Reviews with content warning for Sexual violence - A Court of Silver Flames

To be honest, I was enjoying this book until the end. I don't want to be mean but I feel like Sarah J Maas just continuously bites off more then she can chew, which leaves the endings feeling so anti-climatic and blah. I honestly grew to like Nesta as I relate to her anger, frustration, and responses to trauma, but I found Cassian boring as hell. There is nothing I really got from him as a character that could be copy and pasted from other characters like Rhys. It feels realistic that Nesta isn't 100% healed at the end, and that is where I can give Maas props for not magically healing her and instead staying true to character. Plus, her friendship with Gwyn and Emerie truly warmed my heart, especially in a series so focused on romantic relationships it is nice to see some strong female friendships.

Yet, somehow she cannot nail the Briallyn plot line or Feyre pregnancy. Everything is magically, literally, resolved with Nesta's powers, which to this point in the novel she never learned anything about or to control, but somehow it works perfectly in the end. Plus, the tension was ratcheting up to this big fight and it literally took one chapter. Instead, we got a ton of chapters on the Rite, which honestly was interesting but then slapped on the shittiest ending to these huge plot points she had been talking about the whole book.

I would truly read the first parts of these books again, sans the sex, and enjoy it but cannot forgive Maas for her inability to write a good ending to big plot points like in the third book. If you are a super fan of this book feel free to read this but if you like I like a well written book, skip this.

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dark emotional 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

4.0

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adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

My favorite in the entire series. I adored reading this so so much. Beautiful.

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adventurous emotional fast-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

4.75

I will hear no slander of ACOSF. Nesta and Cassian. The Valkyrie’s. 🫶

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

4.5

This book was a slow start for me. I'm not sure if it was just the idea of getting emotionally invested with Nesta or the character herself, but it took time for me to get into this one but when I did, it was awesome. I love the friendship between the Valkyries. I'm excited for the rest of the series! (If we ever get them!)

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