A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Page Count: 272
Rating: A
Format Read: Hardcover 
Genre: YA Fantasy Novella
Keywords: Fae, love, family
Kid Appropriate: Teen and older

Synopsis from Goodreads:

Feyre, Rhys, and their close-knit circle of friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly-changed world beyond. But Winter Solstice is finally near, and with it, a hard-earned reprieve.

Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, she finds that those dearest to her have more wounds than she anticipated--scars that will have far-reaching impact on the future of their Court.

My Review:

A lot of people that were already Sarah J Maas fans were disappointed with this one. First, it is not a full length novel in the series. It is just a novella bridging the two halves of the series. That being said there was not as much room for an epic fantasy tale to build and resolve itself the way it has with Mass's 500+ page books.

Now, if you take this for what it is you may very well enjoy it. The best description I heard while watching reviews on BookTube was that this is like an episode of Friends but populated by the ACOTAR characters. It is easy to skim and you get a much calmer glimpse of the characters you grew to love in the first three books.

I will fully admit the major flaw that most people seem to agree on: the dialogue during the smut scenes. Be ready to cringe. It is absolutely awkward and unrealistic.

Pick it up if you're a fan though. I enjoyed my time in the story and can't wait to pick up book four next year, which there is an excerpt for in the back of this volume. There will be three more books in this series while her Throne of Glass series is concluding this fall. Don't be too sad though! It was announced that she will be releasing a new adult fantasy series next year.