Emerie was born in Windhaven Camp, the daughter of Proteus, a wealthy Illyrian who owned a clothing store, and an Illyrian female. She had an older brother who died ten years before she was born. Emerie's father was abusive and would beat his wife. One time he beat her so badly she couldn't recover and died. He made Emerie dig her mother's grave and told people she'd miscarried a baby, dying from blood loss. People believed him as he was charming and smart, a seemingly good male in front of others.

The final cover of A Court of Wings and Ruin was designed by Adrian Dadich, with the dress pictured on the cover originally designed by Charlie Bowater and later adapted by Dadich. [18] So Nesta had become a wolf. Armed herself with invisible teeth and claws, and learned to strike faster, deeper, more lethally. Had relished it. But when the time came to put away the wolf, she'd found it had devoured her, too." Mindset In chapter four, Cassian meets with Mor. The two talked about what Mor was up to in Vallahan. She was sent by Rhys in attempt to set a treaty between Vallahan’s king. However, Mor’s attempts were unsuccessful. Vallahan won’t sign the treaty because the human queens are gathering again and their army still isn’t broken up, they didn’t see the point of a peace treaty when there would be another war, this time against the humans. Mor doesn’t think Vallahan is interested in peace or allying with the Night Court. At this, Cassian thinks, “Now, even with Hybern’s king dead, its people remained angry. An army might be raised again in Hybern. And if it united with Vallahan, if Montesere and Rask joined with the goal of claiming more territory from the humans.” Mor tells Cassian to visit Vassa, a former mortal queen. Vassa was a “queen by night, and firebird by day, sold by her fellow human queens to a sorcerer-lord who had enchanted her.” The Illyrian male that had shot the arrow demanded that Nesta give him her weapons. Instead she asked about her friends, he said that he saw someone crippled and left her for the others. At this, Nesta took him down and ran off to find Emerie. Across a river, Nesta eyes Emerie. She was unconscious, left in frigid water. When Nesta found somewhere to lay Emerie, she whispered Gwyn and she said south to which the bracelet glowed. Chapter Sixty-SevenCassian takes Nesta shopping in a nearby village. They meet Emerie, whose wings have been clipped. Nesta asks Emerie for some warmer training clothes. But mostly, it’s just that Mor’s a fascinating character who deserves her full moment in the spotlight. She’s suffered terribly and worked hard to earn the right to choose her own future, after everything that’s happened to her. She deserves a similar story to Nesta’s, in which she is given the chance not just to heal, but to forgive herself for centuries of pain that is not her fault.

About six months after the Winter Solstice, Emerie meets Nesta whilst the latter was training in the Illyrian Mountains. The Archeron sister noticed her clipped wings, to which Emerie explained and Nesta offered her condolences for her wings. Nesta requested leather training clothes for winter, to which Emerie replied that she can inquire with her suppliers to get them. She then asked if the High Lord will pay for it since it's apparent she works for him, to which Nesta declines, saying reluctantly that she was cut off. Despite this, Emerie stated that she can pay later whenever she could, much to Nesta's gratitude. Nesta immediately says no to Elain. Nesta ends up getting upset because it’s either her or Elain that will have to find the Trove objects. She asks why Feyre can’t do it and Feyre responds saying she is pregnant. This explains why Feyre has had an impenetrable shield around herself for the past two days. Rhys says Nesta has a choice whether she wants to scry or not but to protect Elain, Nesta agrees to do it. Cassian and Nesta leave the river house. Chapter Twenty-Two This is a somewhat emotional chapter, between Cassian telling Nesta she’s worth it and Nesta breaking down. To comfort her, Cassian talks about his mother whose death destroyed him. They ended up practicing sword fighting to which Nesta does it perfectly. Part Three: Valkyrie Chapter Fifty-One In the end, I wanted to like A Court of Silver Flames so much more than I did. The endgame seems to be making Nesta as much as possible like everyone else. She can’t be a tavern-frequenting troublemaker and also a good person; she has to be a fierce warrior, embrace the details and intricacies of court life, learn to behave, take part in the unnecessary rituals, and play along with Rhys’s power trips and temper tantrums, or else she’s doing it wrong. Her new friendships provide a small sanctuary from this, but it’s clear that Nesta needs to get in line with a specific kind of heroine behavior. The way Rhys’s Inner Circle treats her until she does is little short of bullying. Even her relationship with Cassian—which builds slowly and steamily to an inevitable revelation—can only offer so much protection. Gwyneth Berdara is High Fae but with a trace of lesser Fae bloodline. Her grandmother was a river-nymph that seduced one of the High Fae males of the Autumn Court. When her mother was a child, she could not dwell in the rivers of the Spring Court and was too wild to be confined in the Forest House of the Autumn Court and was given to the temple at Sangravah. During the Great Rite in Calanmai, a High Fae male was chosen that night and Gwyneth's mother was involved in the sacred union. Gwyneth and her fraternal twin Catrin were conceived that night. Their mother, however, never found out who that male was.

Nesta tries to climb the stairs yet again. This time she reached step six thousand. For training, Azriel is introduced as another instructor alongside Cassian. Later, Gwyn and Nesta practice Mind-Stilling. For the first time, Nesta felt settled into her own skin. Chapter Forty A Court of Wings and Ruin". Bloomsbury Publishing. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023 . Retrieved January 3, 2023. Plus there’s the outstanding issue of her sexuality (she’s bisexual, but generally prefers women) and Azriel’s unrequited feelings for her. Basically, Mor deserves some happiness on her own terms, and that’s a story I’d read. White, Peter (23 March 2018). "Constantin Film Preps Young Adult Fantasy Feature 'A Court of Thorns and Roses' ". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21 . Retrieved 2021-01-15. But more than likely it’ll be a new trilogy with the combined Throne of Glass, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and Crescent City cast after appropriate introductions are made via crossovers in Crescent City.

Can Sarah J. Maas pull off another exceptional story of love, magic, and powerful character development? Of course she can. I believe one of the four books will be Crescent City #4, House of Many Waters. While Crescent City was previously announced as a three book deal, there are four main houses in Midgard and it just makes sense to have a book for all four. The article also clarified that this was in addition to the three books already under contract. Which raises the question, which three books is it referencing? At training, Cassian mentions he and Az fought with the Valkyries at one point. Later that day, Feyre votes that Nesta has the right to know about the weapons she Made. We also learn that Nesta loves music and dancing. Chapter Forty-FiveMaas initially intended the series as a retelling of the fairy tales Beauty and the Beast, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and Tam Lin. These tales inspired the finished series, though it was not ultimately a dedicated retelling. [13]