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A review by matchafiction
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
… meh?
It was fine. That’s really all I can say. The good parts were GREAT as always but the meh parts kinda overshadowed the good parts.
This book, much like Wings & Ruin, spent so long filling pages for what felt like the sake of filling pages that it got REAL dull a third of the way in. The magical items, like several before them, felt overhyped and underwhelming. The villain of the story wasn’t really compelling and was honestly kinda predictable. And unfortunately Cassian and Nesta’s romance was just kinda boring to me.
It felt like a mediocre spinoff show, or an alright fanfiction. The ending of this book, much like all the previous ones, really fought to bring it back to four stars but it couldn’t get me back into it as well as previous ones.
Also, raise your hand if you knew there was no way Cas, Nesta, Feyre, Rhys, or the baby could die in this book because not only would it make very little narrative sense, but Ms. Maas has already revivified two MCs and cannot afford to do another one (✋).
It was fine. That’s really all I can say. The good parts were GREAT as always but the meh parts kinda overshadowed the good parts.
This book, much like Wings & Ruin, spent so long filling pages for what felt like the sake of filling pages that it got REAL dull a third of the way in. The magical items, like several before them, felt overhyped and underwhelming. The villain of the story wasn’t really compelling and was honestly kinda predictable. And unfortunately Cassian and Nesta’s romance was just kinda boring to me.
It felt like a mediocre spinoff show, or an alright fanfiction. The ending of this book, much like all the previous ones, really fought to bring it back to four stars but it couldn’t get me back into it as well as previous ones.
Also, raise your hand if you knew there was no way Cas, Nesta, Feyre, Rhys, or the baby could die in this book because not only would it make very little narrative sense, but Ms. Maas has already revivified two MCs and cannot afford to do another one (✋).