Book Review: A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
ISBN: 9781635575613

Synopsis:
Feyre, Rhys and their companions 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 a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.

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Well, this was a nice bit of fluff to come to after the end of ACOWAR. This book felt a lot like fan-service to really give the people what they want after a book full of bloodshed and devastation. This was a great palette cleanser of a book. There isn’t much plot, but it’s a pure bit of fun and some extra characterization that I’m always game for.

What I really loved about this story was the introduction of a few new perspectives that we aren’t given much of in the first three books. It allows us to get into the heads of characters like Rhys, Cassian, and Nesta, whom we’ve only really observed primarily through Feyre’s points of view until now. Seeing a bit more of how they think and perceive the group was great for building the cohesion and joy that exists within the core group. It also is a set up for the fourth book which delves more into Nesta and Cassian’s worlds (more to come on this later).

It’s definitely slow though, and there isn’t a whole lot going on. It’s a novel that’s meant to be about healing and beginning to rebuild after the devastation of war, and we do see this for Feyre in particular, and even Elain, but we begin to see darkness beyond what we’ve come to know in Nesta, which is a bit jarring for how things were left in the previous book. It’s an enjoyable piece and I easily read it in an afternoon. It does contain some key information that’s needed to set up ACOSF, but in general, it’s certainly not central to the overall plot. It makes for a good segue into the next book, and overall offers a bit of happiness into this difficult and dangerous world.

Happy reading!