A ​Court of Silver Flames

3.5

I know a lot of people hate this one but I do find Nesta to be one of the more compelling and interesting characters in this series. I think she's far more interesting than her sisters. She's not always good or fair- but I find her to be the most realistically emotionally. So I found this one to be stronger than the last few.

Since this is the last one at this point- a few criticism for the series as a whole: despite the vastness of the types of worlds/cultures/lands in these novels, they felt like shallow depictions of diversity and in some areas, the diversity is entirely lacking. The beauty standards seem incredibly high and reinforce many ideals than can be damaging. To be clear, I do not think this is the SJM's intention, just that it's of note that everyone is described as muscular and/or thin. Additionally, we get the Mor storyline, but it lacks true care and is a very surface level attempt at a gay perspective. I appreciate the inclusion of her character, but her storyline felt unfinished and superficial.