#026: This week on A Novel Bunch, we’re kicking off A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas with Chapters 1–13—and Feyre is playing the long con.

*SPOILERS AHEAD* We open with a war-torn memory, Rhysand walking through the battlefield, desperate to find Cassian and Azriel. But in the present, Feyre is deep undercover in the Spring Court, putting on the performance of a lifetime. She’s back in Tamlin’s estate, smiling sweetly while sending secrets through the bond to Rhys. Acting, darling.

Feyre is pretending to be the grateful, broken girl who’s just happy to be home. But behind the paintbrush and fake smiles, she’s scheming. Spying on Hybern’s creepy twins, manipulating Tamlin’s ego, and quietly unraveling the Spring Court from the inside out. Alis knows. Lucien suspects. And Ianthe? Well, she’s about to get exactly what she deserves.

Feyre’s plotting leaves Tamlin screaming and Ianthe shattered. But when she gets her shot to escape, she doesn’t take it. Not without Lucien. Because no one touches her friend without consequences.

But the final moment? Feyre, face glowing with power, surrounded by Illyrians, tells Lucien’s dirtbag brothers exactly who she is.
“I am the High Lady of the Night Court.”

Let's get into it, Bunchies!