A Court of Silver Flames

3/5 stars

Nesta Archeron is not exactly a heart-warming individual. She has always been a headstrong woman that was not afraid to let her disappointment in others show. Despite her outwardly confident aura, she has never felt comfortable with herself. Especially not now that she is High Fae. When her family and friends finally draw the line, Nesta is sent to train with Cassian, the one person who gets under her skin more than anyone else. As the two train together and distant danger draws near, Nesta learns she can learn to love her family and herself. 

I knew that A Court of Silver Flames would not feature Feyre and Rhys like previous books, and I was not expecting to miss them as much as I did. I was able to tolerate Nesta’s behavior in previous books because there were always other characters with stories to follow. At approximately 750 pages, ACOSF was a lot. 

I recognize that Nesta was traumatized and needed to process her experiences, but I’m not sure I needed 500 pages of it sprinkled in with very steamy scenes. For a lot of the first half, the steam was the only thing really happening in the book. When Nesta’s personal growth finally began to pick up in the last 250 pages, I got interested. If this book had not been part of a series, I probably would have given up on it. 

I like Nesta and I like seeing her development. My issues with the book are more so to do with the plot, or lack thereof. ACOSF felt like a book meant solely for character development and a redemption arc. It felt like its sole purpose was to set the stage for future books. That’s fine. But for a book of this length, I was expecting a lot more to happen. 

Overall, my least favorite installment of the series. I’m hoping future books featuring Nesta highlight her fiery spirit and give her more of a plot to work with.