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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 2)
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- Release Date
- 2016
- Length
- 745 pages
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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Our Review
About the book
The second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series follows Feyre as she struggles with trauma after the events of the first book and is drawn into the Night Court by its mysterious High Lord, Rhysand. A larger threat against both the faerie lands and the human world begins to build.
Our review
The sequel that turned a modest fairy-tale retelling into a phenomenon, for reasons both easy to see and easy to argue with.
Maas reinvents her series here. Feyre’s recovery from what she endured is handled with more care than readers might expect, and her growing independence gives the book an emotional spine. The Night Court opens the world up, and Rhysand’s inner circle of friends brings humor, loyalty and banter that readers clearly adore. The romance is slow to build, then intense, and the final act raises the stakes for the whole series in a way that makes the next book feel urgent.
At over six hundred pages, it sags in the middle, with long stretches of training, longing and wardrobe description. The book’s reversal on a central character from the first volume feels engineered to many readers, and the explicit scenes push it well into adult territory despite its young-adult marketing history. The prose leans on repeated phrases and gestures. Fans won’t mind; skeptics will find plenty to roll their eyes at.
What we loved
- A beloved found-family cast
- Feyre’s emotionally grounded recovery arc
- A big, propulsive final act
Keep in mind
- Bloated middle section
- Explicit content and repetitive prose tics
Read it if you like
Readers of Fourth Wing, From Blood and Ash or The Cruel Prince.
The verdict
The heart of the series for most fans. It’s indulgent and overlong, and it’s easy to see why readers love it anyway.
