A review by amandamagdic
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Ok wow....so sooo many thoughts on this. TO avoid spoilers I'm going to stick with a shorter more vague review. While I never hated Nesta I also wasn't her biggest fan. This book has totally changed my opinion of her. She is still by no means my favorite character but SJM has made me able to sympathize with her and make me root for her success. I LOVE the growth and vulnerability we saw for her in this book. She redeems herself in small pieces as opposed to one big act which was refreshing and more true to life. From the foresight of the needs she saw in the library priestesses, to the care and tenderness she had for them and Emerie, it was nice to see she could care for someone's feelings other than her own. I really enjoyed watching them all train and the idea behind using old Valkyrie principals. And the persona and strength this took on for them. 

There were some twists I saw coming though not in the way I expected them. And some that just totally caught you off guard and made you have to put the book down for a minute so you could compose yourself. I loved all the smut in this book giving it just enough heat as it moved out of that slow burn trope.

What I will put out is the multitude of trigger warnings for: sexual content, sexual assault, numbing with sex, numbing with alcohol, alcohol abuse. graphic violence, coarse language, labour complications. 

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