A Court of Mist and Fury
Sarah J. Maas, 2016
Fantasy RomanceContemporary fictionYoung adult
A woman remade by magic must decide whether the male everyone fears is her captor or her way out. Slow-burn fae romance with a survivor at its centre. The story moves with a lyrical, dramatic pull, full of longing and defiance as a survivor tests her own power.
Feels like longing and defiance. About power and freedom.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy fae fantasy with a slow-burn romance and a heroine rebuilding after trauma. The slow-burn pace means the romantic resolution takes its time, so readers wanting a quick answer may grow impatient.
Why read it
It offers a dramatic fae romance where recovery and self-rule matter as much as attraction, giving you a heroine who claims her own strength.
A page from the book
Being cast as the villain and being one are different things.
He thinks he’ll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain is usually the person who locks up the maiden and throws away the key. He was the one who let me out. Sarah J. Maas.Maas began posting her first novel online at sixteen; her Court series started as a Beauty and the Beast retelling, with the old ballad of Tam Lin folded in.
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
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Throne of Glass
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Questions readers ask
- Is A Court of Mist and Fury for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy fae fantasy with a slow-burn romance and a heroine rebuilding after trauma. The slow-burn pace means the romantic resolution takes its time, so readers wanting a quick answer may grow impatient.
- What is A Court of Mist and Fury like?
- The story moves with a lyrical, dramatic pull, full of longing and defiance as a survivor tests her own power. Feels like longing and defiance. About power and freedom.
- What should I read after A Court of Mist and Fury?
- If you liked A Court of Mist and Fury, try Gleam (Raven Kennedy), Rebel Witch (Kristen Ciccarelli) and Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard).
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What does it mean to be dangerous on someone's behalf?
You’re not the villain in my story.” “I am,” he says without remorse, his sharp jaw tight with tension. “But I’ll be the villain for you. Not to you.
Gleam · Raven Kennedy
The one force no regime has ever managed to outlaw.
The problem with love is the more you try to destroy it, the stronger it becomes. It might look like weakness on the surface. But in truth, it’s tougher than steel. Love can’t be controlled. Love can’t obey unjust laws. Love will always oppose tyrants.
Rebel Witch · Kristen Ciccarelli
The difference between destruction and rain is who gets to name it.
The truth is what I make it. I could set this world on fire and call it rain.
Red Queen · Victoria Aveyard
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