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A Court of Silver Flames
by Sarah J. Maas
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't even know where to begin. Fuck this book. I have never, in all my years of reading, been so genuinely disappointed and frustrated with a book the way I was with this one. I fell in love with the ACOTAR series last year, and I've been having so much fun with it, but this book and the way it was written just left such a bad taste in my mouth. Everything I love about ACOTAR and it's characters were completely destroyed by a weak plot with an insufferable fmc that had shitty redemption and development. I admit, I already didn't like Nesta before, but I was actually had high hopes for her story and wanted to see why she was the way she was, and how she was going to fix her relationship with her sisters, especially Feyre, whom she's been awful to practically theri whole lives.
And yet, there was none of that. What I got was an absolute pornfest with cringy YA girlboss scenes and dialogues. Nesta and Cassian practically lost all the depth and chemistry they had in the previous books where they weren't even the main couple, mind you, and Nesta was given two strangers that became her replacement sisters, and allowed her to shove aside her issues with her actual sisters. Not to mention, every other character from the series was done so dirty and written in an uncharacteristically bad light in hopes of boosting Nesta's likeability, which didn't even fucking work.
And no, don't tell me that because it was in her point of view, it means that we are finally seeing Feyre, Rhysand and the Inner Circle for who they are and that the "rose tinted glasses" that Feyre "wore" in her point of view were gone. I think it's bullshit. A clear excuse to deflect how mischaracterized everyone else was, even Nesta, and how their personalities and dynamics were ruined in favor of furthering her conflict with them and advancing the "plot" of the book in the most lazy half-assed way. I'm so done.
And yet, there was none of that. What I got was an absolute pornfest with cringy YA girlboss scenes and dialogues. Nesta and Cassian practically lost all the depth and chemistry they had in the previous books where they weren't even the main couple, mind you, and Nesta was given two strangers that became her replacement sisters, and allowed her to shove aside her issues with her actual sisters. Not to mention, every other character from the series was done so dirty and written in an uncharacteristically bad light in hopes of boosting Nesta's likeability, which didn't even fucking work.
And no, don't tell me that because it was in her point of view, it means that we are finally seeing Feyre, Rhysand and the Inner Circle for who they are and that the "rose tinted glasses" that Feyre "wore" in her point of view were gone. I think it's bullshit. A clear excuse to deflect how mischaracterized everyone else was, even Nesta, and how their personalities and dynamics were ruined in favor of furthering her conflict with them and advancing the "plot" of the book in the most lazy half-assed way. I'm so done.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship
this book sucks. if youre a nesta hater/critic who wanted to see her change and become better, especially towards feyre, you WILL be disappointed. you have been warned.