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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

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ktmcd26's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was my first time re-reading this book, and I think I enjoyed it more than the first.

I have read all the published works by the author at this point and was able to see and make connections this time that I missed the first time.

I had a skewed memory of how Cassian acted in this book, so I was pleasantly surprised to find that he acted better than I remember. There are still some things that I am incredibly angry at him for, but I don’t completely dislike him as a romantic lead anymore.

I think this series severely needed this change in POV as it helped form more holistic views of the different characters.

The one thing that suffered greatly from the re-read was the lack of development in the magic, fantasy and political elements. The magical artifacts are not well explained and the back stories are all poor rip-offs of classic literature. That being said I was able to fill in the gaps (and correct parts of the ending that I didn’t like/ didn’t think made any sense).

The story of self-loathing and friendship was as good as I remembered and a critical part of what makes this book excellent.

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anna_charlotte's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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bee12345's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Finishes very abruptly with many a loose thread dangling

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idesofmarch's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bibicornxx's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An absolutely stunning read, and I fell in love with Nesta more than I already had. She's a stunning example of self growth and learning to face your past and fight through it.

The relationship between her and Cassian is beautiful, but im just upset that nobody was shocked at their mating bond being revealed. I suppose the others must have already known and let the pair of them come into it themselves, but I feel like they deserved to reveal it to the rest of the court on their own terms, not have it be a truth universally known.

I found it was very easy to align with Nesta, I see a flame in her that I could only hope to possess, I only have a bad imitation. But all her anger, her grief and darkness I felt it so easily through her. And I am VERY glad that she fought back. I HATE when characters just collapse to others whims, but I should have known Nesta had more steel to her than most. She fought every step of the way, first herself and then the obstacles thrown at her.

Even though the larger plot was weaker than expected, I loved following Nesta's journey more than I could ever have guessed.

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calpal90's review against another edition

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emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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evawithane's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Starts out slow. I personally wasn't a fan of the main character until about halfway through the book due to the way she was portrayed in the earlier books - and by the end I found myself relating so much to her and rooting for her.

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