Jess’s Reviews > A Court of Wings and Ruin > Status Update

I STILL can’t decide if I love or hate this series. It’s both. I guess now I’m invested in Lucien x Elain and Cassian x Nesta. But where does the conflict come from next? The queens? Other… people? The ending was kind of wrapped up quickly and neatly without a hook like the previous two books. Not sure. Gonna take a break and read Song of Achilles though!

Unmmmmk WOW! What a great rollercoaster of an ending! Again! Maas is very good at that! Some slight internalized misogyny slipped out and spoiled the mood a bit.. “couldn’t let you females have all the glory…” Bleh. But once again, exciting plot! Was not expecting the twist with Amren and Rhys. Also things I forgot about coming back into play. Lucien, firebird queen, Feyre’s father, etc. Love that.

Look. The slow burn between Feyre and Rhysand was so good but now that they’re together it just feels like the internalized misogyny?? And toxic masculinity maybe??? Are really coming out???!?!?! Whyyyyyy

I mean what has Twilight done to romance in fiction? Damn. This gets so Twilighty! Is there post-Twilight fantasy with romance written from woman’s perspective that doesn’t feel cliche or reinforce gender roles and stereotypes??! Help??!?! I just want to know if they defeat the evil king 😩

There’s some.. interesting descriptive choices in these books that I feel weird about. “Purely male gleam”. What is that?? There’s gotta be a better way to describe that mood? Why gender? I think this whole breeding/mating bond scheme puts me off. Not the action but the choice of language, maybe? Please stop saying “mate, male, female”. Plot is still interesting enough for me to overcome the cringe.

Dammit. I messed up and lost my notes on the last book. I’ll try to remember here:
It was a very fun read! Much better than the first one. Rhysand is my fave. I did not see the ending coming but now I recognize the clues leading up to it. Can’t wait to keep going! I’m hooked.