A Court of Wings and Ruin

No spoilers here.Okay. I can't even. This book is so good!How do I move on from this? How do I read anything else? What is literature?Okay. Trying to get a grip on my emotions, now.Find me on instagram for queries or discussions.The story picks up a few weeks after acomaf and Fayre literally kicks ass. Rhysand is wonderful as ever and Sarah J Maas manages so many different storylines and gives depth to various individual characters all the while introducing more! She is the real queen. All hail!No but really... She manages to make me fall more in love with Rhysand (I didn't think that such a feat was even possible) and serves me so many other lovable alternatives (which I absolutely will not consider at all as my dream of Rhysand is alive) like Tarquin, Azriel, Cassian, and Helion and on and on. Ehem.I did not have a single speck of doubt that this story would be amazing. And boy did it not disappointment. Congratulations to Sarah on her first ever finale (of sorts) and I hope the next book will be about Azriel. Please! I'm desperate, here.That's all I'll say about the book and it's writing. I know I'm not making much sense and at this point I don't even care much about such a thing but here are all the things that I loved about the book:The court details.And oh so many details! I loved how the courts seemed in my mind and boy if I don't need one of you smart sketches out there to make fan art.Nesta.Bad ass mother bitch with so much sass that not even Celaena (from Throne of glass) would stand a chance in front of her.Cassian.I'm in love. Need I say more? Love love love love love.A certain character who successfully overcomes a set of stigmas placed along them due to their actions in the past. Ehem.The suriel.Don't even get me started or I'll drop spoilers.All the monsters. Including Amren.I'm so excited for Amren. The other months were given character and boy what a character they had.A certain human who was in captivity for 500 years.Who would have guessed?Mor's story.I don't care if half the fandom disagrees. That part made me tear up. I do wish she would tell Az but I completely understand why she thinks she can't.Feyre and Rhysand's relationship.I cannot stress this enough. I love how supportive they are of each other. I love how none of them think that they are more important than the other and how they allow each other to make their own choices. I can't even. Rhysand, where you at? I need you in my life.The diverse characters.What a breath of fresh air, that was. To discover that so many LGBTQ characters also exist in this universe. Showcasing love and acceptance and yet not ignoring the stigma. Well done, Sarah.Now moving on to what I didn't like about this book:I needed more from Cassian and Nesta.I will not elaborate on that but you all need to know that there is a special target edition will a Cassian and Nesta excerpt out there where stuff happens! You need to read it before ACOWAR for sure.Elain and Lucian.What is happening there? It was all so unsatisfactory. Although I hope that the topic will be dwelled upon in further books.Foreshadowing.Something that happens in the end was being foreshadowed in the entire book and that kind of took away the shock of the moment. It still was a fairly dreadful feeling but I do hope that there was less foreshadowing.It ended.Yes, people. This book does comes to an end.And only you can prepare yourself for it. I wasn't prepared and so I'm going to go ahead and read it all over again. That is not to say that the end wasn't satisfactory in the least bit. Just that when is the movie / TV show adaption coming? I can't stand it. I need more. 💚 And to wait another year for the next installment which is not likely to contain Rhys and his awesomeness... The mere thought sends shudders down my spine.

The third book in the series, Feyre returns to Spring Court as a spy and plays a ruthless game of deceit that does more harm than she intends. It is not long before Feyre finds herself in the middle of the war bubbling at the surface. While unlikely and likely allegiance take place, bracing for war never turns simple. Unexpected foes turn into friends, yet the enemy remains undeterred on war.The politics, gore, manipulations all web around this plot. The characters Feyre, Rhysand, Cassian, Mor, Amreen, Azrael along with many more hold impactful roles in the story. However, the character that stood out for me in this book, was definitely Tamlin, even though I would love to have read some more scenes with him in it. He turns more real for me than some other characters. His character arc is one, I will surely remember for a long time.The descriptions are detailed for each court mentioned and are so tastefully designed. It left me in awe of each of the seasons. Another masterfully crafted tale that carries themes like love, friendship, loyalty, war, humanity, loss and victory. So relevant to the present times, that it was quite unnerving.The climax has the right amount of revelations, confusions and subtle declarations and so much more. It perfectly knits together in the end. While this is the final ending to the series, the author has also penned two companion editions for the same. A series I recommend to all who enjoy this genre.

This has been an amazing read and an amazing conclusion to the series. The experience of the book was fantastic, albeit some problems. It was not as good as ACOMAF but better than ACOTAR.There are so many positive messages in this book. There is oppression, but that oppression is shown as wrong. And emotional well-being of the characters are given so much importance. Almost everyone in the inner circle have been through hell, and they are strong and got through it. There are strong female characters of different nature and there is love and support among them, which is so important.I loved that we see Feyre as cunning and manipulative in this book ( even though it is for good). Also, Feyre was allowed to make mistakes and her mistakes were clearly visible. She was so wrapped up in getting revenge against Tamlin, that she did not think about the long term consequences of her actions. I like that it was clearly shown and was not masked or excused, at least not to the full degree. There are many all too good protagonists out there that I don't think I can stomach one more, and was glad that this was not a similar situation.I also loved that Feyre did not master flying within a few weeks. All too many times, the protagonist with special powers become instant masters of everything they try and that is so unrealistic. Something like flying takes a lot of time and practice to learn, both of which Feyre did not have and hence couldn't learn to fly properly.Diversity in sexualities was a welcome change. I did not feel that Mor's revelation seemed forced but her conversation with Feyre seemed out of place.I liked that the relationship between Ariel and Elain was explored to some lengths, it kinda solidifies my notion that mating bond is not the only thing that matter.One thing, I hated about it was that all of the inner circle survived. My heart is glad for it, but as an ending it would have given more credibility. Especially Amren, I felt like it was not necessary for her to come back. ( Give us something to cry over. Sure Feyre's father died, but we didn't know him. I certainly didn't shed any tears for him). It felt like a happily ever after, which I have grown tired of.I think that Tamlin being on the good side was a nice touch. Not everybody is a just black and white.Coming to writing, it wasn't as great as the rest of the books. Especially considering it was 700 pages. And, I can't believe I'm saying this, there were too many sex scenes. It got tiring and I didn't like any of them. Sometimes I felt that Maas was telling as what was happening rather than showing us, but it wasn't present throughout the book, so it was tolerable.Finally, the books left me wanting to read more about so many characters like, Vassa, Lucien, Helion, Drakon, Clythia, The Weaver and so many more. I am eagerly waiting for the new books.

For me ACOTAR could not have had a better ending.