A review by sp00ky_n3rd
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I am SO conflicted on how to rate this book.
On one hand, Nesta is such an annoying character, and I disliked her for most of the book. On the other hand, Maas has written trauma, addiction, mental health, and the road to recovery SO WELL.
I was also so frustrated reading this because the story was drawing me in and kept getting interrupted by an unnecessary amount of really explicit sex scenes. Both the amount of them and how explicit they were was unnecessary. In some way, they were relevant to the story, but it was not balanced well with the story at all.
How badly balanced the book is had me so sure I was gonna rate it 3 stars max all the way through UNTIL the last couple of hundred pages. As it got to the end, Maas actually gave us the meat of the story and the tension and drama that made the rest of the series so good.
I tentatively say 3.5 stars, but it's a hard one to rate.
On one hand, Nesta is such an annoying character, and I disliked her for most of the book. On the other hand, Maas has written trauma, addiction, mental health, and the road to recovery SO WELL.
I was also so frustrated reading this because the story was drawing me in and kept getting interrupted by an unnecessary amount of really explicit sex scenes. Both the amount of them and how explicit they were was unnecessary. In some way, they were relevant to the story, but it was not balanced well with the story at all.
How badly balanced the book is had me so sure I was gonna rate it 3 stars max all the way through UNTIL the last couple of hundred pages. As it got to the end, Maas actually gave us the meat of the story and the tension and drama that made the rest of the series so good.
I tentatively say 3.5 stars, but it's a hard one to rate.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Eating disorder, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Blood