Comparing Hades And Persephone, A Court Of Thorns And Roses

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"To the people who look up at the stars and wish." "To the stars who listen - and the dreams that are answered." Painted in shades of the classic myth, Hades and Persephone, A Court of Mist and Fury shines high above its predecessor, A Court of Thorns and Roses. This is an incredibly unique fantasy book. I think I liked the second book more for the love and heart that it contained. The first book is all about Feyre, the human fighting to save herself and High Lord Tamlin from the evil queen underneath the mountain. The continuation keeps you right on the edge of your seat. Now that Feyre is immortal, she is left to deal with the bloody consequences of what happened Under the Mountain. Tamlin, the High Lord of the Spring Court and her lover …show more content…

Rhys makes his reappearance with a classic dramatic entrance, subsequently pissing everyone off and then doing his best to make Feyre and us the readers fall in love with him. He whisks her away to his Night Court, if only to give her the freedom she needs and the fighting skills to help them win the oncoming war. She has powers of all seven High Lords and she figures out exactly what this means. She comes to love the hidden City of Starlight, Velaris. Since Feyre has powers from every court she is used to detect books and articles that could nullify the cauldron’s powers which is being used by the antagonist to destroy the Mortal Realm. She flourishes under Rhys’ guiding hand and comes to respect him for the things he has done to save her. Feyre comes to realize that as a young girl painting the night sky she might have been already longing for this connection with Rhysand. And this is why she was repelled at the idea of marrying Tamlin - they aren't meant for each other. I love all of the names Feyre earns throughout the story - Cursebreaker, Lady of the Spring Court, Saviour of Prythian, Emissary to the Night Court, my favourite being the Defender of the Rainbow and finally the title High Lady of the Night Court that Rhysand shares with her in order to rule the kingdom. The Night Court was just as terrifying and dreamlike as I could have imagined and the sort of place I would happily live. As

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