You know the drill by now, another month, another harsh review. Today I’m attacking Sarah J. Maas’ trashy Beauty and the Beast retelling…again, because I clearly have nothing better to do. 

After publishing the ACOTAR review in the October issue I could almost hear you guys sharpening your pitchforks and lighting your torches. So here is my small redemption arc where I say A Court of Mist and Fury is not as bad as it could have been. Put that in quotes because I won’t say it often. 

There were a couple of gaps in the plot which, as we can establish by now, is normal for Sarah. J. Maas. And looking back on the plot  it sounds ridiculous. A magical cauldron? Seriously? How’d she even come up with that? 

In case you haven’t read it, here’s a little context. (Stop being dramatic, there's no spoilers.) So Feyre is slightly traumatized from the previous book, so much so that she wakes up every night with terrible nightmares that make her claustrophobic and throw up. So yeah…she’s not okay. And what solves PTSD in Sarah J. Maas’ world? The threat of war. That’s right. War! Against some unnamed faerie king on an island in the middle of nowhere. (Oh how very, scary indeed, I’m quaking in my boots.)

Well…I’m not but apparently they are. So after reading 656 pages of this lunacy here are my overall thoughts:

1. How the heck does Feyre’s depression automatically disappear? She was fighting in a war and ended up…not traumatized? That’s not how it works Sarah! Like send the girl to therapy, please!

2.  I can’t hate the found family theme in A Court of Mist and Fury. It’s just so wholesome and pure. It was by far the best written thing of the whole story.

In conclusion, it was readable and slightly enjoyable. However, do not tell me it was a good book. It was an entertaining book, but it’s not a good book. Anyone who says that either hasn’t read good literature in a while. Or is lying to make themselves feel better on spending the $28 on the book. Overall three out of five stars.