Reading time
How long does it take to read A Court of Wings and Ruin?
A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas is 699 pages in the standard print edition.
Quick answer
The short answer
About 12 hr 49 min for the average reader. Slow readers take around 17 hr 56 min; fast readers finish in about 7 hr 41 min. (epic fantasy reads a touch slower than the baseline.)
| Reading speed | Time for 699 pages | Pages per hour |
|---|---|---|
| Slow (~180 wpm) | 17 hr 56 min | 39 |
| Average (~250 wpm) | 12 hr 49 min | 55 |
| Fast (~400 wpm) | 7 hr 41 min | 91 |
Daily pace by deadline
Pick a finish date and split 699 pages across the days you have. Page Pace does this for you and recalculates when you skip a day.
| Finish in | Pages / day | Daily reading time |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | 233 | 4 hr 16 min |
| 7 days | 100 | 1 hr 50 min |
| 14 days | 50 | 55 min |
| 30 days | 24 | 26 min |
| 60 days | 12 | 13 min |
| 90 days | 8 | 9 min |
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Page Pace turns A Court of Wings and Ruin into a pages-per-day number. Miss a day? Your plan quietly updates — no overdue counter, no scolding.
Frequently asked
- How long does it take to read A Court of Wings and Ruin?
- A Court of Wings and Ruin is 699 pages. At an average reading pace for epic fantasy, it takes about 12 hr 49 min. Slow readers take around 17 hr 56 min; fast readers finish in about 7 hr 41 min.
- How many pages is A Court of Wings and Ruin?
- 699 pages in the standard print edition. Audiobook and e-book lengths vary.
- How many pages a day to finish A Court of Wings and Ruin in a week?
- About 100 pages a day — roughly 1 hr 50 min of reading. Two weeks brings it down to 50 pages a day.
- How many pages a day to finish A Court of Wings and Ruin in a month?
- About 24 pages a day — well under 26 min of daily reading.
- What if I miss a few days?
- Don't try to catch up — just divide what's left by what's left. Page Pace does this automatically, so you always see a calm daily number instead of a growing deficit.
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