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A review by smiles_is_reading1
A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
I have always paid attention to Nesta’s character and how underestimated her suffering is, always portrayed as the oldest, cruel and cold-hearted sister who neglected her family, but it has always been obvious that she was in pain, her character is different from Elain and Fyre, she was born a wolf and forced to hide her claws.
Her journey was astonishing, how she dealt with her trauma, depression and self-hatred is remarkable, completely different from Fyre, and it deserves the 620 pages that took her to heal, though book was fast paced despite the length. I HATE how the Inner circle especially Fyre dealt with Nesta’s depression, it was so FURIOUS, and every time they mention or speak to her either disrespectfully or scorn her. She needed support from her sisters and they were not there. Inviting her to a part and keep insisting she live her life and join them doesn’t count as help. Chapter 50 was tearful for me, her emotional collapse and when everything was clashed. The friendship she developed with Emerie and Gwyn is momentous and I feel in love with them, their background and personality, they’re the ones who provided her with the support she needed to heal. The House of Wind was a character itself and I am a sucker for setting-become-character.
Cassian and Nesta relationship development was distinctive, how Cassian had faith in her and kept reaching and waiting for her even when her own family did not, though I was not a big fan of the several smut scenes not cuz of smut but cuz at some point it was just too much (though in some points cuz his was I wanted to shove Truth Teller in his guts and make him swallow it🙂)
There was no much of the plot and it was not a huge part of this book, a lot of retrospective scenes and again with the repetitive words “could have sworn” is growing old
.
Her journey was astonishing, how she dealt with her trauma, depression and self-hatred is remarkable, completely different from Fyre, and it deserves the 620 pages that took her to heal, though book was fast paced despite the length. I HATE how the Inner circle especially Fyre dealt with Nesta’s depression, it was so FURIOUS, and every time they mention or speak to her either disrespectfully or scorn her. She needed support from her sisters and they were not there. Inviting her to a part and keep insisting she live her life and join them doesn’t count as help. Chapter 50 was tearful for me, her emotional collapse and when everything was clashed. The friendship she developed with Emerie and Gwyn is momentous and I feel in love with them, their background and personality, they’re the ones who provided her with the support she needed to heal. The House of Wind was a character itself and I am a sucker for setting-become-character.
Cassian and Nesta relationship development was distinctive, how Cassian had faith in her and kept reaching and waiting for her even when her own family did not, though I was not a big fan of the several smut scenes not cuz of smut but cuz at some point it was just too much (though in some points cuz his was I wanted to shove Truth Teller in his guts and make him swallow it🙂)
There was no much of the plot and it was not a huge part of this book, a lot of retrospective scenes and again with the repetitive words “could have sworn” is growing old
.