ACOTAR Week: "A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas
“A Court of Frost and Starlight” by Sarah J. Maas
Welp, this is definitely a case of something I would have never done without being an active follower of other Bookstagram accounts, but here we are. ACOTAR week! The reviews of each of the individual books will be spoiler-free (I got to read them without spoilers, so you should, too!), but I do plan on doing a wrap-up of my thoughts of the series as a whole that will include spoilers.
Synopsis: Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of a hard-earned reprieve.
Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.
Rating: 3
Review: I…don’t know what do with this novella-length interlude in what is truly an epically long series. Honestly, if I didn’t know better, I would have assumed that this book was fanfic someone self published — that’s how out of sync it feels with the rest of the books. More than anything, it feels like a little bit of wish fulfillment for those of us who wish that we could have seen a brief and happy moment in Feyre’s life. In this book, despite the looming threats we’ll see in “Silver Flames,” there’s nothing but holiday joy and healing (and lots of sex).
This book (short! sweet!) deals with Feyre’s and Rhys’ first Winter Solstice together in the Night Court, as well as the lead up to it with their adopted family and Feyre’s real sisters. As opposed to fighting big bads, Feyre’s biggest concerns are mourning and what to buy people for holiday gifts. There’s not a lot of activity, and it’s a nice interlude, but that’s…it.
Not only was it the weakest book of the series to me, I can’t figure out what the purpose of it was. Was it merely to drive up interest in the series after the quasi-happy ending at the end of “Wings and Ruin”? Was it a mercenary cash grab by the author and publisher? Was it to serve as a bit of a bridge between Feyre’s story and Nesta’s? Probably a bit of all three, in my opinion. I read it because I thought it was going to be crucial, but honestly, beyond some warm and fuzzy feelings, it didn’t really add much to my enjoyment of the other books.
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