evelynemarcil 's review for:

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
1.0

What he **** was this?

- Why is it that Tamlin, suffering from trauma and being overprotective of Feyre, is a jerk and deserves to die, while Rhysand, being anxious and overprotective of Feyre, is great?
- Why is it that everyone denying Feyre autonomy means well, except for Tamlin? Show me on the doll where Tamlin hurt you.
- Rhysand is an anti-choice piece of garbage.
- Are Rhysand's actions acceptable because Feyre is pregnant? Does it mean that pregnant people are nothing but incubators and deserve no autonomy?
- Nesta went from being strong and feisty, to being moppy and a sloppy drunk. How disappointing.
- Overall, I have the "my trauma is making me stronger" trope. TRAUMA IS NOT A CHARACTER ARC

I feel like my impressions from previous books hold: the author has some good ideas, but she does not possess the skills to write her ideas into a subtle, compelling story. Everything feels like a bull in a china shop