A Court of Frost and Starlight

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This book was very different from the previous ones, not only in length but in who we get to see inside the heads of. In this case, we jump around quite a bit, giving us insight into most of the main characters. I assume this is to “brace” us for things to come, especially since the Nesta we got to know in the previous book takes a really sharp turn back in this novella.

This book takes place leading up to the solstice, which was nice and festive for my end of year reading. All the main characters are buying presents and navigating drama while learning/educating each other on traditions from years past. There are definitely some dark parts of this book, but those mostly center around the fallout from the war and Nesta. Feyre is still trying to figure out what she adds to this world without dedicating 100% of her waking hours to volunteering. Oh, and somehow Feyre and Rhys haven’t been able to spend time together, even though the war is over. Heavy sigh there.

The part that was probably the longest time coming was a visit with Tamlin. We don’t spend a ton of time with him, but what we get to see is… rewarding? Is that bad to say? Also sad. I felt like this gave some closure though, and that storyline really needed it. Cassian/Nesta story is definitely still a work in progress, but with this and Mor’s story we’ve got enough content for many more books. Hopefully we see a lot more of Lucien play out at some point, too. All in all, this was a nice “short” diversion, but didn’t actually push the main plot much.

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