A Court of Frost and Starlight: Cheesy But Delivers What You Need

So Sarah J. Maas’ A Court of Frost and Starlight was released this past May, and it took me nearly a month to get around to reading it. Ultimately, I’m glad it did, because I was able to see everyone else’s reactions to better prepare myself. So here’s what I thought.

Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, 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, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.

First of all, for those who are saying this book is “bad” or are angry with this book because it contributes little to the plot overall (which I disagree with), or you were tired of Feyre and Rhysand, WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING? It’s a stinking novella WITH FEYRE ON THE COVER.

What I liked about A Court of Frost and Starlight:

1. You’re basically just back in Velaris hanging out with the crew during Winter Solstice. So if this book is anything, it’s really just an opportunity to get excellent closure for Feyre and Rhysand as well as re-visit some of your favorite characters.

2. I will also say that this book seems like it is going to be an excellent bridge between the ACOTAR series and the next one that is coming out. The source of tension is identified and it seems pretty apparent which characters the next books will focus on.

And a few last spoilery things I would like to discuss with anyone who has read it:

1. Nesta. View Spoiler »Am I the only one who ABSOLUTELY HATED HER. I’m over feeling sorry for her. She’s a total bitch and her taking out her anger on Feyre and Rhysand and whoever else she’s taking it out on is exhausting. She’s awful, and if Maas doesn’t turn her into a villain I’m going to have a hard time ever liking her. She acts like a freaking child. « Hide Spoiler

2. Um, what was with the scene where Feyre walks into Amren’s room and says it smells weird? View Spoiler »And then Amren just points to the rumpled sheets by way of explanation. Um, EW? Is that supposed to be an implication that the room smells weird because there’s so much sex that’s been had in the room??? Because that’s what I got from that scene. Bleh. Light a freaking candle. « Hide Spoiler

3. Tamlin. View Spoiler »Alright you baby. Time to pull on your big boy pants and turn into an adult. I get that he loved Feyre, but they weren’t “mated” so his total destruction of his life because of her seems a little far-fetched. I hope we get more of his story in the next ones, because I need to know more. « Hide Spoiler

This book is 100% cheesy and ooey gooey at times, but it’s a nice little stopover for those who are desperately waiting for the next books in that world!

A.S. Thornton

A.S. Thornton has evolved from book blogger to author with a particular fondness for writing forbidden love in ancient deserts. When not writing, she’s caring for dogs and cats as a veterinarian. You’ll never find animals at the center of her writing, though, because those fictional worlds don’t have veterinarians and her literal brain can’t accept that the poor critters would be without parasite prevention. Thornton’s debut, DAUGHTER OF THE SALT KING is available wherever books are sold.