"A Court of Frost and Starlight" by Sarah J. Maas
Hey everyone, 
Enjoy my latest review (I'm sure it is unsurprising...)




Novel: A Court of Frost and Starlight 
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Published: 2018
Genre: fantasy, romance
Pages: 229
Series : A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5


I understand why people may have been disappointed, but honestly, I think people are judging unfairly. 

"To the dreams that are answered, Rhys," - Feyre Archeron 
Blurb: Hope warms the coldest night.

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. 

As stated above; people are allowed to feel disappointed, especially because this series is so well-liked and popular. I think when fans love a series so much, they have even higher expectations for the next book in a series which can make it even harder for the author to meet their standards. This is why, personally I have always preferred to write stand-alone novels, in fear that the sequel may impact upon the way people view the first novel. When people say they are disappointed about the plot of ACOFAS, I think they fail to realise that it is just a novella. Novella novels in a series are not considered a main book in the series (hence 3.5 instead of book 4), and they are made in a way where the audience doesn't have to read it if they don't want to. Say someone decided to just read books 1-3 and then when book 4 comes out next year, they read that. But they never chose to read 3.5. Novellas are created in a way where nothing detrimental or extremely important happens in the plot so that the audience does not miss out on anything from the main books. Their purpose is purely to be a filler story. An add on, if you will. Nothing overall important was supposed to happen. A lot of the reviews on Goodreads complained about how all they did throughout the story was buy gifts. And although I tend to agree that there were a little bit too much gift-buying and overuse of describing the surroundings, ACOFAS is not a main book in the series and therefore, I was no expecting to be completely thrilled with some new plotline that made me go wow. Save that for the next book, where we finally get to delve inside Cassian and Nesta's story. I, in fact, think that despite it's lack of excitement, ACOFAS set up for the next book quite well and of course, it had a great section of Feyre and Rhys scenes. We got new perspectives from some characters we'd never had before, a look into the future for Feyre and Rhys and how the new world would look. One thing that I did receive from ACOFAS was a sense of sadness for Tamlin. Now, don't kill me. Yes, I remember exactly what he did to Feyre, but I am genuinely beginning to feel for the guy. He loved Feyre, despite his own issues. He loved her with everything he had and he lost her. And he lost everything good in his life when he left, even Lucien (don't get me started on how frustrated I am with Elian and Lucien's storyline either...). I think he does deserve a redemption arc, no more so than ever after reading ACOFAS. And I truly hope he meets someone who can care for his broken heart. Because at the end of the day, he just needs to be loved. And I don't think I can hate him anymore. For anything. 

PROS: Feyre and Rhys's scene in the cabin. More so the reason behind it than the actions that take place.
CONS: Quite slow at times, but not unexpected for a novella.

So, I give this book a 7/10!

I hope to see you all soon, but I can't promise when I will be able to sit down and finish my next book. I have a lot of assignments coming up at school as I near closer to my exams (sigh*) 
Love you all, 
Madi xoxo