Romantasy Rated

A Court of Mist and Fury

Sarah J. MaasA Court of Thorns and Roses, book 2

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At a glance
Blaze: several explicit scenes3 scene chapters ยท Common Sense Media 17+
Heat our rating
4/5 Blaze
Age our rating
18+ Common Sense Media: 17+
Sex scenes
3 chapters
Pages
656 Paperback, ISBN 9781635575583
Published
3 May 2016 Bloomsbury Publishing

Scene chapters

  1. Ch.42
  2. Ch.48
  3. Ch.55

Sources: The Mary Sue.

Also on the page

abuse and controlling relationship, imprisonment, torture, mind control, strong language, explicit sexual content.

Why Blaze

Several explicit scenes.

The romance turns explicit in the last third, with several long scenes close together.

Why 18+

18+ from us; Common Sense Media says 17+.

Several long, explicit scenes plus abuse and imprisonment themes put this at 18+ for us.

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Sources

Checked 1 Nov 2026 against 4 sources.

Still being checked

  • Chapter total of 69
  • Scene chapter 2, from reader guides

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