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A Court of Mist and Fury

If I thought the first book in this series was good, ACOMAF doubles that. The amount of growth in Feyre here was remarkable. From being so broken after what happened Under the Mountain, to finding her power within and learning to choose her own happiness…all of it was amazing. My heart went on another Rollercoaster throughout this book. From being sad and angry how Lucien, Ian the, and especially Tamlin were treating Feyre; to the happiness I felt seeing her growth in Velaris. Don’t even get me started on the Inner Circle…OH MY CAULDRON do I adore all of them. Feyre truly needed that sort of family in her life and the way Cassian, Mor, Amren and Azriel were able to provide and help with fixing the broken pieces was beautiful. A true testament to found family that is a trope I so love. Also, where do I even begin with Rhysand?! I already knew I had a likening toward him, but this book made me fall in love. I am both excited and nervous once more for what’s to come. After what happened in Hybern, especially with Nesta and Elain, I CANNOT wait to see the way our Lady and Lord of the Night Court get through this. Overall, this book takes the place as my first rating of masterpiece for a book this year. Easily marking this series a new favorite.

Spare

I wouldn’t call myself a “Royal Watcher”, but the family has always intrigued me. The first biographical book I ever read was about Princess Diana. I had no idea who she was at first, I just knew her name was the same as my middle name. When more of the drama of Harry and Meghan started to overtake the world, it was hard not to notice…and so I followed along here and there. It was hard for me to fully form an opinion on it all because the most of my information was from the press. As a journalism major, I knew that I shouldn’t take those words as straight fact. Especially being mainly from gossip columns. Then finally came the Oprah interview, then the Netflix special, and finally this book. I knew I wanted to read it, so the day it came out, I went to pick up a copy. Prince Harry really lays everything our in his memoir…some I had heard before, but most I hadn’t. From his childhood, his mother’s death, his school days, soldier days, all the good charity work and finally his life with Meghan. I found myself pausing at times a lot during my reading. Shocked by what I was reading..especially in regards to William’s treatment of Harry throughout their life. How could his own brother let his jealousy of the “Spare” outweigh the onslaught of hate and hurt the press was causing to Harry and Meghan? I don’t give a damn about the idea that “royalty is in the public eyes, they should expect the harsh press”. They’re humans too. No one royal, celebrity or commoner deserves the kind of venom the press has thrown at countless royals. Overall, this book was very good and I am happy for Prince Harry and Meghan for escaping the “Institution” of the Royal Family and having the courage to tell us all their side of the story.

A Court of Thorns and Roses

I don’t know why it took me so long to read this book, but I am glad I finally did! It’s just the kind of stuff that interests me…adventure, fae realm, sexiness. I do really love Feyre as a heroine, she is vlever and resourceful and truly has a good heart. I am worried to see how her guilt from the final trial Under the Mountain plays out, but hopefully she’ll have a good support system. From TikTok I do know some spoilers of what’s to come but for now…I really do like Tamlin. Though some of his actions are questionable, he does seem to care for Feyre and his court. Now Rhysand? OH BOY! I need more of this man. He is SUPER FINE!! I want to unpack the layers to him (I know there’s gotta be more) and I think that’ll happen in the next book. I hope to also get to see some more Nesta and Elain. I’ll admit, Nesta really annoyed me in the beginning. Now that we (the reader) and Feyre inderstand more about her though…I don’t hate her as much. Oh! I can’t forget about my boy, Lucien. He is a very interesting character too. I hope to see more of him as well. Overall, I’d give this book a very good rating. I can’t wait to continue this series!