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

60 reviews

rachelshubin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

I’m not a huge book crier but I’m probably going to cry every time I think about A Court of Silver Flames. I truly think it deserves six stars, it was perfection - this book literally has everything I love and need in a book. True friendships, found family, putting in the hard work on yourself, facing your demons, character development that makes you cry, real romantic relationships that require truth and effort. As many tense/stressful and sad moments there were in this book, there were equal funny quotes, banter, and spice (which added so much complexity and fun to the plot without detracting from it). 

As I said in my other ACOTAR book reviews, there are so many stories going on, so many subplots in the four parts of this book. But the world is woven so well that it’s so easy to know all the characters and avoid confusion. The writing is vivid and descriptive, I can so easily picture it all happening in my mind as I read. It took me a week to read this book but don’t let that fool you, I was trying to comprehend and savor it. Plus, annotating adds extra time. I got to spend so much time with my favorite found family!

Nesta was such a complex character to develop. The reader goes from not liking her to (if you’re anything like me) realizing that you are in fact, a Nesta. I never expected to love her more than Feyre, to relate to her in deep ways that make me actually emotional to think about. If I was going to give an example or mention my top two character developments of all time (that all authors should look to) it’s Nesta and Severus Snape. I am truly really blown away by her development. Her friendship with Emerie and Gwyn is so special. 

Cassian is such a lovable bat boy. He grows so much in this book and I love that we got his POV too! It was so needed. The way he cares for everyone is really wonderful. He is definitely a top book boyfriend. He and Rhys are definitely rivaling my top spot (Azriel too even though we haven’t gotten his book yet). I had no doubts about Cassian, ever. 

A Court of Silver Flames is my favorite ACOTAR book (never did I expect it to unseat ACOMAF!!) I may have to sleep on it but I’m pretty sure that I can say ACOSF is my favorite book of all time. I’m also not sure how Sarah J. Maas expects me to read anything else ever again???? The bar is so fucking high

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Torture, War, and Sexual violence

readingwithtara's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book completely changed my opinion on Nesta and whilst i went in dreading reading from her POV i finished the book wanting to read more of her. This book is my favourite out of the series which has completely surprised me. I understand and actually resonate with Nesta now and i loved the sisterhood that was found in this book and the overall bonding of Nesta and the priestesses. I was so interested in them when they were first mentioned and im glad we got to explore that library and them in this book. I also finally got my amazing and bloodied and gruesome battle at the end that i wished was in ACOMAF and that i wished we got from Feyre that Nesta was so eager to show. There are just 2 things i would say against this book and that would be the lack of Morrigan (i hope she gets her own book) and the spicy scenes whilst i love me some good smut and im not saying they were badly written scenes more so it was just an overwhelming amount when you consider how milder the previous books were so i felt myself just skimming over them to get back to badass Nesta. Ending on a positive note this book was also written a-lot better than the previous books the writing of the others felt very receptive and certain sayings were receptively used ( watery bowels, vomiting , crude gesture etc) that made the books hard to read but this book was in my opinion written quite well and i enjoyed the writing alot more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

Although it took me about an entire month to read it, the 750 pages were worth it! At first I was skeptical of the third person POV, but it really suited Nesta and Cassian’s story. I loved how the focus shifted between the two seamlessly, between romance and action, between lust and rage. Nesta’s character development was outstanding and happened naturally across the pages, not just all at once at the end. Once again, the last 100 pages were INTENSE and ruined me, but they were fearless and passionate and so fitting to the characters’ separate arcs.

I adored the friendship and found family between Nesta, Gwyn, and Emerie, and even the House. Nesta realizing that she did deserve love even after all of the horrible things that happened before was a satisfying plot point, even if it took her a long time to get there. We love a proper redemption story.

It was funny and sometimes ridiculous (in a good way) how Nesta and Cass tried to act like FWB for much of the book, but they were NEVER that casual. They both literally risked their lives for each other on PURPOSE before they’d ever even KISSED. It was way too laughable how they both pretended to not care for one another, and how spectacularly they failed. So stubborn, the both of them.

“The music was no longer the most beautiful thing in existence. He was.”

The grit, the determination, the unbridled power unleashed(!!!!)…. All of the right relationships gained. The SPICE!!

An incredible read, even despite the Wattpad direction that Rhys and Feyre’s story went (I still love them sooooo much but the pregnancy storyline was a little too Breaking Dawn for me). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Confinement, Cursing, Medical trauma, Death, Bullying, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, War, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Self harm, Classism, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

ashlyncherie's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

This is my second read of this book, about a year later. Rereading this one, I realize just how bad it is compared to all the other books that she’s written across-the-board. So many lazy moments of writing and missed opportunities. So many plot holes and things that totally didn’t make sense. Could’ve done without all the outrageous smut that wasn’t even good. It just felt too porn-y. However,

all the references to connections to crescent city and foreshadowing is the main reason why I reread it and the main reason why anyone should read it

. I think that a lot of people can relate to Ness‘s journey, but I don’t know if it’s a good thing if you do, since she’s so horrible. By the end, she’s come around, so you kind of forget how bad she was. But she really was absolutely horrible for 70% of the book and all the others. I think that a big reason why I can’t relate or don’t enjoy that character arc is that I have to deal with a Nesta for a sister in my own life except it only gets worse, and I don’t need to read more about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Torture, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

Once again, my sincerest and deepest apologies to Mrs. Sarah J. Maas for ranking this a 3/5 the first time I read it. I did not understand your vision. 

Nesta has always been, and will always be, the best character in this entire series. The first go around I did not understand why there was so much extra lore and seemingly random side plots. I felt they distracted from Nesta’s emotional journey (which is impeccably written!) and the plot seemed too disjointed. It turns out all of the side quests in this book were actually so necessary for the next steps in the series and I just wasn’t paying attention because I was too distracted by the next time Cassian would be on the page. 

I maintain that the end of this book is absolutely chaotic and the Edward-and-Bella-fication of Rhys and Feyre is criminal, but not enough to warrant a mid-level rating. Again, sorry, Sarah! I recognize Silver Flames for the top tier book that it is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

The most beautiful perfect book ever- made me feel so seen in the mental health aspect as well. Can’t wait for the next one in the series<3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Ableism, Addiction, Rape, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, War, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit

ursimae's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Toxic relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Addiction, Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexism, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Classism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

howboutjane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Loved every minute of this read. I experienced every emotion and ended with one of the most insane book hangovers I've ever had. Nesta's story is just so gripping. If I could I would pay to have it wiped from my memory just so I could experience it again.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Domestic abuse

ggwweenn1's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I'm crying in the club I swear 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I was wrong to hate on the SJM books! I eat my words!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual assault, Torture, Vomit, War, and Sexism

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War