A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses #3) by Sara J. Maas

"Fit to bursting with power struggles, intrigue, betrayal, love, loss, change, choice this installment is inundated with information. Instead of enlightening and explaining though, Maas's focus went to too many things. There were so many characters and so much going on that it was overwhelming and confusing. So much so, that by the end, it was a struggle to get through the last 100 pages."

2 Stars

Pros: There were some truly emotional parts where my jaded self, got teary-eyed. Some of the characters introduced were interesting and I wanted to know more about them.

Cons: I feel like Maas tried to shove way too much into this book. With the mind-blowing ending of #2, I had no idea where the series would go and I feel like Maas tried to throw too much at us, too quickly and I didn't absorb it or connect with any of the characters/Much the same as "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" could have ended at about seven different points, this book went on for far too long and by the end it was a chore to get through the last 100 pages/The melodrama, the "my loves", it was worth a good laugh.

Full Review:

Feyre is still recovering from the epic showdown at Hybern. The ending of A Court of Mist and Fury left her reeling, literally and she's found herself swept back to the Spring Court and her high lord Tamlin. He's rescued her from the horrors of Rhysand and the Night Court. Or at least, Feyre is perfectly willing to let him believe that.

Of course, she's doing everything she can to undermine him and Ianthe's plans and sneak back to the Night Court. It's difficult to find a good opening, since Tamlin has allowed two Royals from Hybern and Jurian into the Spring Court so that they might inspect the wall and plan their attack. While escorting them, Feyre finds her window of opportunity and jumps through it, with Lucien of all people, at her side.

Political intrigue, family drama, racism, prejudice, bargains, sacrifice, love, oh, it's all here in massive spade. In my opinion, a bit too much, actually. I feel like Maas wanted to show the reader so much but, she wasn't sure what to focus on. She gave glimpses of the other High Lords of Prythian, just enough to make me curious and then, she'd pull away and focus on the war with Hybern and all the players and their importance. But there were so many players that it became very difficult to keep everyone straight.

I was really excited to read this installment because the ending of #2 was jaw dropping but sadly, this one was far too much information all at once. I'll most likely read the others but for now, I need to take a break from Maas and her characters.

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