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     On the re-reading journey it was my second time reading ACOMASF which honestly was even better the second time around. Where we left off was now Feyre surviving everything that happened under the mountain and is now reunited and in the Spring Court with Tamlin. Feyre, now High Fae, is dealing with all of her new powers and the possessiveness of Tamlin now that she's safe and home. Basically, Tamlin is now a huge dick and extremely protective and possessive. Her only escape is during her week away with Rhysand, which he actually claims her for the first time on the day of her wedding.      This is probably my favorite book that focuses on Feyre and Rhys in the series. The build up to enemies-friends-lovers (mates) is the perfect amount of time. The fact that there is dedicated passages and moments to Feyre dealing with her PTSD is so real. The nightmares, fears, and sometimes the need for reassurance is so innately realistic that it's nice to see i...

So if you read the previous post, you’ll know that I’m re-reading the entire ACOTAR series. Here are my thoughts on reading it for the second time: Having been slightly obsessed with magic and things associated with the magical world, the world building Maas does is possibly one of the easiest ones to follow. Not only the world, but the character list and character building as the book goes on. There are complexities but she doesn't throw extra characters in the story unless they’re necessary or come up again. The emotions that Feyre deals with are wild, the hunger she deals with…not even just physical hunger but the overwhelming need to be wanted and loved. To have purpose yes, but also the want of being taken care of and understood for once. Which makes so much sense that she falls in love with Tamlin. They’re both broken and he shows just enough of himself and his darkness that they need one another and find solace in knowing neither of them are alone.  Speaking of Tamlin, h...

There definitely are trigger warnings for depression, PTSD, sexual assault, assault, and possibly eating disorders. So please be careful and gentle with yourself while reading this book. This behemoth of a book, nearly 800 pages, was one of the quickest reads of my life. I simply could not put it down! This is the fourth book in the series and it picks up right where A Court of Frost and Starlight leaves off, but this is focused solely on Nesta and Cassian’s relationship. After letting Nesta deal with the trauma of the war alone and in her own way, which consists of drinking till oblivion and bringing strangers into her bed. Freye decides to take matters into her own hands after Nesta charges a night on the town to the Night Court and it is a small fortune. When Nesta is faced with the choices to either train with Cassian, live in the house of the winds, and work in the library OR be dropped off on the other side of the wall with the humans. She reluctantly chooses Cassian and everyt...

A Court of Frost and Starlight continues the series in the form of a novella. Even though this book is much smaller than the previous 500-800 pages books; it makes a huge impact and furthers the story along in a HUGE way. It delves deep into the relationship of Rhysand and Feyre as well as the Night Court as the Winter Solstice approaches. It touches lightly upon the lingering and never fully resolved PTSD from the war as well as physical scars that they might have. There is also a little conflict between Feyre and Nesta, which is a good lead up and sneak peek into the plot of  A Court of Silver Flames. From taking a year plus break from reading anything in the ACOWAR series. This was a nice way back in.It has the characters enjoying themselves and just happily celebrating the Solstice for the first in years. Is it full of lighthearted fluff? Yes. Is it also full of smut? YES..but isn’t that part of the charm of Maas’ writing? This was the book that was needed, for us, but also f...