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

adventurous medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

There was a lot of sex in this book. Like, so much. But, the character development was much more detailed than in previous books in this series. I really appreciated the struggle that Nesta went through as she came to terms with her "new" status as Fae, accepting herself despite and even because of her faults and failures, and etc. I definitely started the book hating her, and ended with more acceptance for her character and path. As far as the plot, it definitely came second to Nesta's development, which was fine, it just felt very long and drawn out. Like, every couple of chapters we would get a plot development and ot was like "oh, right, there are other events happening". I really liked the heavy use of symbolism in the book, especially with things like the dark pit in the library, the stairs from the House of Wind to Velaris, the Valkyries, etc. My one gripe us that the author felt the the need to fully explain each instance of symbolism, which is nice because it takes the onus off the reader, but decreases the literary quality of the book. Although, with so much fairy sex, I guess there is a hard case for calling this literature, anyways.
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