Summary

There ’s a fan possibility that the nextA Court of Thorns and Rosesbook will be titledA Court of Bloom and Decay , and I wish it actually were the case for one big understanding . ThenextCourt of Thorns and Rosesbookis come in , but we do n’t know anything about it , including when it will be unfreeze . Sarah J. Maas has a lot of other projection on her photographic plate , let in theCrescent Cityseries .

Still , it ’s theCourt of Thorns and Rosesbooksthat everyone bonk most , so , of course , readers are really unrestrained to ascertain more about the next one . With no information forthcoming , it ’s left buff to fill in the blank shell for themselves , fromA Court of Thorns and Rosesbook theoriesto the publishing escort , which is how one rumor regarding the rubric of the next book got initiate and diffuse like wildfire . It turns out it ’s not unfeigned , but I really wish it were , as it would be everlasting .

Sarah J. Maas uses one figure of speech in all her phantasy series , but the next A Court of Thorns & Roses book can finally put a unique whirl on it .

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A Court Of Bloom & Decay Is Rumored As The Next Title (But It’s Not)

It Was Just An April Fool’s Hoax

There has been a rumor going around the fandom on internet site like Reddit and blogsthat the deed of conveyance of the nextACOTARbook will beA Court of Bloom and Decay . A few sites have incline with the estimation ( even a few that should know better ) , post fan possibility and operate as though the title was a leak instead of a rumor . Plenty of TikToks have been dedicated to the title , and it ’s become something of a stand - in instead of enunciate " the next ACOTAR leger . " A bit of enquiry , however , shows that it ’s not a passing water .

Instead , the mind thatA Court of Bloom and Decayis the next titleappears to have been an April Fool ’s joke from a single unknown accountthat swash up when a Facebook group for readers accidentally fall for it and ran with the idea . In theLittle Known ReadsFacebook group , the admin post a mock screen of a book , ostensibly from the publisher Bloomsbury , design with the title " A Court of Bloom and Decay " and prefaced with a " Bloomsbury face … " regrettably , the admin quickly added an edit : " EDIT : Apparently this is not literal and was a horrible April fools joke , I fell hard for this one … I’m dreary friends " .

Considering there are n’t any other real reference of the statute title and nothing on the cyberspace to prove it , nor does that mock cover look anywhere else , it does seem like the LKR admin devolve for an April Fool ’s joke . Not that I can blame them . Readers have been invested in the serial , andwe’re all enquire what the next Bible will be about – I roll in the hay I sure enough am . Alas , it ’s not a real title , just a dupery .

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Book Title

Release Year

A Court of Thorns & Roses

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2015

A Court of Mist & Fury

2016

Elain Archeron in ACOTAR

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A Court of Wings & Ruin

2017

A Court of Frost & Starlight

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2018

A Court of Silver Flames

2021

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A Court of TBD

TBA

The Title Would Be Perfect If The Next ACOTAR Book Is About Elain

Elain Understands The Cycle Of Life Better Than Anyone

Still , there ’s a reason everyone has hunt down with this deed and I aboveboard thinkit ’s that it ’s just so fitting view the conjecture that the next book will be from Elain ’s POV.The concept of bloom and crumble is so fitting for Elain for multiple reasons . First , Elain has always been associated with her horticulture and flowers . Indeed , so far , her horticulture and direction with plants is her one defining trait ( which I ’ll get to in a moment ) , to the point that most of the non - Azriel / Lucien - related sports fan artistic production of Elain includes her wearing a flower cap or with a heyday motif .

The decay part is a little trickier , but just as interesting . Just about every one of theACOTARbook titles has been a binary : a proficient element and a bad one . It underscores the theme of the books , which is finding equipoise , in the romances , in themselves , in diplomatic relations , etc . In Elain ’s story , the disconfirming balancing out the fresh scratch line of a bloom is that something has to become flat .

It might be the erstwhile path she ’s still clinging a bit to being human . It might have to do with a vision she learn with her powers of second sight . It could even relate totheACOTARtheory that Elain will be the one to write the Fae trapped in the Prison hatful , a Dusk Court that has been stagnant for years . A Court of Bloom and Decaywould sure enough illustrate the cycle of parentage and death with which Elain is so conversant . I ’d argueit ’s gentle Elain who , as the gardener , understands the cyclic nature of biography better than anyone . So yeah , I stick out by the fact that even though it was a hoax , the title would still be perfect for Elain ’s news report .

Readers Have Been Needing Elain’s POV For Years

Her Character Development Is Long Overdue

no matter of what the book is titled , we have to get Elain ’s point of view . Her part has been languishing for far too long in the books . She has n’t gotten much growing sinceA Court of Thorns and Roses , and it ’s time for Sarah J. Maas to remedy that by putting the direction on the middle Archeron sister . Elain ’s long trilateral between her , Azriel , and Lucien must be resolved . The question of how her power ferment and how powerful she is also has to be accost . More than anything , we plainly take to know who Elain is after all these age , with or withoutA Court of Bloom and Decay .

The Court of Thorns and Roses series is well - beloved by fans , and its memorable characters and sport dynamics make it the pure series for memes .