A Court of Mist And Fury Feyre's TATTOO!! And starting a bookstagram??!!

Hello beautifuls!

Today's blog post is one I'm so excited about. Like not just excited, but ecstatic about! Not only does it contain pictures that I'm proud off, but wait until the end because I have some cool news! *starts winking so hard it looks like she's has some kind of eyelash in her eye ball*

Today's blog post is a tie in with my video that is coming up this week. If you aren't subscribed to my BookTube channel you seriously are missing out on the weird faces I make when you accidentally pause the video! Seriously though, please subscribe because I have content there that I believe will interest any book reader and I love making those videos and I truly do believe that if you love doing something your passion shines through in the end product.

Today's post is some lovely pictures of Feyre's tattoo from A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas! Personally I enjoyed the second book more than the first, so A court of Mist and Fury appears in the pictures instead. Also the blue of the book really contrasts the red background! *starts counting how many exclamation marks she's already used in this blog posts, but shrugs it off*

If you're worried about the tattoo, because it looks like I have used permanent marker on my skin, don't fret! I used eyeliner because I too don't like the idea of a tonne of permanent marker on my skin and because it comes of easily with make up wipes. Eyeliners are formulated for use near eyes which is delicate skin, so it can't be that bad for you right?

As you can see on the left, I smudged some of the eyeliner onto the book. *face palms* Impatient person problems, ahaha.

My artist friend Donna did the super pretty fingers part! I really couldn't have done this without her, because lets be real, I still struggle to draw stick figures...

I love this design so much! It is mostly based on the US cover of the book where you can see the design of the tattoo on Feyre's hand. This also looks a little smudged because I was eating and forgot that I had this on my hands and ended up washing my hands before I realised... Yup, I'm that much of a failure LOL.

On the spine you can see those white lines with the thorns coming out of them, I took inspiration from those too for the tattoo.

For the inside of the hand I had a lot more of a creative licence. In the book the main part that was mentioned was that there is a an eye in the palm and that was basically it. I just drew random designs and Donna drew the fabulous eye for me! *bows down the Donna, the Queen of eyeliner art*

I clearly cant hold a book straight! I'm also so disappointed that my copy doesn't have her hand showing the tattoo design. I had to google the cover of the other edition. 

I'm incredibly happy with this part! It took so long that with the wrist I began just drawing random lines because I wanted to be finished, Above the wrist is the best part in my opinion! (please don't ask me why my fingers look strange here...)

My video for a last minute Feyre costume will be coming up in the coming week. I do however use the term costume loosely because it mainly is just this tattoo because this is her most distinctive features. I hope you enjoy that video once it is up!

For now you deserve to hear my exciting news because you made it to the end of the post! Although I think you would already know what it is because of the title... Yes, you guessed right, I have started a Bookstagram page! You can follow me here!! You can also search up my user name, bookish_kellie. This is something I've been wanting to do for so long after spending years obsessing over people's immaculate feeds. eekkk! Please go chuck my page a follow because an abundance of book pictures are coming soon!

Let me apologise for the inexcusable number of exclamation marks in one post. This has just been a very fun filled post! For the time being please have a look at my BookTube and my Bookstagram. Also look after yourself and remember to step back and take a breath if things become too much. I love you endlessly. <3

Happy reading!!

-xox The girl with her head in the clouds

aka Kellie :P

Court of Mist and Fury Book Thoughts!

Hello beautifuls!

Today I was going through my blog and discovered another thing to add to my list of life failures. That sounds very dramatic, perhaps it isn't that big of a deal, but it is failure on my part. Do you want to know what this failure is? Drum roll please! *starts paying the drums on her air drums and tension is built* I wrote a blog post almost 3 months ago and instead of publishing it, I saved it as a draft... *attempts to laugh it off, but ends up drowning in a puddle of tears on the floor* An amateur mistake, I know. :(

I'll stop my paragraph of self pity, ahaha. Here is that infamous post that hadn't been published. Enjoy!


Today's post is about my thoughts on A Court of Mist and Fury, the squeal of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I didn't do a book thoughts post for the first book and was debating whether or not to write one for this book, but decided to do it anyway, XD.

Details:

Original publishing date: May 3, 2016.
Page Count: 624 (Paperback)
Author: Sarah J. Maas

Preceded by: A Court of Mist and Fury

Super Quick Summary:
After everything that happened in the last book and Under the Mountain, Fayre is struggling to deal with the events. She is now back at the Spring Court as a High Fae, but can't shake of the memories of the events that allowed her to escape Amarantha. There's also the bargain she made with Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court. An avalanche of drama and feels are about to ensue. 

No Spoilers Section: 

Let me just begin by saying this is definitely not a young adult book and is more of an adult novel. There are many steamy scenes that may scar young eyes. If you are going through this review to see if this book is worth reading and you are at an age where you will be blinded by those scenes, you shouldn't read this book because there are multiple of them. 

This book... Where do I begin? It is a beautiful novel. The emotive elements in this novel were spot on for me. It serves as a reminder that post traumatic stress is a real outcome for all the epic adventures that characters go through. The strongest and most badass characters can experience it. The way this was written made it an integral part of the narrative and combined with the books overall plot, it was an stunning fantasy novel with characters that felt so real that they could have started breathing. All the characterisation were so well planned out and I can not applaud the author enough for the exciting and genuine characters.

The plot is a big improvement from the first book. I loved the storyline and how everything seemed to fit and not feel misplaced. There are some very predictable parts of the novel, but for me that didn't take away from the overall quality of the book. One thing that I felt that is not completely positive about the book is that it could have had more fantasy elements. The novel to me felt like a book focuses on emotions with a side plate of fantasy, where it could have used more fantasy. Besides from the predictability and almost non-existent fantasy, the amazing characters and emotionally packed book makes an amazing read that I absolutely love. 

 Spoilers Section:

Woah... That one word summarised my reaction after I finished reading this book. It was a roller coaster of emotions. The main emotion I felt was love for the deep affection and devotion between Rhysand and Fayre. Move over Hazel and Augustus because they are my ultimate couple goals. When starting this book I chanted, "Please no love triangle. Please no love triangle. Please no love triangle." I really couldn't chose between #teamRhysand and #teamTamlin, thankfully I didn't have to choose. My prayers to the book gods were answered. There was no love triangle. Instead I was blessed with my favourite book couple of all time, because there is only one team! #teamRhysand I know that sounds like an exaggeration, but it's true!

The moment the contrast between Rhysand and Tamlin were made my reader's sixth sense told me that they were about to end up together. All the faults Tamlin had such as being possessive Rysand was stated to not have. I'm not just happy that this book didn't contain a love triangle, but also because Fayre's relationship with Rysand was absolutely down to every last detail. 

Fayre's relationship with Rysand was a big part of this book but by far what was most interesting was her relationship with herself. After the events under the mountain she is traumatised and rightly so. She suffers from post traumatic stress and wakes up vomitting and fearful. She's confused and hurt. In the beginning of the novel she was battered and bruised for the event of the last book. My heart ached for her as the words gave me no other option.

Now on to the plot! The pace of the book was a bit slow, but now looking back it gave the right about to comprehend and fully comprehend the emotions. Tghe epic battle at the end felt a little anticlimatic when it began but the scene where characters were focred against there will into the cauldren was the icing on the cake for why I enjoed this book. There were some sections of the novel that didn't just foreshadow what events may happen, but spelled it out. The predictability of the this novel is the main let down of this novel, which actually is a good thing because it isn't a massive issue, but still an issue never less. Also because there are so many things I love about this novel I had resorted to nitpicking.

A Court of Mist and Fury was such a compelling read with great characters. The characters were truly fantastically written and the world we are further brought into in this second novel was planned out fantastically and the what fantasy elements were in the novel has the ability to transport readers into a whimsical and intoxicating world. All the different features of this book combine to together to create a great book, that I LOVE and give 9.5 donuts out of 10!