A Court of Frost and Starlight: 4 (Court of Thorns and Roses) Paperback – 2 Jun. 2020

Absolutely loved it, the book had me intrigued through out and at times i found myself randomly smiling. I love all of the characters and enjoy the detailed yet smooth writing technique that always makes you feel included in their family.

Before I get onto the actual review, it’s worth being clear on what this book is and isn’t. It’s definitely not the fourth A Court of Thorns and Roses book. Neither is it the first book of the promised new trilogy. It’s not the author’s usual 700 page epic. And it’s not a dramatic fantasy adventure with war and death and revelations.So what is it? In my view, it’s two things. Firstly, it’s a bridge between the old series and the new ones, which ties up loose ends, shows the aftermath of a Court of Wings and Ruin, and gets the characters in place for the next proper book. Secondly, it’s a cute little slice of life story in its own right, focussed around setting, friendship, romance, and emotional recovery rather than plot.The plot, insofar as there is one, is based around Rhys and Feyre, plus pretty much the entirety of the second tier characters, preparing for and then celebrating Winter Solstice, which is 99% the same as Christmas in this context. They decorate, cook, buy gifts for each other, have snowball fights, and (this being an ACOTAR book afterall!), have sex. There’s a slight current of both emotional trauma as characters deal with things that have happen and hints of drama to come, but mostly, it’s all just lovely.I’ve got to admit, I usually like books that are both a bit darker and a touch more action packed, and having read some of the other reviews, I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy this. But during a stressful week, this was perfect to relax with and despite the relative lack of plot, I never felt bored. It was nice just to spend some time with familiar and well developed characters and in a carefully crafted world and to see people get and live their happy endings. It’d also be a lovely read around Christmas time – I’m not sure why it was published in May to be honest.The author’s writing seems to get stronger with every book and does a particularly good job in giving a sense of place and a sense of the relationships between characters, as well as plenty of cute and funny dialogue. My main complaint is the same one that bothered me slightly in ACOWAR but is more pronounced here without all the war and magic to camouflage it. Rhys, having been an amazing villain in book one and forbidden love interest in book two is less interesting as an established husband, and neither he as an individual, his court, nor his relationship with Feyre is allowed to have the tiniest flaw. This is at least counter-balanced by some of the other interesting dynamics the book starts to highlight, such as Cassian and Nesta’s damaged, love-hate relationship.Ultimately, whether or not this book is worth reading probably depends on both how much you liked the original series and what you liked about it. I’m quite a fan, and I enjoyed the characters and the romance and as a result, this was fun. If you were a bit more lukewarm or really liked the more traditional fantasy elements, this might leave you cold.

This book may not have been as fast paced and dramatic as the first three books in the series, but I still read it in a day. I liked the fact that this book was a bit of break for the characters from going from one battle right into the next. I enjoyed having a look into the emotions and points of views of each main character, all the while teasing you to read the last book.

This book is amazing!! A lot of people said this is the boring one out of the series but honestly I loved it, it made me feel so warm inside. Seeing their bond develop into such a great relationship that everyone wishes for. Such a great novella.A M A Z I N G!!!!

Chapter 55.I mean, what are words at this point when it comes to Sarah J Maas's books?! She's my favourite author. Her books have brought about this sense of utter calm and happiness within me every time I read them.This novella was everything we needed to potentially see the direction the other books will go in. And boy, am I beyond excited for it! (Understatement!)I'm sure we'll be getting more of Cassian and Nesta in the next book and Sarah J Maas does character development ridiculously well and my god, being able to look forward and dream about their character exploration makes me want to pee in me pants, man!I loved that we got see more of the Inner Circle. They are, hands down, my favourite bunch of fictional characters. I feel like I'm part of the family. I'm so glad some lighthearted, happy and sweet, tender moments were included in this. The family aspect between them all felt too real, and so good to read. And so worthy of them to have after the events of ACOWAR.And the emphasis on art in this book and seeing Feyre getting back into it as a form of healing for herself and others was a dream.The progression from ACOWAR to this felt natural and the cities and its people (including our main lot) were still healing, still too traumatised from the war. But progress was being made and I can't wait to see how that will be looked at in the upcoming spin-off series.I think at this point people are more interested in the progression of other characters. I'm here for it, but I don't ever see myself tiring of Feyre and Rhys and the bond between them! Chapter 22 is all I'm going to say. After having lost so much, they better still have that puppy-love going.I do think this aspect to the books that have become quite recurrent now, where some events have occurred and the readers haven't experienced it with the characters, is getting slightly redundant and I hope it doesn't happen as much in the other books, though this has become Sarah J Maas's style. In some ways that style can be and is ingenious (i.e. in ACOMAF) but I need more. It's not enough to be just told something has happened. I want to be there every step of the way for it.Other than that, I loved it. I absolutely loved it!