A Court of Silver Flames
Sarah J. Maas, 2021
Fantasy Contemporary fictionRomance
Nesta Archeron, sharpened by trauma and wine, is forced to train with Cassian and face what she became—and what she still wants. Sharp, brooding and physically charged, with Nesta's anger and longing driving a slow-burn training plot toward hard-won tenderness.
Feels like longing and dread. About society, power and love.
Who it’s for
You may like it if you enjoy prickly heroines, intense romance and fantasy that sits close to raw grief. Be aware that the book is explicit and often bleak, with Nesta's self-destruction and trauma taking up much of the early pages.
Why read it
It gives you a fierce, intimate look at recovery and chosen family, and the pleasure of watching two damaged people meet each other honestly.
A page from the book
The moment a private promise becomes a shared one.
Gwyn whispered, “I am the rock against which the surf crashes.” Nesta straightened at the words, as if they were a prayer and a summons. Gwyn lifted the blade. “Nothing can break me.”Cassian’s throat tightened, and even from across the ring he could see Nesta’s eyes gleaming with pride and pain.Emerie said, “Nothing can break us .”The world seemed to pause at the words. As if it had been following one path and now branched off in another direction. In a hundred years, a thousand, this moment would still be etched in his mind. That he would tell his children, his grandchildren, Right then and there. That was when it all changed.Azriel went wholly still, as if he, too, had felt the shift. As if he, too, were aware that far larger forces peered into that training ring as Gwyn moved. Sarah J. Maas.Sarah J. Maas wrote the first draft of her debut, Throne of Glass, at sixteen and posted chapters online under a pen name.
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A Court of Mist and Fury
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A woman remade by magic must decide whether the male everyone fears is her captor or her way out. Slow-burn fae romance with a survivor at its centre.
A Court of Wings and Ruin
Sarah J. Maas, 2017
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Questions readers ask
- Is A Court of Silver Flames for me?
- You may like it if you enjoy prickly heroines, intense romance and fantasy that sits close to raw grief. Be aware that the book is explicit and often bleak, with Nesta's self-destruction and trauma taking up much of the early pages.
- What is A Court of Silver Flames like?
- Sharp, brooding and physically charged, with Nesta's anger and longing driving a slow-burn training plot toward hard-won tenderness. Feels like longing and dread. About society, power and love.
- What should I read after A Court of Silver Flames?
- If you liked A Court of Silver Flames, try King's Cage (Victoria Aveyard), Lightlark (Alex Aster) and Twisted Love (Ana Huang).
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