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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

50 reviews

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, War, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

caitlinspeachyreads's review

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Classism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Body horror, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, Gore, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Medical trauma

luminescify's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I started this book last year in August and it took me an eon to get through. The pacing was really slow - as is expected of an SJM book - until the last 200 pages or so. 

Nesta's character development is the primary focus of this book which was awesome, I don't hate her anymore, however I feel that a solid 90% of this book was filler, and the same mundane shit over and over and over again.

That being said, I enjoyed the sibling relationships and watching Nesta allow herself to heal and receive love despite believing that she deserves it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Bullying, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

littlered22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

Went into this hating Nesta and came out attached to her, relating to her and feeling like I healed some reading this. Give it a chance if you've loved the series this far in

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Torture, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Addiction, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, and Gore

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

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Body horror

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

elsri's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Rating purely because of the last third of the book, as I disliked Nesta's character in the first two thirds (she wasn't in tune with her character in the series, which made her my favorite character before reading this book).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Grief

Minor: Bullying and Pregnancy

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

mamareadstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

This might have been my favorite in this series. We finally get to know Nesta and all her flaws, insecurities, fears and hopes, strengths and weaknesses. She is far from perfect, but she feels real and that is a refreshing twist to the perfect fantasy girl trope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Body horror, Sexual content, Gore, Rape, Confinement, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Violence