A Court of Silver Flames

I've never written a review on here before but I'm so shocked by the hate for this book that I felt compelled to.

I absolutely loved this book and think that it's actually the best written of the entire ACOTAR series.

I had read everyone saying that the Inner Circle is so out of character in this book before I started reading, and then I started and kept waiting for this shocking and dramatic behaviour but it never came? People complained that this book ruined Feysand, and again, I'm left wondering where/how? I think given that this book is entirely from the perspective of Cassian and Nesta that we get a different point of view of the IC characters, but nothing out of character... I think Rhys not revealing to Feyre that he thought odds were very good she would die trying to birth their baby really had people up in arms, but I felt that was perfectly in character for him - a character who in the past has kept things from loved ones which he feared would hurt them in the (sometimes vain) hope that he'd be able to fix it before they'd ever find out. Am I saying this was the right thing to do? No. Am I saying it's realistic that one might do that, and realistic for Rhys, a character who has done this in the past, to do it? Absolutely.

SJM absolutely nails Nesta's character development/arc in this story, I think in a more satisfying way than for any other character in the series. Maybe it's just because I'm in a murky place mentally right now, but I found reading Nesta's story straight up inspiring. I honestly question how you could hate her at the end of this book, or any of the characters, for that matter. These characters are flawed and therefore very real, something which I appreciate when I'm reading a book.

If I had one critique of this book, it's that the ending wrapped up a tad quickly, but other than that - very solid read.

I don't know, guys... all I'll say is, if you're hesitating to read this book because of all of the aggressively hateful reviews online, try to set them aside and give it a chance. I was disappointed at first that this wasn't from Feysand's POV to the point that I thought about skipping it, and then I read it and it became my favourite book of the series. If you want to follow a very satisfying character growth arc, the spiciest smut of the entire series, and a story that highlights the incredible powers of unconditional love and friendship (I am obsessed with the Valkyries and their smutty book club and sleepovers) , give this a read – you won't regret it.