In this spoiler-free breakdown of chapters 19–20 of A Court of Thorns and Roses, things are heating up—both sexually and emotionally. Feyre’s finally getting space to breathe, and with it, a chance to figure out who she is outside of survival and family obligation. Between viewing Tamlin’s private gallery, getting to finally paint, and being kissed on the hands in a rose-filled garden, our girl is experiencing beauty, desire, and something that might actually resemble safety.

But this is still Prythian, which means nothing stays calm for long. Feyre gets next to no context before a shirtless (hot) Tamlin storms off for a mysterious ritual called Calanmai, and the whole thing raises a million questions… and eyebrows. Add in a seductive encounter with a beautiful stranger, Tamlin’s trauma-laced family history, and mixed feelings about the Archeron’s having their memories erased, and you’ve got a pair of chapters that get our hearts racing.

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