I finished ACOFAS the other day, and I hate to say it but I didn’t love it as much as the first 3 books. I gave this book 3/5 stars, but that’s not to say that there weren’t things I enjoyed! I loved getting the additional perspectives from the inner circle, rather than just Feyre’s. I like how this book opened up a lot of additional storylines that I assume will be touched on in ACOSF, but it just didn’t hook me the way the first three books of the series did. Despite that, ACOFAS has me super excited to read the next book. I’m especially excited to see how Nesta’s story unfolds. This series has a chokehold on me. There’s not a day that I don’t think about these books.

4th in the series-loved it!

The 4th book in the ACOTAR series-a nice little break from all the seriousness & a little bridge into the final & longest book in the series (751 pages to go)! I actually really liked this one. We got to read a different POV from more of the 'family' characters & the lasting effects of what war has had on everyone. Winter solstice is upon us & something I've kind of noticed in the books, is that once we hit to about 70% in the books-that's when things really kick into gear. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like l've noticed a progression in her writing as well, as the series has gone on. P.s....the little background story to Feyre's dresses do (yep, tears in my eyes). And then was audibly "Awhh"-ing out loud in the last few chapters. Love it or hate it-all in all, ... MoreThe 4th book in the ACOTAR series-a nice little break from all the seriousness & a little bridge into the final & longest book in the series (751 pages to go)! I actually really liked this one. We got to read a different POV from more of the 'family' characters & the lasting effects of what war has had on everyone. Winter solstice is upon us & something I've kind of noticed in the books, is that once we hit to about 70% in the books-that's when things really kick into gear. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like l've noticed a progression in her writing as well, as the series has gone on. P.s....the little background story to Feyre's dresses do (yep, tears in my eyes). And then was audibly "Awhh"-ing out loud in the last few chapters. Love it or hate it-all in all, this one was a nice lighthearted break, I thought it was kind of beautiful, & 1 enjoyed it.

Book Review

2.5★/ 15 /.3 Spice I’m sorry, but what the heck was the point of this book? Besides MAYBE being a break from all the other books that are mad thick. I truly think all of this should’ve been added to ACOWAR, at the end. It would’ve given it so much more depth. However, I absolutely loved being able to read from everyone’s perspective. Like, why in the heck haven’t the other books been written like that? It would’ve made them 1000% times better! We know you can do it SJM… Anyways, very quick & easy read. Not great, but not bad either. Y’all hyped up these books WAY too much.

Don't even think about skipping

Questioned whether or not I needed to read the novella and decided to get it anyway. I do not regret it. I was smiling ear to ear the whole time. It's a nice little insight into the inner circle's life together when there are no looming threats. It also serves as foreshadowing for the next books main character Nesta. Seriously if you're debating just skipping it don't.

Not really needed.

This book shouldn't exist. Not that it was bad or anything. It simply should have been added to the end of a previous book. It felt like a filler episode that I would just skip, if it came to anime. Nothing at all in this book was really worth reading...It could have been hinted at in the next book and no one would have needed to read this book at all. Some may like the chill nature of it, but due to how action packed the last few were...I was no expecting something so simple and short. It just feels out of place. And you frankly could skip this book and it wouldn't matter.

Repetitive and underwhelming

Actual rating 2.75 stars.I was actually looking forward to delving back into the fantasy world of Feyre, but not too far into the novel little things started to chip away at my enjoyment. There is a lot of repetition in the narrative – even using the same words. It became tiresome. So too did the ****** carryings-on between Feyre and Rhysand. Maybe it was meant to be sexy or romantic, but the language choice and the way it was delivered (far too many times in the story) came across as smarmy and icky. I actually said 'blargh' out loud many times and skimmed through these scenes. It totally was not cute.The story line of 'A Court of Frost and Starlight' pretty much only deals with the Winter Solstice (their form of Christmas) and touch on the aftermath of the ... MoreActual rating 2.75 stars.I was actually looking forward to delving back into the fantasy world of Feyre, but not too far into the novel little things started to chip away at my enjoyment. There is a lot of repetition in the narrative – even using the same words. It became tiresome. So too did the ****** carryings-on between Feyre and Rhysand. Maybe it was meant to be sexy or romantic, but the language choice and the way it was delivered (far too many times in the story) came across as smarmy and icky. I actually said 'blargh' out loud many times and skimmed through these scenes. It totally was not cute.The story line of 'A Court of Frost and Starlight' pretty much only deals with the Winter Solstice (their form of Christmas) and touch on the aftermath of the battle with Hybern.We get a number of perspectives: Feyre, Rhysand, Cassian, Nesta, Morrigan, but mostly the first two aforementioned. The chapters are short and give a little insight into how each character is handling the loss and devastation of the war, piecing together their life and finding joy again to celebrate the Solstice.There isn't a lot of character development, but we get a small amount of growth from many of the cast. This was a quaint whimsical story, and I'm not a huge fan of fantasy, but there was something about Sarah J. Maas' writing style in 'A Court of Frost and Starlight' that was bland. I put this book down many times due to lack of interest, and for a short novel, that's not a great thing. I found a number of comical moments that had me laughing out loud and definitely lightened the mood and dragged me back into the narrative.There was too graphic a *** scene for me.Nice to visit the characters again, but the story is a bit pointless. You could skip this book if you wanted to, it doesn't really add any plot points to the first three novels in the series. I'm choosing not to recommend this one unless you are a hardcore fan.

another good one

i am in love with all the characters, i was a little upset that this one was shorter than the other books, but there are reasons for it which begin in her next book. i took this one as a closing way for us into their world through feyres eyes and she did a good job at it. by the time i was done reading this book i was genuinely happy, i was proud to read how the characters were able to continue their lives after everything that happened in the previous book. A big thank you to sarah j maas for writing this whole series. i never knew a book series could be part key into helping myself out in some ways. cant wait to read the next book.

meh

For me the entire series is like a 3.5 out of 5 to begin with, but this little pamphlet of a book was just sooo Meh. It just seemed so confusing and unnecessary with the shifted point of view thing. How only half of the characters had first person views. It was just kind of a whole lot of nothing. I read some other reviews saying that these couple of pages are to set up the next book but they could just have been the first pages of the last book. Just overall me.