Watching Nesta and her girls fight to overcome their trauma, to grow from the things they had suffered instead of letting it keep them broken, was incredibly empowering.
ACOSF deals a lot with various traumas, particularly focusing on the multiple forms of violence against women. Not necessarily because battle looms, but as a way to work through some of the aforementioned issues. The vast majority of the book is spent watching Nesta and, later, her friends, training to become battle-ready.
If you love training montages, this is definitely the book for you. I was incredibly impressed with the ways in which she so radically transformed, and I was even more impressed with Maas for making that transformation realistic and believable. She dealt was some serious trauma and guilt, with both the unwanted help of Feyre and her family, and with the more readily accepted help of the friends she makes along the way. As much as I’ve come to love Feyre over the past installments, I think my love for Nesta surpasses that. Over the 757 pages of this book, Nesta hit new lows before reaching some incredible highs. But Maas once again proved herself to be exceptional at character development. I’ve found Nesta primarily loathsome with a few moments of promise over the course of the series, so I have to confess that I wasn’t that excited to read a full novel about her. And honestly, I hated her more than a little myself at the start of the book. I don’t know that I’ve come across any other character in fiction filled with the levels of self-loathing and self-destruction found in Nesta. I read furiously and enjoyed every minute. While not quite as romantic as A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Silver Flames surpasses it in girl-power, intensity, and spice level. A Court of Silver Flames is just badass in every way. I didn’t really see how it could measure up to ACOMAF, but we rarely disagree when we read the same books. He just binge-read all of ACOTAR and told me that ACOMAF had been his favorite until he read this one, which he thought was by far the strongest of the series. I had just about decided that I would end my experience with the series there, but my brother changed my mind. While I loved A Court of Mist and Fury fiercely, I felt that A Court of Wings and Ruin didn’t quite measure up in comparison, and that A Court of Frost and Starlight was weak and forgettable compared to the rest of the series. Once again, I am absolutely shocked by how much I adored this book.
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