Review: A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4)

A Court of Silver Flames (A Court of Thorns and Roses #4)
By Sarah J Maas

Published By: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published By: February 16, 2021
Date Read: February 21, 2021
Genre: NA – Fantasy
Source: Bought
Format: Hardback
Pages: 768

From Goodreads:
Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she’s struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can’t seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.

The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre’s Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta’s orbit. But her temper isn’t the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.

Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.

Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other’s arms.

“If you think this training nonsense is going to result in your climbing into my bed, you’re delusional. I’d sooner let in a mangy street dog.”

“Oh, it’s not going to result in me climbing into your bed. You’ll climb into mine.”

There are no words I can ever say that will put my love of this book to justice. I personally wasn’t expecting all that much from A Court of Silver Flames. While I didn’t hate Nesta as some did, I didn’t particularly like her either, but as it is a book by Sarah, and I’ve loved all of her previous books, I just had to read it. I am so very glad that I did. Oh. My. Fucking. God! I was completely and utterly blown away by this book. It was nothing like what I was expecting… it was so, so much more. I loved every single, heartbreaking moment of this book. It was… in a word… perfection!

A Court of Silver Flames is very, very different from the previous books in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I was expecting that as it was a change in main character. However, I just was not expecting it to be this deep, meaningful and heartbreaking journey into Nesta’s mental health! I think anyone who has ever struggled with mental health before will be absolutely obsessed and in love with this book. It was such a beautiful journey!

Nesta is such a broken person and the self loathing that she goes through absolutely broke my heart. A Court of Silver Flames isn’t a plot heavy book. As a plot-driven reader, if I had heard this before reading it, I would have worried. Because I can’t cope with slow plot books. But the focus on Nesta’s mental health meant so much to me that I didn’t even notice. This book is a gorgeous journey of mental health awareness, healing, female empowerment and learning to love yourself first before anything else. This book broke my very soul and slowly put it back together again. I was sobbing so hard at one point that I couldn’t even see the words on the page. Nesta is officially my favourite Sarah J Maas character, I love her so much! She is absolutely my spirit animal.

A Court of Silver Flames was everything to me! I adored every single soul bearing, heartbreaking moment! This is without a doubt my favourite Sarah J Maas book to date. It was absolute perfection to me! This book is a heavy read but the ending makes it so worth the emotions that you will go through. I loved every single second of it and I am left dying for and theorising about the next book! Let the epic book hangover commence!

“Everyone deserves happiness. The road there isn’t easy. It is long, and hard, and often travelled utterly blind. But you keep going. Because you know the destination will be worthwhile.”

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