A Court of Silver Flames

"It's not a bad book for the series, but it is more of a spin-off or separate story. Maybe to show the direction of where the next book, that's in the works currently, is heading towards."

"Nesta’s character development is really interesting. I enjoyed this read and like the progression from Feyre to Nesta. I’m interested in what the next book(s) may reveal about Elain. "

"Is this the end of the series, or have I heard rumor of one more…..hope so, as I miss this series now that I’ve finished it! Silver Flames surprised me, as it shifts focus to Nesta, Feyre’s older sister, who is one of the more interesting characters mostly because she’s so unaccountably mean and nasty, whether you’re friend or foe. Ongoing twists, intrigue and attacks from unexpected quarters. All in all, a good finish (for now) to the ACOTAR series!"

"If I could give this book at 4.5 star rating, I would. The only thing holding me back from giving it a 5, is that I had to make it through half of the book before I was actually interested in much of the storyline. Throughout the whole series, I feel as if we were conditioned to hate Nesta. She always knew how to push everyone’s buttons, she never said the right thing, and she did a great job letting the people around her fall between the cracks. Although she did have a few moments where she let her heart peek through, she came off as a very cold hearted and selfish person. This alone was enough for me to be disinterested in an almost 800 page story about Nesta. However, somehow the impossible happened, and now I love Nesta. The careful character development and story arc really caught me off guard, but that’s what makes a good story- the unexpected. I never thought I would be rooting for Nesta to have these big moments to prove herself, because prior to this book, she was far from interfering. As you get deeper in the book, you realize the mental and emotional traumas that greatly contributed to her behaviors. You go from loathing the girl to feeling sorry for her and only wanting the other characters to get a glimpse of the insight that you as a reader uncover. Which let me tell you, the other characters do not miss a beat with the insults and constabtly making her apologize for basically existing. The overarching woman empowerment aspect is definitely present in this book. You go from Feyre needing a mans attention to help her navigate most of life once she enters the magical world, to Nesta where she is extremely independent. When she does seek advice, she has a close knit group of girl friends that she carefully works with. These other females too are emotionally, physically, and mentally wounded; so it’s only fitting that they work together to overcome their hardships. When there is a sliver of romance every now and then, you almost get a sense that it weakens her in a way at the beginning. The romance hinders her from working on herself and it’s not until she faces her issues head on, that she can embrace love at the same time. I will be the first to say that I didn’t root for Cassian and Nesta. Their dynamic made no sense to me….until this book. A character I loved so much, with my least favorite character didn’t sit well with me. In my experience, the whole opposites attract dynamic only lasts so long. That being said, these two fight off their natural attraction for so long, that when they finally let their guards down, it’s everything you could ever want for these two. I could do without the countless, and very vivid, spicy scenes. I’m not sure what the author was trying to prove here, but it was way too much for my liking…and I’m not sure it added much to the storyline that your imagination wouldn’t already fill in for you. Overall, I think this is my second favorite installment in the series. Although it took me a lot longer than I would have liked to make it through, once I hit that 50% mark, I sped through because I HAD to know what would happen next. So advice for future readers is to keep with it. It does it get better, and once you get past the parts that have you rolling your eyes (you’ll know what I mean when you get there), it’s really a beautiful story that has a powerful message intertwined within itself."

"Maas did a good job writing about how Nesta was dealing with depression and self loathing. Otherwise it was a weak plot. It was on the raunchy side of the south scale. Maas can usually get me to emote, opposite of Sanderson, who in my opinion is strong on plot-weak on characters."

"Book 5 ACATOR- I was shocked and extremely happy to learn this book was Cassian and Nesta’s perspective! It is 15 months after the war and Nesta is struggling with PTSD and the Night Court steps in to help bring her back from the brink. "

"I liked this one way better than the others. She is a better character than Feyra. "

"everyone’s sleeping in casssian OMG😘😘😘😘😘😍"

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"It took me about six months to finish this book, not because the story was terrible, because it was amazingly written by Sarah J Mass like always. However, I found it very difficult to empathize with Nesta, especially since the series began from Feyre’s point of view. I wasn’t a big fan of getting Nesta's side of the story, and even in the end, I still don’t feel the way she treated people was justified. I understand the deeper meaning of miserh loves company, and she was going through deep-rooted issues within herself. I like her character growth in the end and the relationship she built with Gwyn and Emerie. My favorite part of the book was them going through the blood rite. However, it was tough to empathize with Nesta, and even in the end, I’m still not her biggest fan, but I respect her a bit more. On another note, I have to say I’m not a big fan of the pregnancy trope between Rhys and Feyre. I do think it’s sweet and lovely that they now have a cute little family. But it’s a let down for me as we watched Feyre work to be stronger and a badass in the first few books just to become a mother extremely soon kind of killing that trajectory she was on. I still loved the story and the way it was written. I don’t agree with some of the character choices, but it still made it a great story."