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

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
ISBN: 1408890313
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #3.5
Also in this series: A Court of Mist and Fury
Published by Bloomsbury
on 1 May 2018
Genres: Fantasy, New Adult
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Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of 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, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court.

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What is A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas about?

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas is a novella which comes after the third book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, A Court of Wings and Ruin. That was a lot of ‘court of’ in a row. Ha.

“To the blessed darkness from which we are born, and to which we return.”

It’s basically the rest period between books. The war has happened at the end of the last book, the characters are now moving on with their lives somewhat and simply being and living in Velaris. The main thread of plot in this novella is Feyre preparing for her first Winter Solstice in the Night Court, so she spends time shopping in the city, figuring out what to gift to the others, and general party-carrying on. She also gets back into painting a bit more, which is something that she used to do a lot more before … well, war.

And because of this, not a lot happens.

This means by the time you get to the end of the novella, you kinda feel ripped off. And many of the reviews on Goodreads echo that.

However!

My thoughts on A Court of Frost and Starlight

I actually did really enjoy this. I think if I had read it at the end of A Court of Wings and Ruin without then going straight into A Court of Silver Flames then perhaps it could have been a bit more meh.

But I felt like this really gave us a breather of all the intense plotlines and character tensions that we get in the series. It was a calmer story (though there is still things that happen!) and I think it actually sets up A Court of Silver Flames rather well. With a novella, you usually just get a short story of life, or one event, or it’s more about the characters than it is the storyline, and I definitely got this for Frost and Starlight.

So is it worth reading? I’d say yes, totally. Just don’t expect too much plot. It’s more about post-war, characters getting to know each other a bit better, and living.

Have you read A Court of Frost and Starlight? What did you think?