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A Court of Wings and Ruin

Sarah J. Maas

The tempestuous third book in the fantasy series from global #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords and hunt for allies in unexpected places. And her heart will face the ultimate test as she and her mate are forced to question whether they can truly trust each other. Sarah J. Maas's books have sold millions of copies and have been translated into 37 languages. Discover the sweeping romantic fantasy for yourself.

haven’t cried because of a book in a while 

Hannah L 

»Er hat seine drei Flaggschiffe nach ihnen benannt«, sagte Drakon lächelnd. Und da, ganz vorne, da segelten sie ... Die Feyre. Die Elain. Und vorneweg flog die Nesta über die Wellen, furchtlos und zum Kampf bereit. Mit meinem Vater am Ruder.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 3

Jacob Edmonds

“He calls himself the Prince of Merchants.”

“My gift is truth—and yet I have been living a lie my entire existence.”

The Weaver’s dress rustled as she crept closer in the gloom. “Who did you bring, little wolf? Who did you bring to me?”

Ianthe and her two guards stepped over the threshold. Then another step. Past the open door. They didn’t see me in the shadows behind it.

“Dinner,” I said to the Weaver, whirling around the door—to its outside face. And let go of the handle.

“You were the only ones who came to help. The only ones. And yet you asked for nothing in return. Why?”

Rhys’s voice was a bit hoarse as he asked, “Isn’t that what friends do?”

Tarquin took him in. Then me. And the others. “I rescind the blood rubies. Let there be no debts between us.”

There was no smile on Rhysand’s face, not a glint of that irreverent amusement as he rested his head against the back of his chair. “The gaping-fish look is a good one for you, Tamlin.”

It’s crazy to me that they loved each other at one point. Or at least she thought they did.

The loathing in Tamlin’s eyes practically simmered.

 one, not even Amarantha, had ever looked at me with such hatred.

, Amarantha hadn’t really known me—her loathing had been Superficial, driven from a personal history that poisoned everything. Tamlin . . . Tamlin knew me. And now hated every inch of what I was.

He opened his mouth, and I braced myself.

 would seem congratulations are in order.”

Oh, well this has to be the cutest thing 

Elain stood between Nuala and Cerridwen at the long worktable. All three of them covered in flour. Some sort of doughy mess on the surface before them.

The two handmaiden-spies instantly bowed to Rhys, and Elain—

There was a slight sparkle in her brown eyes

 As if she’d been enjoying herself with them.

Nuala swallowed hard. “The lady said she was hungry, so we went to make her something. But she said she wanted to learn how, so . . .” Hands wreathed in shadows lifted in a helpless gesture, flour drifting off them like veils of snow. “We’re making bread.”

Elain was glancing between all of us, and as her eyes began to shutter, I gave her a broad smile and said, “I hope it'll be done soon—I’m starved.”

Elain offered a faint smile in return and nodded.

She was hungry. She was . . . doing something. 

My mate didn’t bother saying more as he hurled a slender javelin of power at him, the shot as precise as an arrow.

The soldier lunged for us, and Mor’s blade lashed.

But I struck first, an asp of pure water striking his face—stunning him. Then shoving down his open mouth, his throat, up his nose. Sealing off any air.

He slumped to the ground, clawing at his neck as if he’d free a passage for the water now drowning him.

We left him without looking back, the grunting of his choking soon turned to silence.

Mor slid me a sidelong glance. “Remind me not to get on your bad side.”

But Elain shook me off, heading back to the stairs. She said as she climbed the first steps, “I can hear her crying.”

I gripped the bottom post of the banister. “Who?”

“Everyone thinks she’s dead." Elain kept walking. “But she’s not. Only different. Changed. As I was.”

Cassian growled at what it revealed. Who it revealed.

Wholly diferent, no doubt, from the same young boy who now smiled at me.

I started at the child’s face—what I had not noticed that first time. What I had not understood.

It was Rhysand’s face. The coloring, the eyes . . . it was my mate's face.

But the Carver’s full, wide mouth, curled into that hideous smile . . . That was my mouth. My father's mouth.

The hair on my arms rose. The Carver inclined his head 

 greeting—in greeting and in confirmation, as if he knew precisely what I realized.

 son. Should we survive long enough to bear him.

I’d always thought death would be some sort of peaceful homecoming—a sweet, sad lullaby to usher me into whatever waited afterward.

Laura Dobie

It was hard, sometimes, to remember to hate him. To remember the game I was already playing.

Lily

"My father will hunt you for taking his power if he finds out," he said into the frigid dark. “And kill you for learning how to wield it."

madreadz⟢

We’re all broken, Mor said. In our own ways—in places no one might see.

I screamed so hard my neighbor came running 😭✨️

It's so cleaver because I was constantly thinking where was her father all this time because it was a little strange but I thought maybe we'll see that he died or something but then this happened. I was thinking about him but no so much as to see this coming. Certainly not this. I'm still shocked. I did anticipate Autum Court joining and Miryam and Drakon...but him? Nahhhha.  Omg I love it. 

Prachi C

“He calls himself the Prince of Merchants,” Drakon said.

The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places. In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre's world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

(Bre)anne✨

"They say you came back different. Came back wrong." A crow's laugh. "I never bother to tell them I think you came back right. Came back right at last."

Pauline Barlatier

I now wondered if the lullaby of death was not a lovely song, but the droning of flies. If fies and maggots were all Death's handmaidens. 

Paige Leitner

"Until then," I said to my brothers, slinging my arms around their shoulders and leading them back to the sitting room. I looked ahead, toward that laugh, that light- and that vision of the future Feyre had shown me, more beautiful than anything I could have ever wished for- anything I had wished for, on those long-ago, solitary nights with only the stars for company. A dream still unanswered- but not forever. "Until then, we enjoy every heartbeats of it."

Nesta gritted her teeth, trying to haul Cassian up once more. A broken sound of pain ripped from him. "Go!" he barked at her. 

"I can't," she breathed, voice breaking. "I can't."

Cassian grunted in pain, but lifted his bloodied hands- to cup her face. "I have no regrets in my life, but this." His voice shook with every word. "That we did not have time. That I did not have time with you, Nesta." 

She didn't stop him as he leaned up and kissed her- lightly. As much as he could manage.

Cassian said softly, brushing away the tear that streaked down her face, "I will find you again in the next world- the next life. And we will have that time. I promise."

Alyssa Spatocco 

Rhys squeezed my hand as he looked to me at last. "And if I had not met my mate..." His words failed him as silver lined his eyes.

He said down the bond, I would have waited five hundred more years for you. A thousand years. And if this was all the time we were allowed to have . . .The wait was worth it. 

He wiped away the tears sliding down my face. "I believe that everything happened, exactly the way it had to . . . so I could fine you.” He kissed another tear away.

Rhys turned his head, looking me over from head to toe. Then back to Tamlin. A storm about to be unleashed. 

But it was Azriel who said, his voice like cold death, "Be careful how you speak about my High Lady."

You know what parts made me cry. I wish SJM actually killed her main characters. Also Mor sucks! Sorry not sorry! The scene where ___ dies and Feyre is screaming broke my heart the graphic audio was chilling! 

Kelsey 

Best book in the series so far! Romantasy fan girl mode activated.

Kaitlyn Wendler

Moore deserves happiness. Happy Tamlin got his ass together for a moment. Nesta developed better. Got emotion and the dad return ❤️

Susan

my sleeping schedule is fucked once again gays

rain adrastea

Death was a huge part of this book—since the very beginning. War is something that is complicated and messy, and involves intense planning and strategizing, and I think Sarah J. Mass did an 

I have to admit, there were parts where I got bored, and had to push myself to get through.

Rhysand’s death was something that I knew about going into this series—and it was still emotional, but I’m glad he was brought back.

Oh my god.

This book took me FOREVER to finish, but I’m so glad I did.

Death was a huge part of this book—since the very beginning. War is something that is complicated and messy, and involves intense planning and strategizing, and I think Sarah J. Mass did an excellent job writing it.

I have to admit, there were parts where I got bored, and had to push myself to get through.

But when the action happened? Brilliant.

Rhysand’s death was something that I knew about going into this series—and it was still emotional, but I’m glad he was brought back.

If Feyre can be brought back, so can he.

. . . Except thier dad. 🫢

There was so much to unpack with this holy moly the whole gathering of the high  and not knowing who the trust and THE BATTLE WOAH god the way this is written is beautiful

Rose

Another gripping instalment in the Court of Thorns and Roses series, with lots of twists and turns that had me hooked.

It was good, but it was a little slow in the middle.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything—and everyone—she holds dear. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers—both magical and political—and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places. In this thrilling third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the fate of Feyre’s world is at stake as armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy it.

millena

Svetlana 

The way everything clicked in the right place, the ones who deserved punishment got it, everyone who should’ve was eighteen There wasn’t that much sex scenes and since a war conflict was about to come, it was right. I couldn’t be more satisfied

Jennifer Gosnell

Wow. This one was a journey. I didn’t fly through it like I did with the second one (ACOMAF), but I still really enjoyed the storytelling, the gearing up for war, the combat, the characters, all of it. It was great!

Linara K.S

Anna 

Feyre se vrací zpět na Jarní dvůr, aby získala informace o Tamlinově armádě a odhalila plán krále Hybernu, který se chystá Prythian zničit. K tomu všemu musí předstírat k Tamlinovi lásku, i když ho ze srdce nenávidí. Feyre si nemůže dovolit udělat chybu, jinak to bude stát nejen její život, ale i zkázu celého Prythianu.
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Knížka se mi moc líbila, ale mám k ní jednu výhradu. Najednou se tam objevily LGBT prvky. Abych vám to vysvětlila, vůbec nic proti LGBT komunitě nemám, mám v ní kamarády atd. ale když Maasová najednou udělá LGBT lidi až ve třetí knize, přijde mi to hodně nepřirozené. Kdyby se LGBT jedinci objevovali už v první knížce, nepřišlo by mi to tak zvláštní jako v té třetí. Vypadá to, jako by po Maasové někdo chtěl, aby udělala LGBT páry a tak jich tam šoupla co nejvíc a doufala, že si toho nikdo nevšimne. Ale bohužel, v té knize to vypadalo hodně nepřirozeně.
Proto dávám 4*/5*, jinak zbytek knihy samozřejmě paráda 🖤✨

Maya 

I am genuinely speechless. The amount of emotions this book made me go through was insane. But I loved every second of it I wish I could read it over for the first time again and again. I never felt so attached to a set of characters before them. This little family. I’m so glad I got to live in their world through Feyres eyes and see all the love and hope they had for each other.

"Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places."

Lani

3.5* 
after finishing a near 700pg book - I deserve a hiatus

Yes, I went down that rabbit hole (and yes, Instagram made me do it) and what can I say: guilty as charged, those books were easy to read (think lord of the rings meets 50 shades of grey meets Twilight (without the glitter!)) - perfect/ worrisome distraction. But now, after the third book of this series, I am done (I think, I hope, it cannot be healthy to read this much this fast).

sina (she/her) 

I can’t write a coherent review for this book. Feyre and Rhys’ relationship developing in such beautiful ways, Nesta and Elaine getting more story time, Amren and decoding the book, THE LIBRARY SCENES and Bryaxis, The weaver, the bone carder, the build up of the war, Cassian and Azriel’s fighting skills, the courts coming together to fight the threat of Hybern, Rhys giving up everything for the others to have a chance of survival, Nesta’s powers, Amren’s sacrifice, everything is coming together so nicely and it is crazy how hooked this book has gotten me to read more fantasy. The only thing I did not quite agree with was Elaine killing the king. I see how Sarah gave us the appropriate build up for it to happen, but I would’ve rather have seen a 1v1 kind of fight with Rhys and the king, or the king vs. Amren/Nesta. 

Evmorfili Bairamidou

I can’t write a coherent review for this book. Feyre and Rhys’ relationship developing in such beautiful ways, Nesta and Elaine getting more story time, Amren and decoding the book, THE LIBRARY SCENES and Bryaxis, The weaver, the bone carder, the build up of the war, Cassian and Azriel’s fighting skills, the courts coming together to fight the threat of Hybern, Rhys giving up everything for the others to have a chance of survival, Nesta’s powers, Amren’s sacrifice, everything is coming together so nicely and it is crazy how hooked this book has gotten me to read more fantasy. The only thing I did not quite agree with was Elaine killing the king. I see how Sarah gave us the appropriate build up for it to happen, but I would’ve rather have seen a 1v1 kind of fight with Rhys and the king, or the king vs. Amren/Nesta. 

Excellent book tho! 

A bit less exciting than ACOMAF but still liking the series ! 

Paige Paul

Heather Margaret

Help I am stuck in Prythian and I like it.

There’s just something so addicting about this series! Thoroughly enjoyed this book with all the twists and turns and thrilling action sequences. It felt like I was drowning in despair at some point with the characters during the war, only to be salvaged by the warm blanket of magic that comforted me by the end of it. 

Anjorin Molayo 

emily learmont

Pretty good book. The last 3rd of the book was better in my opinion than the middle and maybe even the beginning. I will read the next one but in my opinion Throne of Glass is still a better series.

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