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bellsdixon 's review for:
A Court of Silver Flames
by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The writing is fun, the battle scenes are great, I’d die for the Valkyries and the Emerie/Gwyn/Nesta friendship, and Nesta herself is a great protagonist. However *SPOILERS AHEAD*
Sarah J Maas really needs to research how to write about mental health properly. Huge TWs around the way the MFC is treated, including a horrendously botched intervention scene, forced confinement and one character literally telling a suicidal protagonist shes a “waste of life”. I really enjoyed the plot and action of this but feel troubled about someone with Nesta’s issues reading it when the behaviour of the “helpful” other characters is deemed not just acceptable, but like they’re doing her a favour.
Sarah J Maas really needs to research how to write about mental health properly. Huge TWs around the way the MFC is treated, including a horrendously botched intervention scene, forced confinement and one character literally telling a suicidal protagonist shes a “waste of life”. I really enjoyed the plot and action of this but feel troubled about someone with Nesta’s issues reading it when the behaviour of the “helpful” other characters is deemed not just acceptable, but like they’re doing her a favour.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Pregnancy, War
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail