The Laughing Listener
June 2018
Format: Hardback

Rating: 4 Stars

I finally made it fam!! I’m finally all caught up with this series! I MADE IT!!



It’s important to note that this review is coming from someone who read this IMMEDIATELY after [b:A Court of Wings and Ruin|23766634|A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485528243s/23766634.jpg|25126752] because I think that made a big difference. I literally put down ACOWAR and picked up this one right after, so they almost felt like this same book.

I’ve heard a lot of people say the plot of A Court of Frost and Starlight is missing, which is absolutely true because it felt like the falling action to book three. After the final battle took up the last half of ACOWAR, the ending came so abruptly! We get like, one scene of the Archeron sisters burying their father and one of Feysand sitting on the roof of the townhouse. And then it ends! What?? All that build up with barely ANYTHING after. To me, this felt like the missing piece. As if Sarah J. Maas and chopped off the end of the ACOWAR to make this.

My expectations were pretty low going in because I heard it was nothing but fluff and it was pretty on par with what I expected. After the heaviness of book three, it was so nice to see these characters somewhat happy for once.I loved seeing them joking and celebrating together and that ending with Feysand was ADORABLE. It would have been nice to hear from the other characters instead of focusing so much on Rhysand and Feyre, but I still loved it. And Nesta. Oh my god. I tried so hard not to be mad at her because she’s been through a trauma, but DANG did she make it hard. My poor baby Cassian. And my boy Lucien got gypped. AGAIN.



But this book was so much fun and I actually laughed out loud a couple times reading it. I might have to read this again in December because it’s the perfect winter book!! Reading this in June was such a mood killer. If you’re a fan of the series though, you’ll love this too and I think it was the perfect bridge to transition us all into the next half of the series!

#1 ↦ [b:A Court of Thorns and Roses|16096824|A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1491595796s/16096824.jpg|21905102] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#2 ↦ [b:A Court of Mist and Fury|17927395|A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1485259138s/17927395.jpg|25126749] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✦
#3 ↦ [b:A Court of Wings and Ruin|36233660|A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1514213400s/36233660.jpg|25126752] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧
#4 ↦ [b:A Court of Frost and Starlight|31076583|A Court of Frost and Starlight (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3.1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1517328945s/31076583.jpg|54810660] ↦ ✦✦✦✦✧