# A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

### A Court of Mist and Fury

**Sarah J. Maas** · A Court of Thorns and Roses, book 2 (ongoing) · [https://houseofareader.com/books/a-court-of-mist-and-fury](https://houseofareader.com/books/a-court-of-mist-and-fury)

The book that made the series. It takes the ending of the first one and treats the aftermath as the actual story — trauma, a marriage that is wrong, and a court of misfits who are better at loving her than the man who saved her was.

- Spice: 4/5 — Explicit. Explicit and frequent from the midpoint, including the chapter the entire internet refers to obliquely.
- Romance prominence: 5/5
- Plot: 4/5
- Worldbuilding: 5/5
- Darkness: 3/5
- Writing craft: 3/5
- Burn: medium
- Tropes: fated-mates, found-family, touch-her-and-die, he-falls-first, slow-burn
- Creatures: fae
- Setting: The Night Court and the city of Velaris
- POV: first person
- Ending: happy ever after, ends on a cliffhanger
- Audience: adult
- Content warnings: PTSD, emotional abuse, violence, suicidal ideation
- Best for: Readers who found the first book slow and were told to keep going. They were right.
- Last verified: 2026-08-28

## Sources

- https://openlibrary.org/search?q=A+Court+of+Mist+and+Fury+Sarah+J+Maas

## What to read next

- [Quicksilver](https://houseofareader.com/books/quicksilver) by Callie Hart — spice 5/5. ACOTAR readers who want the same shape with the heat turned up two notches.
- [A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire](https://houseofareader.com/books/a-kingdom-of-flesh-and-fire) by Jennifer L. Armentrout — spice 5/5. Anyone who finished the first book angry and needs the next one immediately.
- [House of Earth and Blood](https://houseofareader.com/books/crescent-city) by Sarah J. Maas — spice 4/5. ACOTAR readers who want a real plot to hold the romance up.
- [The Serpent and the Wings of Night](https://houseofareader.com/books/the-serpent-and-the-wings-of-night) by Carissa Broadbent — spice 4/5. Fourth Wing readers who want the tournament structure with sharper prose behind it.

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