Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1 New York Times bestselling A Court of Thorns and Roses series.Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s maneuverings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit-and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, … doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well.
As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords-and hunt for allies in unexpected places.
In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the earth will be painted red as mighty armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy them all.
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I love Sarah J Maas!! Her books are so well written, and I can really get involved with the characters and plot line!
One of my very favorite books by my favorite author
Most amazing serie ever!!! Love it
It annoys me that you can’t give a book 3. 5 stars. This book would fit perfectly at that rating, because I feel that three stars is too little to give for the excitement, romance, heart wrenching drama and ending this story had. At the same time, 4 stars would be too much.
As much as I loved Rhys and Feyre together I’m still pissed at Sarah J Maas for pretty much shitting all over Tamlin and Feyre’s relationship in the second book and even this book. Also, for turning Tamlin into a huge douche out of nowhere with no warning whatsoever. Sure, she saved it somewhat in this book, but it still stings and even tough I kept reading the series after falling in love with Rhys and Feyre’s relationship in the second book (almost against my will), I wish Maas would have patched things up better between Tamlin and Feyre, and also now with Lucien. She left too much unsaid and undone.
Still, the romance was good. Not as good as in A Court of Mist and Fury where the romance begin and develop into beautiful passion. This book focused more on the war and politics/conflicts between the courts, humans and Hybern and did because of that not leave enough room for the romance as in the second book. But it still got my heart going. I love how humorous, passionate and understanding Rhys and Feyre are in their relationship (although the whole “I’m proud of you” talk weirded me out. That’s something parents say to their kids. To me it was extremely awkward and weird said between lovers). I even loved the developing romance between the other characters. Although it felt too much like Feyre was snooping and spying like a hawk just so the author could describe and explore their romance with her point of view. It would have been better if she written this book with several points of view so that the relationships did not have to be noticed and spied on by Feyre, but by the involved characters instead. It would have given it more meaning, development and depth I believe.
I could ramble on about small things that I think could be improved (like removing Rhys’s corny speech, make the girl with all the high lords powers appear more powerful and not standing in the sidelines when everyone else fight, to name a few). Looking at the story in a whole, I liked it. At some parts even loved it. Which is good enough for me. I had of course hopes that I would fall head over heels in love with the story, but after the Feyre/Tamlin fiasco I’m okay with how it ended.
At first, I didn’t think I was going to enjoy the Court Series as much as I liked Throne of Glass. It is much more introspective and playing a long game. But after I got further invested, this series became a favorite. It really does an excellent job of showing duality and flaws with the characters. They make mistakes, they are not perfect and they are all fabulous.
Start at the beginning, but get ready to read the whole series. Maas is a master storyteller
What a fabulous series! In the third book of A Court of Thorns and Roses, we reach the culmination of the war with Hybern. There’s plenty of action along the way as Feyre and Rhys battle and scheme to use every advantage against the evil king’s magic and greater forces.
Many of the characters from the first two books reappear here, some to reap their rewards and some to sacrifice for the greater good. There’s a lot of foreshadowing for possible other books set in the world of Prythian, and I look forward to reading them also.
Ms. Maas’ writing makes the book a page-turner and she wraps up all the loose ends to the main plot pretty well. The battle scenes are well-written (and there’s a lot of them). My one quibble was how everyone was paired off so neatly. Some still have to work things out, but I’m never thrilled when I’m reading about beings who are hundreds of years old who all find their life-partners all at once. There are a few people still waiting and a few of the other High Lords who’ve mated, but too many couples found each other in the space of a short period of time, in my opinion. Still, that’s a minor thing in the overall series.
The Anne Bishop influence didn’t seem as strong as in the second book though there are some LOTR throwbacks that happen in parts of the story. Nothing that I minded, just reminders of Tolkien’s stories. It’s a series well worth reading for lovers of fantasy.
All i can say is OMGOODNESS! I am so grateful that my friend lent me this book! It was a page turning adventure to be sure but it was so much more than that. The characters are wonderful and the relationships formed and ended are amazingly crafted. You don’t know wether you are coming or going sometimes and that is what makes it so readable. I just couldn’t put it down, I needed to know what was going to happen and I was so sad when it was over but OMG the second book in the series just totally upends everything you thought you wanted to happen! This series is a must read! Sarah Maas has a fan for life.
Book was very short and felt rushed
Love this series!
Absolutely a must for woman of a more mature adult
I absolutely loved it. My favorite book series so far.
this is the best series I have come across sarah is an amazing author and her othe r series are just wowwww
After reading this series, I think I’ve been too generous with my reviews of many other books. I should drop most of them by 1/2 to two stars. Very few compared to this series (in my opinion). My head was spinning at the end of this book, in a good way. I very much enjoyed this book and the series and will look for more by this author. Great characters, good world building, and well written and edited. My only regret was waiting so long between the first and second books of this series. There are several references to what happened in the first book, so I recommend that you read them in order and don’t wait too long between books. If you like fantasy and magic, romance that can get a little steamy but is not the focus of the book, good writing and interesting characters, please give this series a try!
Really quite an excellent conclusion to the trilogy. Likable and believable characters in a fantastic world. Sarah J Mass really knows how to draw you in. I’ve enjoyed each of her books immensely and this one is no exception!
I love all of Maas’s books.
This series is possibly my favorite of all time. They are fantastically written, detailed, and FUN. They suck you in with the realistically written, deeply realized characters and incredible world building. I can never put them down, and each book gets better and better. Can’t recommend these highly enough – they are absolutely the BEST and most addictive reads!
Generously giving this 2 stars.
I had to stew over this book for a couple of days before writing a review.
It did hold my attention, & kept me reading to find out where it was going. But this book was a disappointment for me after book 2, A Court of Mist and Fury. This is definitely not a book I would re-read. The momentum in the series from book 1 & 2 was lost in book 3. It did give me a place to stop (an ending point that is not a cliff hanger), since I don’t want to read anymore in this world, after this book, maybe not anymore from this author since book 1-3 are all I’ve read from her. This book flowed incredibly slow, I thought I was never going to get it finished. The mood was so heavy too, I felt emotionally wrung out when I finally did finish. At the end, I was just so glad it was over I could have cried with relief. Definitely gave me a bad book hangover, the kind that you have to re-read a great book in order to negate the affects from this one, that or just not read for a while. Some of the plot felt very forced, like the author was just trying to meet a page quota or book deadline, & didn’t think things thru clearly enough throwing it together.
I really didn’t feel the connection/love between Feyre & Rhys -at all in this book, & I really missed the love they had towards the end of book 2. Their mental images they sent back & forth reminded me of teens & their selfies, ugh. I also didn’t like the person Feyre became with her forced time in the Spring Court in the beginning of the book. Revenge did not look good on her. I felt she lost her soul & humanity, lost the good that was her. I felt all the characters were just flat. Enough to make me not like any of them especially the “family” now. Maybe the lack of development between character relationships also helped to make the characters flat. In 726 pages, the Lucien-Elain, & Cassian-Nesta relationships were not making any headway unless you count the chaste kiss at the end between Cassian & Nesta when they thought they were going to die. The Mor & Azriel storyline actually hurt the book in my opinion. I felt poor Azriel was treated horribly by a person that is supposed to be close to him. 500 years of lies to poor Azriel -stringing him a long, Mor basically was giving him the shaft instead of being honest with him when she knows he would have kept her secrets. She should have been honest with him from the start, to give him a chance to move on from worshipping her. Poor guy has been thru enough! I absolutely hate Mor now.
I was a bit disappointed that the author had to throw in so many LGBT type relationships into the story line, when it was NOT included in book 1 & 2. Suddenly there everywhere (yes, slight exaggeration) in this book. Don’t get me wrong (I’m not against the idea, it’s not my cup of tea, I realize it’s out there & don’t judge & I’m not against the whole thing to keep things real in books), but pace yourself, don’t throw it all into 1 book in the series & by doing so make it look forced. It made it feel like something the author was trying to write to a specific audience, instead of a whole audience or maybe just make a political statement.
There was a lot of text wasted on filler or even just the sex scenes (that were not great). I really don’t know, but if this is listed as Y/A, it shouldn’t be, I would say N/A -maybe. There were too many things in this plot that had no rhyme or reason for placement, or were simply NOT put into a time slot that made sense. (like Feyre running off to find the Suriel while Rhys was in the middle of a bad battle that she was watching go badly for them) Then Feyre seemed to have all these powers/abilities but never seemed to truly master them enough to be an ultimate weapon so to speak. A lot of missed opportunities to make the story better.
I need more
Who else is a fan of the ACOTAR series? Who is your favorite character? I like Lucien.