Title: A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOTAR #3)

Author:Sarah J. Maas

Publisher: Bloomsbury 2017

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 705

Rating: 4/5 stars

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Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything―and everyone―she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers―both magical and political―and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

Goodness! That was a chunker of a book. There was so much packed in this volume of the series. I almost would have liked to see this book split into two volumes. I kept hurtling along the plot adding in more and more elements of the larger game. Overall, I enjoyed the story and loved seeing how the fight against Hybern ended. I loved the portions about Feyre and Rhys connecting and coming into their partnership as High Lord and High Lady. I was less enthused by Nesta and Elain. A lot of their story seems to move very slowly and be very drawn out in the pages. Some cuts would have been nice. It was loads of fun to see all the people arrive at the final battler (sorta like that whole scene in The Two Tower, so good). I especially loved the inclusion of the Weaver, the Bone Carver, and Bryaxis. Fascinating to see them as they really were. And obviously we have now set up the next book in the series. I enjoyed this volume even if it took me what seemed like years to read it.

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