A Court of Mist & Fury guide: Characters, spice, FAQs & more

Written By Esta Pinto

A Court of Mist and Fury synopsis/summary:

Feyre survived Amarantha's clutches to return to the Spring Court—but at a steep cost. Though she now has the powers of the High Fae, her heart remains human, and it can't forget the terrible deeds she performed to save Tamlin's people.

Nor has Feyre forgotten her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court. As Feyre navigates its dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms—and she might be key to stopping it. But only if she can harness her harrowing gifts, heal her fractured soul, and decide how she wishes to shape her future—and the future of a world cleaved in two.

With more than a million copies sold of her beloved Throne of Glass series, Sarah J. Maas's masterful storytelling brings this second book in her seductive and action-packed series to new heights.

A Court of Mist and Fury characters.

I found that A Court of Thorns and Roses was a good introduction to the world of Prythian and we meet a lot of main players. However, in A Court of Mist and Fury we’re introduced to a lot more characters. Here is the full ACOMAF character list:

  • Feyre Archeron

  • Nesta Archeron

  • Elain Archeron

  • Rhysand aka Rhys

  • Morrigan aka Mor

  • Amren

  • Cassian

  • Azriel aka Az

  • Cresseida

  • Tarquin

  • Varian

  • Water wraiths

  • The Bone Carver

  • The Weaver

  • The Attor

  • Suriel

  • Tamlin

  • Lucien

  • Alis

  • Ianthe

  • Jurian

  • King of Hybern

  • The Mortal Queens

  • Keir

  • Nuala

  • Cerridwen

  • Lord Devlon

  • Mrs. Laurent

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A Court of Mist and Fury review.

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 stars.

Spice level: 🌶🌶🌶
3.5/5, medium spice.

While I was entertained by the first book, the second book to A Court of Thorns and Roses, ACOMAF, was in a completely different league for me, in the best way possible. (As predicted, I stayed up late a couple of nights in a row, who needs sleep?). 

Spoilers begin: 🚨🚨🚨

This book deals with really heavy themes in the aftermath of Under the Mountain. Feyre has been transformed literally and figuratively from the atrocities she endured there. I thought SJM did really well in making the trauma and PTSD, recovery and healing feel genuine, raw and tangible. And Feyre isn’t the only scarred one. 

And the love story! It might be my favourite one of all time. Mutual respect, friendship, full of chemistry, and obvs scorching hot, but not without complications. And holy moly, that was a slow build. I got frustrated at Feyre for being so dense, but then I remembered I had to be patient with her, she went through a lot. Even though I was literally yelling at the book at one point, the payoff for the reveals was so worth it. 

Rhysand might be my fave book boyfriend of all time (Azriel & Cassian, I love you too). Yeah, he’s hot, powerful, dangerous and mysterious, but it’s also about his character. He’s smart, cunning, witty with a huge soft heart, with flaws, vulnerabilities and depth. Plus he wants equality in Prythian and he’s a feminist. His backstory had me floored. 🥺💔❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥

The found family trope might be one of my favourites of all time too. Mor, Amren, Cassian, Azriel are my new besties. They felt fully fleshed out and multi-dimensional. Loved them all, and I find that unique as I’ve read so many books where the side characters are just haphazardly shoved in there for whatever reason whether it’s lackadaisical or for diversity points etc. The inner circle is utter perfection.

There are too many other things to list I love, but here’s it is in a nutshell: Worldbuilding (Velaris was a particular highlight, it kinda reminded me of somewhere like the Amalfi Coast in Italy or similar), the character development (Feyre’s transformation from a broken survivor to an empowered badass, like that havoc she wreaked on the Attor), and just the plot in general. 

There were some icks I had with the prose (the animal sounds and mannerisms ON REPEAT!, the loose breaths…and…the amount of… ellipses in dialogue…), however, I still whole-heartedly love this book to my core and it was in a completely different league to ACOTAR for me.

Reading ACOMAF makes me need to read ACOTAR again with a brand new understanding and perspective.

ALL the stars.

View A Court of Mist and Fury review here.

FAQs.

Before we get into answering the FAQs let me warn you: 🚨🚨🚨 Major spoiler alert. 🚨🚨🚨

Here are the answers to all your common ACOMAF FAQs.

How to pronounce Rhysand:

The pronunciation guide on the back of ACOTAR says Rhysand is pronounced: 'Reese-and'.

How to pronounce Feyre:

Sarah J. Maas explicitly spells out how to pronounce Feyre in the first ACOTAR book: ‘Fay-ruh’.

How many pages is A Court of Mist and Fury?

ACOMAF is 656 pages.

How many chapters are in A Court of Mist and Fury?

There are 69 chapters in A Court of Mist and Fury.

Is A Court of Mist and Fury spicy?

Yes ACOMAF is spicy, and much more so than the first book! My overall opinion is that there is a good amount of sexual tension and spice without detracting from the overall plot. I’d give it around a 3.5/5 spice rating. There are also some hot, flirty moments between Rhysand and Feyre.

Spice level: 🌶🌶🌶
3/5, medium spice.

When are the A Court of Mist and Fury spicy chapters?

There is a little spice at the beginning. Then for a while, there is no spice, as Feyre Archeron works to heal from PTSD and emotional scarring. There is also a lot of flirting and even a little bit of “sexting”. 

But for the main events, here are the A Court of Mist and Fury spicy chapters:

  • Chapter 42: A Court of Nightmares scene

  • Chapter 48: At the Inn, in the room with only one bed

  • Chapter 55: At the secluded cabin, after Rhys’ confession/declaration

Does Feyre end up with Rhysand or Tamlin?

While in book one, Feyre and Tamlin do fall in love, their time under the mountain with Amarantha fundamentally changes them. Feyre falls in love and ends up with Rhysand, who it turns out is her soul-bonded mate and endgame.

What book do Feyre and Rhysand get together?

Feyre and Rhysand officially get together as soul-bonded mates in the second book of the ACOTAR series, A Court of Mist and Fury, although they get to know each other Under the Mountain in the first book.

What chapter does Feyre find out Rhys is her mate?

Feyre finds out Rhys is her mate in ACOMAF in chapter 50 while getting answers from the Suriel about how to cure Rhysand from the poison-tipped arrows coated in Bloodbane.

What are the tropes in ACOMAF?

The main tropes are:

  • Enemies to lovers/friends.

  • Behind the mask

  • Found family

  • Fated mates

  • One-bed trope

  • Forced proximity

  • Slow burn

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