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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

242 reviews

jordanmachelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

5.0

best one in the series EASILY. not a fantasy girl, but overall this series was a fun change from my usual books.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

hollyndaise's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent

bookbelle5_17's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

Review of A Court of Silver Flames

By: Sarah J. Maas

            Feyre has given Nesta some time hoping it will change her, but she has gotten worse.  She’s spending Feyre and Rhysand’s money going to taverns and sleeping around with any Fae male that crosses her path.  Feyre gives her sister an ultimatum, get her shit together and train with Cassian or be cast out into the human world.  Nesta agrees to train with Cassian, but only pretends to cooperate. Cassian has his hands full and must help her heal with her PSTD, like Rhys did for Feyre.  Meanwhile, a threat is looming in the background from the human queens, and Nesta might be the best weapon they got.

            Nesta Archeron is my least favorite, not counting Tamlin, whom I hate, but once again Maas proves she can change my mind about a character.  This one has a lot of similarities to ACOMAF as it deals with a lot of the same themes such as PSTD and grief.  The romance starts the same, but Nesta is a bit meaner to Cassian than Feyre was to Rhys.  At least Nesta didn’t throw a shoe at him, but she’d probably would have thrown a dagger instead.  Nesta is full of female rage and has mixed feelings about her father and Feyre.  She resents Feyre but won’t acknowledge her own part in the terrible things that happened to them.  Feyre took care of them while Nesta didn’t bother to do anything, and she saved Elaine from the King Hybern and the cauldron.  Nesta’s one redeeming quality is her love for Elaine, but she’s almost too protective.  Nesta also loves Feyre and appreciates her, and she also realizes it’s easier to blame Feyre than admit her own faults.  As for her father, Nesta feels their father abandon them, but he brings a ship named after Nesta to rescue them during the war.  He also sacrifices himself and the last thing he says is he loves Nesta before his neck was broken while she froze up.  She is triggered by certain sounds that remind her of his death.  She pushes everyone away even Elaine and Amren, but Cassian won’t give up on her.  Being in Nesta’s head allowed us to understand her and feel sympathy for her, though I still got frustrated with her.  We get a different side of Cassian as well, that isn’t as lighthearted and easy going, but a version of him that still struggles with his own demons.  I liked the new characters who became friends with Nesta and could relate to her.  They don’t judge her, especially since they have their own trauma’s that they experienced.  This book also includes the actual blood rite being played out with Nesta and her friends being forced into it.  The magical objects and the confrontation with the human queen who was turned into a crone by cauldron was a fun and cool part of the story, but it wasn’t the main point of plot and I wonder if Maas will continue building this threat.  Yes, once again we have some intense and hot sex scenes that are detailed, and it was awkward listening to it via audio book.  This one has a different narrator, and she does a great job portraying Nesta’s emotions.  I enjoyed this one and am excited for the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

irishrose7777's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

book_dragon_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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

2.0

It was so SLOW. 
I really enjoyed the ending and the valkyrie storyline but Nestas mental health healing was very weird

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent and Sexual harassment

not_asha01's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Confinement, Alcoholism, Rape, War, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Cursing, Blood, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, Bullying, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder

annesophiekeita's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ce n’est pas mon tome préféré, mais je dois dire objectivement que c’est le meilleur que SJM ai écrit jusqu’ici. malgré certains événements assez prévisibles c’était satisfaisant de plonger à travers ce livre (qui a été plutôt rapide à lire ??).

ps : si vous avez moins de 18 ans et/ou que les scènes de sexe explicite vous mettre mal à l’aise, ne lisez pas ce livre ;)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Child abuse

Minor: Torture

prettynerdy3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexism, War, Torture, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

bookswithsara8'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Grief, Physical abuse, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Rape, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Misogyny

paigeinabook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Body horror, Excrement, Hate crime, Addiction, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Cursing, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Gore, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy