felt like she was trying too hard to represent absolutely everything and everyone. Like you said, it felt so forced. If she had alluded to these things in the previous two books it would have been different, but everything just popped up out of nowhere as if she had a checklist to tick off.
This review is amazing! :) I loved this book too but felt really conflicted about Mor's storyline. It felt forced and not too realistic. Thank you for mentioning that :)
Great review. It is the one you had to trim to fit in GR limit?
bless you this review is too good and i still need to make sense of the book and myself
I need to get on this series! Great review, Melanie :)
Katy wrote: "I agree with this so much. As much as I loved ACOWAR, one of my main issues was that it felt like she was trying too hard to represent absolutely everything and everyone. Like you said, it felt so ..."Thank you so much, Katy! I am so scared, but excited, to see how everyone else feels! I am so torn, because at least she's trying, but I'm like, "this doesn't feel good" constantly while reading about her "representation". But it feels good not to feel alone, and thank you for your kind words! 💖xx
Cristina wrote: "This review is amazing! :) I loved this book too but felt really conflicted about Mor's storyline. It felt forced and not too realistic. Thank you for mentioning that :)"Thank you so much, Cristina! You are too kind! 💖xx
Evgeny wrote: "Great review. It is the one you had to trim to fit in GR limit?"IT IS, EVGENY! *shakes fist forever!* 💖xo
Xin Tze wrote: "bless you this review is too good and i still need to make sense of the book and myself"Thank you, Xin Tze! This is me, too. Last night I was looking on my Kindle and and on my bookshelves, and I just didn't want to pick up anything! Even with a four star rating, I get put into a book-hangover by SJM! I just don't wanna leave this fae world, hehe! 💖xo
Val ⚓️ ShamelessBitchySkanky ⚓️ Steamy Reads wrote: "I need to get on this series! Great review, Melanie :)"Thank you so much, Val! You'd really like it, because it for sure reads and feels way more like NA than YA. The second book is EVERYTHING! 💖xo
holy shit Mel, this is the longest review I ever saw! great review! XD
Petrik wrote: "holy shit Mel, this is the longest review I ever saw! great review! XD"I went off the deep end, Petrik! I couldn't stop typing! Haha! Thank you though, love! Let's buddy read something soon! 💗
Danyel wrote: "I just want to point out mor said she never slept with Azriel for the sake of sparing his feelings toward her. Also where did u get feyre being pregnant I didn't pick up on that at all."I'd like to point out this is my review and my personal feelings. I never said they had to be yours.
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Again, my personal feelings. They don't have to be yours.
Danyel, please put spoiler in your comment.
I have nothing against your opinion. I was just pointing out what she said exactly about one character and then what you said clashed. I never said she was right with it. Also no I read many reviews and talked to others who also didn't get that opinion of freyre and was wondering how you did. I have read all the books a couple times each because I love them so, so I was just trying to see where you picked that up at.
Yu Fan wrote: "You explained my thoughts 100%. I did not think this book was 5 star worthy either. [spoilers removed]"I so completely agree!
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Who do you think the first spin-off will be about?
And thank you for your kind words, Yu! 💗xx
Maddie wrote: "Brilliant review, Melanie! 😊"Thank you so very much, Maddie! 💗xo
Danyel wrote: "I have nothing against your opinion. I was just pointing out what she said exactly about one character and then what you said clashed. I never said she was right with it. Also no I read many review..."(view spoiler)
I'll come back to this comment when I do a reread, and try to make precise notes for you. Maybe I was just crazy? Maybe I just put the idea subconsciously in a lot of my friends' heads? Maybe more people will come out and think it, because there are so few actual reviews right now? :P But we will see.
Happy reading, Danyel 💗
Lovely review sweetheart =) xo
Melissa ♥ Dog Lover ♥ wrote: "Lovely review sweetheart =) xo"Thank you so much, Melissa! You are too sweet! 💗xx
You're most welcome hun bun :-) 💕 xo
George wrote: "Awesome review, Melanie!"Thank you so very much, George! 💗
This review took all the thoughts I have about ACOWAR and laid them out beautifully. Seriously, how'd you know? 😉 Great job!
Thank you so much for this review! I was feeling really conflicted about finishing this book because I feel all these things too. A bit disappointed that I only feel like it's a four star book. I know you would have put so much time into this and thank you for sharing!
