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

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I did love this series (for what it was lol) and while I thought I would give this last book 4-5 stars, I think due to other books I read around the same time as this and after taking a break from reading it around 500 pages in - when I jumped back in it felt like a chore to finish. Normally I love the intense endings of Sarah J Mass’s books but this one felt a lot more predictable and
STOP RESURRECTING EVERY CHARACTER THAT “DIES”. If you’re gonna do the bit Sarah, commit to the bit! Not that I want these characters to die either but if in 3 out of 5 endings in this series it ends on a resurrection of one or multiple of the main characters, I just don’t feel as emotionally invested because I know that they’re just not gonna die.
I enjoyed this series for what it was - smutty, sexy, fun and adventure. It’s like watching love island - some seasons are absolute bangers and some are meh but you still watch them anyways. Don’t read these expecting a literary masterpiece - these are like reality tv in book form. They hook you and you have a hell of a great time reading them. I will however be taking a Sarah j Maas break for a while and going to find other authors/series that do something similar, haha. 
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