Review: A Court of Splintered Harmony (ACOTAR #6)

A Court of Splintered Harmony, Book 6 in the A Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J Maas

Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication Date: October 27, 2026
Date Read: November 5, 2026
Genre: Adult – Romantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Hardback
Pages: 352

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Romance, danger, and intrigue await you in the breathtaking sixth book in the #1 bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series.

What was broken will be remade.

Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he’s been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands.

The Night Court will not stand idly by while innocents are attacked. But with Prythian still piecing itself together in the wake of the devastating Hybern War, the task of uniting is proving more difficult by the day.

To make matters worse, those who rule and protect the Night Court are reeling from recent betrayals and revealed truths. The rifts dividing them seem insurmountable.

But to defeat Koschei’s creeping shadow, they must find a way back to each other and resurrect their former alliances. To survive, they must find a way to repair the splintered harmony all around them.

I’ve been a longtime Sarah J Maas reader, having received early copies of both Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses to review on this very blog, back in the day. Having said that, over the years I have felt my love and appreciation of this series waning a little bit. I don’t know it it’s because of a lot of the drama in the online fanbase, but when this book was announced I wasn’t all that excited and while I knew I would pick it up eventually, I had no intentions of diving straight in. However, one of my local libraries did a event for the release of this book, and me and some friends decided to go… and honestly it was lovely, and really made me appreciate the series all over again. So I decided to dive straight into A Court of Splintered Harmony and I honestly enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.

I really enjoyed being back in this world, with these characters, and it’s really reinvigorated my love for SJM’s writing and plot development. While this particular instalment was low on the plot points, this was completely expected because this is more like a prelude to the next book. It’s setting everything in motion and I really  just enjoyed seeing the drama and the angst going on throughout this. There was a lot of irritation for certain characters and there was a lot of love for others (Hey NESTA!!!!) but overall this has just made me really excited to see what is going to happen in the next book.

I’m so glad I picked A Court of Splintered Harmony up. I’m so happy I’m back in love with this world, and I cannot wait to see what is going to happen in the next instalment of this series.

PS, If you’d like to see some of my spoiler-y thoughts, check out my tiktok review by clicking here.