A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

“The great joy and honour of my life has been to know you. To call you my family. And I am grateful - more than I can possibly say - that I was given this time with you all”

 I waited a little bit after I finished this book to write a review because I feel like if I had written something the moment I finished it it would have, without a doubt, been compromised. Mainly because I loved it's predecesor and was in such a rush to find out what happened in the end that I devoured this book (spending the twelve hours of my night time flight reading, even when my eyes felt terribly dry, which is really not a healthy habit). I have to admit that though I loved it at first I can now see some flaws I overlooked in my obsession.

“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.”

 As always, I love Rhysand, he's the light of my life and I especially enjoyed how his and Feyre's relationship became so solid as the story progressed. The secondary characters are awesome as well, the only exception I can think of is maybe Nesta, I guess I like her better alone than with Cassian, he's so sweet and brave and to me she just feels so hateful, she's the girl who wished her family would starve because she was mad at her father and then was incredibly mean to her little sister for years just because Feyre decided she wasn't going to let her family perish. I don't now, I just don't like them together very much.

 On the other side I thought the final battle was really good, even though I feared the worst at some point (so not cool Sarah J Maas) but at the same time parts of the ending struck me as elaborate deus ex machina devices where the author tried to fix all plot holes while including all characters, which really wasn't necessary.

 In conclusion I think my opinions on this one are a little mixed to say the least, but oh well I still liked it for the most part, the Inner Circle was brilliant and the dinamics between characters is always my favourite part. I'm also very glad for the happy ending, it was perfect.

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 Decidí esperar un poco luego de leer este libro porque sentí que cualquier cosa que escribiera inmediatamente iba a estar comprometida, mayoritariamente porque amé el predecesor y tenía tanta prisa por saber que ocurriría al final que éste me lo devoré (leyendo durante todo mi vuelo de doce horas, aún cuando me ardieron los ojos). Sin embargo debo admitir que aunque en un principio amé este libro, ahora hay varias cosas que no me gustan.

 Como siempre, amo a Rhysand, es la luz de mi existencia y disfruto especialmente de lo sólida que se ha vuelto su relación con Feyre a medida que progresa la historia. Los personajes segundarios son buenísimos también, la única excepción que se me ocurre es Nesta, supongo que me gusta más sola que con Cassian que es tan valiente y dulce, mientras que ella parece estar llena de odio; es la chica que deseaba que su familia muriera de hambre y que constantemente se burlaba de su hermana pequeña porque la última decidió que no iba a dejar que su familia pereciera. No sé la verdad, no me gustan mucho ellos dos juntos.

 Por otro lado me encantó la batalla final, sin embargo al mismo tiempo hubieron partes del final que me parecieron como un elaborado deus ex machina dónde la autora trató de cerrar la trama e incluir a todos los personajes en ella, lo que realmente no era necesario.

 En conclusión creo que mis opiniones de este libro están un poco divididas; pero bueno, me gustó de todas maneras, la dinámica entre los personajes es siempre mi parte favorita. Además estoy muy contenta de que haya habido un final feliz, fue perfecto.

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A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

“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.”

 I read A Court of Thorn and Roses so long ago I barely remembered what happened at the middle of the book (because let's face it, the real story starts Under the Mountain) so I was a little reticent at the start of this one because when I finished said previous book I just thought it was alright, it didn't feel particularly compelling and the romantic interest, honestly, just wasn't for me. In fact I didn't even realize it was a Beauty and the Beast retelling until later because there is no beast in it.

 However I still decided to give A Court of Mist and Fury a try, I mean who knows? And I had also read some shining reviews in the meanwhile so why not? And let me tell you, I was completely, utterly blown away; putting things in perspective right now the first book almost feels like a prologue. I loved how the relationships were handled, Feyre's change of heart and the inclusion of abusive relationships and depression are a welcome adition in a genre that often neglects such topics.

 And then there's Rhysand, bad boy Rhys who under all the abuse he has endured still has a gentle heart. He's probably one of the best YA romantic interests I've had the pleasure to read about, he's caring and thoughtful and such a refreshing change from seemingly perfect Tamlin. His and Feyre's relationship is populated by shameless flirting, teasing and an the understanding between two people who have been through similar, if painful experiences. I loved the entire thing. So if you've liked the first book I cannot begin to emphasize how much you should read the next one.

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 Leí A Court of Thorns and Roses hace tanto tiempo que ya casi no recordaba lo que ocurrió en la mitad del libro, así que me sentía un poquito reticente al principio del segundo ya que cuando terminé dicho primer libro pensé que estaba bien, pero no sentí que fuera particularmente bueno y el interés romantico en realidad no era para mi gusto. De hecho, ni siquiera me dí cuenta de que era un retelling de La Bella y La Bestia hasta mucho después, porque de verdad no hay ninguna bestia en él.

 De todas maneras decidí darle una oportunidad a A Court of Mist and Fury, porque quién sabe? Además había leído varias reseñas brillantes, así que por qué no? Y dejenme decirles que fué maravilloso; poniendo las cosas en perspectiva ahora, el primer libro casi parece un prólogo. Me encantó como fueron manejadas las relaciones, el cambio de corazón de Feyre y la inclusión de temas como relaciones abusivas y depresión que muchas veces son ignorados en el género.

 Y después está Rhysand, que siendo el chico malo de la historia y aún con todo el abuso que ha tenido que soportar tiene un corazon de oro. Él es probablemente uno de los mejores intereses románticos en YA de los que he tenido el placer de leer, es bueno y amable y un cambio tan refrescante comparado con Tamlin. Su relación con Feyre está plagada de coqueteo y bromas y el entendimiento que exíste entre dos personas que han pasado por las misma experiencias. Amé todo. Así que si han leído el primer libro y les gustó no puedo comenzar a enfatizar lo mucho que deberían leer el segundo.

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