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A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 2

About A Court of Mist and Fury

The book that established the template for morally grey romance in modern fantasy: Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court, who has done genuinely terrible things for reasons that only fully reveal themselves as Feyre learns the truth. Maas writes the morally grey love interest with uncommon sophistication — the darkness is real, the justifications are real, and the romance is more compelling for both. The slow-burn payoff is among the genre's best.

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