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A Court of Silver Flames (Graphic Audio Part 1 & 2) by Sarah J. Maas

106 reviews

jena_wren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, and Pregnancy

egurgens's review against another edition

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

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

4.5

I really struggled to get into this book because Feyre is no longer the main character, instead it's Nesta. We get a bit of  a glimpse of post-war Nesta in a Court of Frost and Starlight, but we really get to see who Nesta is in this book. It took about 200 pages at least for me to really begin to enjoy the book, because Nesta is just SO miserable in the beginning. However, I think it's really important for the readers to understand that Nesta isn't mean and miserable and defiant because she wants to be, but because she's really struggling with her own mental health, and is afraid to let anyone get close again. 
Once I got into this book, I began to INHALE it. The reintroduction of the Valkyries? Hell yes. Empowering battered women to be able to stand up for themselves and defend themselves if needed? Loved it. The very spicy scenes and the love interest? I'm drooling. The plot was amazing, with Rhys, Feyre, Cassian, and Azriel recovering from the war, only to find a new enemy and artifacts, which only Nesta has the power to find. That was a brilliant way to bring Nesta into the fold of the court, even begrudgingly, and to enable the court to begin to see her in a new light. 
No worries for anyone who is afraid that Feyre won't be present in the story, she definitely is, but is more of a side character here. But she is still present and as lovely and lovable and fierce as ever. I'm super excited for the next book and what new perspectives that offers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Dysphoria, Excrement, Physical abuse, War, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

kriti's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

haileyeden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and War

mikcarrington's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.75

So good. Overall, I just expected more from the plot. Definitely much more emotional and mental health-focused than her other works, which I really appreciated, but I also think it needs a tad more development. 

I'm also not much of a fan of the she-loses-her-powers-in-the-end trope. Not that badass Valkyrie Nesta needs powers. But still.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

khloereads86's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief, Death, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Mental illness and Violence

Minor: Rape, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexism, Confinement, Child death, Blood, and Addiction

lea_talisa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I absolutely adored A Court of Silver Flames. It’s not my favorite book of the series but I still love it. 

Nesta is auch an interesting character and though I know I know a lot of people don’t like her, she’s grown to be one of my favorites. The whole time I knew there was way more beneath her shell than she was letting everyone see and I think this is a big part why I can relate with her and enjoyed reading her and Cassian’s story.

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After so much plot in the house of wind in Velaris I wished to see more of Nesta’s and Cassians hiking trip through the mountains after they reached the lake. In general I wish there was more of them together after everything’s settled.

I loved to see Nesta’s emotional development and how the focus was on her inner troubles and how she struggled with herself.

Literally the only thing I didn’t like was Mor‘s absence because I love her and the whole group dynamics so much and just wish there would’ve been more of that.

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I don’t even know what else to say about this book apart from again emphasizing how much I loved it. I missed Velaris and the Inner Circle so much and even though the atmosphere was different than in the first books I loved to be back with my favorite characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Torture, Miscarriage, and Alcoholism

enchantedobjects's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage

Mature

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