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A Court of Silver Flames (Part 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

57 reviews

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.75

I’m speechless. A Court of Silver Flames was so good. Watching Nesta and Cassian’s transformations honestly made me cry and watching Feyre & Rhy’s struggles pulled at my heart. I wish there had been more Mor & Az appearances, I also think Elain could have been more present. The spice was unbelievably good. All in all, I could have used more plot, but honestly Sarah J. Maas did not let us down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, War, and Torture

hapalyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Gore, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Torture, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Grief, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, and Alcohol

made1ine's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Months after the war with Hybern, Nesta is still estranged from her sisters and the rest of the Night Court. Finally, Feyre gives Nesta an ultimatum: she can start going to training with Cassian every day and work in the library in the House of Wind...or be banished to the human lands. Angrily, Nesta agrees—but she won’t acquiesce that easily. It doesn’t help that she’s now spending hours a day with Cassian, the one person who always seems to set off her anger—or worse, her desire. Though the war has ended, peace is fragile, and the human queens are up to something that Nesta, Cassian, and the other members of the Night Court must prevent...or go to war again.

I was underwhelmed by the ACOTAR series when I first started reading them (partly because they had been so hyped up on booktok, and probably also because I listened to the audiobooks...mistake), so I didn’t have high hopes for A Court of Silver Flames. I surprised myself by enjoying it more than the others, though the plot is still just as confusing. The biggest difference I felt between this book and the previous several was the importance of the female relationships. Though Feyre has some female friends, their relationships never felt as fleshed out as Nesta’s friendships with Emerie and Gwyn. Also—and I am fully aware that this is a very unpopular opinion—I never liked Rhys all that much, and seeing him from Nesta’s point of view only supported that opinion. Cassian, on the other hand… (My favorite of the “bat boys” is still Azriel, though, so I’m holding out hope that one of Maas’ upcoming books will be about him

...and Gwyn, perhaps?? I never cared all that much for the Azriel/Elain pairing (she is just too boring, I’m sorry) but I want him to find a happy ending, and I loved Gwyn!

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Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the vibe of the ending):

Happpy! But still plenty of room for sequels because God forbid these poor idiots have a minute of rest.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

0701mango's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Blood, Grief, and War

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Ableism, Domestic abuse, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Kidnapping

The female lead in this story (Nesta) is deeply mentally troubled and the ups and downs of her illness and recovery are featured heavily in the book.

There is also involvement of some other women who have in the past been sexually assaulted and/or physically abused or mutilated

simono_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Torture, and Toxic relationship

oceanw1's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexism

luckynikki's review against another edition

2.25

The spice was good, but I cannot get over the fact that

Rhys literally took away Feyre’s bodily autonomy and lied to her. And that when nesta tells her about the wings and what that truly means, it’s seen as the worst thing she has ever done when it was absolutely the right thing to do. </spoilers>
For a book that tries to have so many themes of girl boss, feminism, ect the better route would have been

for feyre to be informed of potentially dying and deciding to keep the baby with fully informed consent.Maybe this just strikes a particular nerve in me since I am a L&D nurse that has seen this play out with real people. A++ on the C-Section rep tho. 

The fact that in the end

all is forgiven without any consequences

is so hand wavey it bugs me

For all the book was hyped up to be, it is by far the worst book in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

I will admit that I put off reading this for a little while because I heard that it was basically porn, and graphic sex scenes make me uncomfy. While there was alot (alot) of sex in this book, I felt like there was definitely still enough plot and character development to keep me interested. I loved that SJM really explored trauma healing in this novel, and chose a less explored method of coping for Nesta. While I don't personally identify with her method of coping, I do identify with her trauma and mental health struggles, and found the representation very relatable and raw. I also love Nesta's whole badass Goddess of Death vibe in this book. When paired with Cassian's spicy cinnamon roll characterization, the dynamic is *chef's kiss.* Only docking a star because I can physically only read different words for genitalia so many times before I perish. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Alcoholism