A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas
Title: A Court of Silver Flames (ACOTAR #4)
Author:Sarah J. Maas
Publisher: Bloomsbury 2021
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 757
Rating: 3/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Fall TBR; Finishing the Series
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.
Up until this volume, I adored this series. I loved seeing Feyre find her place and make a family. I loved the political dealings between all the factions. I loved the romance of it all. But then we get to this volume and I am very disappointed. I really really disliked Nesta from her first appearance and I’ve never warmed up her all. She was so incredibly hateful towards Feyre and everyone else throughout the entire series that I just couldn’t connect to her. Even when we get an incredibly long book focused on her, I still don’t care. I really disliked how she treated Cassian. Even with her connections to Emerie and Gwen, I didn’t care about Nesta. I would have loved to have had the story focused on Emerie and Gwen or even Elain. Instead. I pushed myself through 750 pages of whiny angry Nesta. Even the spicy scenes couldn't temp me to give it a higher rating. So much was left undone at the end of this book. I just couldn’t.
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