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A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2)
Sarah J Maas
YA - Fantasy
624 Pages
So we left
A Court of Thorns and Roses with Feyre returning to the Spring Court with Tamlin, Having just saved the entire country of Prythian and hopelessly in love. I am happy to say in
A Court of Mist and Fury, she dumped his butt and found someone who actually cared for her, treats her like a person rather than a prisoner, and doesn't just "love" her because she is now the most powerful person in all the lands.
Upon returning to the Spring Court, Tamlin and Feyre become engaged and Ianthe, a high priestess and Tamlin's good friend, moves in to help with wedding planning and to keep Feyre company. Feyre isn't allowed to leave the grounds, or go anywhere without an escort. She is so depressed that she won't paint, she hardly eats, and she sleeps about 80% of the time. This is all understandable for someone who just risked their life to save the one she loves, was used as a showpiece, almost died from an infection, actually dies when Amarantha snaps her neck, is reborn holding a piece of all 7 high lords' powers, and is now the most powerful person in Prythian. If she wasn't depressed, at least a little, that would be an issue. Point to Sarah J. Maas for keeping things real!
In the first book, Feyre strikes a deal with Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court, to keep her alive. She only has to spend a week with him every month. But he hasn't shown up yet. Come her wedding day, Feyre is freaking out, begging (internally) for someone to save her as she's walking down the isle toward Tamlin. Okay... Back up. Remember that tattoo that showed up when she made the deal with Rhysand? Well she has a mental bond with him now. He can hear all of her thoughts, when he chooses or when she is basically shouting in her head, including her pleas to save her from this marriage. Of course, heroic Rhys shows up and calls in the first week of his bargain. Tamlin is mad. So, so mad. I mean, honestly, who wouldn't be. A gorgeous, more powerful, High Lord whisks away his bride-to-be and takes her to his court.
DRAMA.
The first few times Rhysand calls in his part of the bargain, he's just housing Feyre. She can come and go as she pleases, she eats (thankfully) and drinks, teaching her to use her mental guard and he starts helping her learn to read and write. What she doesn't know is that there's a reason he's teaching her this.
Time goes by and one day, Tamlin buys Feyre a new paint set... but she doesn't take it because she's so scared and depressed she isn't painting. He gets furious and destroys the room they're in and from there, it's all just downhill. Feyre decides one day that she's officially tired of sitting around with Ianthe discussing "girly" things and wearing dresses, so she demands Tamlin let her go with him on his rounds... and he locks her in the house, just like when Amarantha locked her in the dungeon, she was officially a prisoner. Her powers from the Night Court come out in full force, she engulfs herself in darkness, scaring the crap out of the servants, and is rescued by Mor, Rhysand's cousin. Feyre comes to in the Night Court and from there, she doesn't plan to go back to Tamlin.
Feyre becomes one of the people of the Night Court. She befriends Mor, Az, Amren, and Cassian and is (mostly) at peace... Until she learns exactly why Rhys was teaching her to read and write. Being the most powerful person in Prythian, she can save (again) the country from Hybern, the wicked king who sent Amarantha over to scope things out. Hybern is waging war on Prythian and is already trying to snatch Feyre for his own. Feyre just has to find the Cauldron and say the spell from the Book of Breathings that Amren had translated.
The whole situation is a mess. Feyre has monsters tracking her, Tamlin looking for her, she's learning what powers she has and how to properly use them and then, Rhys throws a curveball. They're mates. And he knew the entire time. Feyre of course throws a fit, "Why didn't you tell me?" "I never would have went back with Tamlin" ...blah, blah, blah. Honestly, he had a good reason. With Rhys being the most powerful Lord in Prythian and now Feyre being the most powerful person period in Prythian, their children would be hunted their entire lives. No one would ever be safe.
When Feyre finally gets off her high horse after having some meditative painting time, they fully embrace their relationship and apparently sneak off and get married and their whole "mind-connection" thing solidifies forever and they're equals. Which turned out to be a good thing because when they "snuck" into Hybern's castle to perform the spell on the Cauldron, they were caught and guess who was there to take back his "beloved?" Yep, Tamlin. Filthy, filthy, horrible man. Tamlin brought in Nesta and Elain, Feyre's sisters, who were the test subjects for the human queens to see if they could really be turned fae and live immortally. Well, guess who now has two fae sisters?
Of course, Feyre is putting on a show and acts like she snapped out of a trance so that she could help Rhys on the inside of the Spring Court. Tamlin believes the whole facade and he babies Feyre and tells her how everything will be okay and everything will be better now. That's about where it left off, I'm eagerly awaiting A Court of Wings and Ruin in May!
Oh yeah, Elain and Lucien are mates.
