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A Court of Mist and Fury Spice Level and Content Notes

By Sarah J. Maas. Last checked .

Spice level

4/5

Several explicit scenes

“There's constant sexual tension and banter between Feyre and Rhysand, along with several vivid, prolonged, explicit sex scenes”

Source: Common Sense Media, checked Oct 12, 2026. We place that description on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 spice scale.

Book facts

Author
Sarah J. Maas
Series
Book 2 of A Court of Thorns and Roses
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
First published
May 3, 2016 (Goodreads)
US edition on sale
Jun 2, 2020, Bloomsbury paperback, ISBN 9781635575583 (publisher)
Pages
656, Paperback, ISBN 9781635575583 (publisher)
Age rating
17+ (Common Sense Media)
Goodreads
4.63 from 3.51M ratings on Goodreads as of Oct 12, 2026

Content notes

  • Violence: Murder, mind control, imprisonment and torture. Common Sense Media rates Violence & Scariness “a lot”. “Murder, mayhem, mind control, imprisonment, torture, and treachery are part of the landscape and often very personal” (Common Sense Media)

A book missing from this list is not guaranteed to be free of that content.

Tropes and creatures

Only tags the publisher’s own description names, with its wording.

  • Fae“she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae” (source)
  • Court intrigue“While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power” (source)

Read it or skip it

Read it if

  • You want several explicit scenes that are a notable part of the book (4/5 per Common Sense Media).
  • You want fae and court intrigue, as the publisher's description puts it.
  • You have read A Court of Thorns and Roses up to book 1.

Skip it if

  • You want romance without explicit sex (4/5 per Common Sense Media).
  • You want to avoid violence on the page (listed by Common Sense Media, which rates Violence & Scariness: "a lot").
  • You have not read A Court of Thorns and Roses yet: start there.

A Court of Mist and Fury FAQ

Is A Court of Mist and Fury spicy?

It is 4/5 (several explicit scenes) on the FaeShelf 0 to 5 scale, based on Common Sense Media: "There's constant sexual tension and banter between Feyre and Rhysand, along with several vivid, prolonged, explicit sex scenes"

Is A Court of Mist and Fury YA or adult?

Common Sense Media rates it 17+ (checked Oct 12, 2026).

Is A Court of Mist and Fury part of a series?

Yes. It is book 2 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Read A Court of Thorns and Roses first. The next book is A Court of Wings and Ruin.

When did A Court of Mist and Fury come out?

Goodreads lists it as first published May 3, 2016. Bloomsbury Publishing lists this edition on sale Jun 2, 2020: Bloomsbury paperback, ISBN 9781635575583.

What content notes does A Court of Mist and Fury have?

Common Sense Media lists murder, mind control, imprisonment and torture (Violence & Scariness: "a lot"). A book missing a note is not guaranteed to be free of that content.

Same series: A Court of Thorns and Roses

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How we checked this

This page draws on 3 source pages, each linked next to the fact it supports, last checked on Oct 12, 2026. Spice comes only from a named review or the author’s or publisher’s own content notes, quoted as published and placed on our 0 to 5 scale; reader shelves and fan sites are not used. Ratings change daily, so the Goodreads figure is a dated snapshot. Read more about our sources, or browse all books.