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A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

103 reviews

hereiskyra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Holy cow did that book give me whiplash. At first I genuinely considered it a chore. At least the first 15% of this book, I couldn’t wait for it to be over. I think I had such a positive attachment to Cassian alteady and such a negative view of Nesta that I genuinely could not see myself cheering for them.

That changed in a matter of like one chapter. I got a glimpse of that chemistry and it just kept getting better and better from there. Don’t get me wrong, I still wanted to smack Nesta in the forehead from time and time and say “what the hell are you doing, stupid?,” but honestly the two of them make sense and I feel like the amount of pain and time it too for them to make it work made their bond even stronger.

I was surprised how much I grew to understand and empathize with her over the course of this book. I really had a strong dislike, borderline hatred for her when I started… but, of course, trauma and the building of defense mechanisms can tend to harden a person over time and I think that’s untimately what happened to her. And she needed the right person to soften her just a little bit and allow for some trust so she could let down her guard a little. It was some of the best character development I’ve seen.

When she wielded all of the powerful things at once to save her sister, who let’s be honest - she’s been horrible to for most of her life, it gutted me. I didn’t think this book was going to make me emotional but there I was crying over what was essentially my least favorite character for 4 books.

And we’re not even going to touch on Feyre and Rhys and how utterly terrified I was for them for 15% of this book. Thanks, SJM!

And boy… this one was spicyyyyyy. 🥵

These two were horny (and dirty) as hell and I was here for it! The tension and the build up was perfect. And I loved the chemistry they had.

This series was a ride and a half. I LOVE two of these books with all my heart… I like one… and the other two almost put me to sleep. So, it’s not going to be my favorite series of all time (but I’ll definitely read the next when it come out 😉), but I enjoyed it a lot and I see the magic and the charm in it. I loved so many of the characters and the world they live in. I will miss it!

Tropes:

Forced Proximity

Friends-with-Benefits to Lovers

Spice:

3.5 🌶️

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tabea1409's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

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elizabethortiz96's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

Okay...that was a lot.
Overall I loved this book. I felt like Nesta's journey was written so well and took so much time - like it was really great how it wasn't too easy, it really showed her progress and setbacks repeatedly, which felt realistic. Also her and cassian - yum. But then all of a sudden it was like she realized she'd written 680 pages and suddenly had to wrap it up and then crammed everything into the last 70 pages. There's so much left unresolved - like the entire autumn court, Tamlin, the rumbling war... like I need her to write more asap. Also as much as I loved the story, I missed hearing about Rhys, Feyre, and the rest of the people in the central group. I wish it'd been more balanced.
Having said all that I feel like the majority of the book was brilliant, which is why I gave it 5 stars - just an unsatisfying ending.

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matchstickdarling's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

By far the best of the series. There's actual chemistry between the two main characters and their personalities are much more present. Also the smut levels are just excellent

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l0053yn0053y's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

2.0

I was able to get through the first 2 books of the ACOTAR series with ease because of how well the plot carried me through the story, I needed to know what happened next. The third and fourth I read at a reasonable pace because I was hoping it would get better.
This was such a slow read! I had a hard time because I didn't really enjoy Nesta's character from the first 4 books and Cassian just didn't seem like he was a very dimensional character to begin with...he was a very stereotypical support character, the barbarian of the group.

I will start with the good.

As Nesta works through her trauma she does face challenges that push her to become a respectful likeable character as she realizes her true worth. I think it showed a wonderful character development on her end. But how that development comes about...it just all felt very forced. I felt like all of the characters were very 2-dimensional besides Nesta. The plot was a bit sloppy and very rushed at the end....the sex scenes just seemed to be added to spice up the plot but it didn't make sense nor was it a healthy way for both Nesta and Cassian's characters to help with her healing...it just didn't flow as the first 2 books did. It also seemed a bit of a repeat of the second book just with more focus on the training side....and my biggest gripe with this book is HOW THE FUCK CAN THEY HEAL A MAN WITH GUTS HANGING OUT OF HIM BUT THEY CANNOT PERFORM A CESARIAN PREGNANCY??? This was the biggest issue I had as it was supposed to be the big conflict where the story turns but I just found it so ridiculous. I also knew that none of the characters would die so I didn't care....I was hoping just for it to be some poetic justice that Nesta might sacrifice herself and save Feyre and Nyx or something drastic...but similar to the third one, the ending was rushed, everyone nearly died, but everyone was saved in the end...go team! Then when Cassian and Nesta realize they were mates just felt so underwhelming and glossed over....Then the bonus chapters I wish hadn't been included because Azriel just seemed all out of character and there hasn't been any growth/development that the reader has seen so it just didn't seem like the right place and time to introduce that side of the story. I really hope she wraps up the Az/Elain/Lucien triangle and Feyre fucking follows up on her promise to Vassa...how long is that temporary release? I bet when the characters return it won't be long...Maas has to build the tension somehow...

I was absolutely in love with this series but have slowly had my appreciation shifted to losing it as the plot line has gotten sloppy and so have the characters....

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rivierareads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

The only ACOTAR book that made me cry. Well-written with an interesting plot. I could not put this down

and this book definitely wins the best smut award for Nesta x Cassian

. The messages about hope sometimes felt a bit cheesy / over-the-top / in-your-face but it’s a nice message and not too constant. I guess my biggest complaint is that it felt like the plot was very elaborate and intriguing only for a lot of it to end up in a wash in the ends. But overall excellent, fun to read, with believable character development and relationships (SO important!).

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itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

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

4.75

I had my reservations but I’m so glad I stuck it out, prob one of my favorites of the whole series.

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spatterson7's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring tense slow-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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hannahfitz's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful 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

3.5

Very different from the other books in the series in a good way.

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padgeandpajamas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

The writing is simplistic and many phrases are reused, I may have enjoyed a more complex style. However reading this book was easy and entertaining, and felt like home. I’m sad to have finished the series.

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