Copy-paste for copy-paste or hype?
Sarah J. Maas's novel, "A court of Silver Flame" (part of the "A court of Thorns and Roses" series), follows Nesta Arkeron. After struggling to cope with an injury, she begins training with Cassian and discovers the deadly magic of the silver flame. Together, they gather strength to fight Queen Briallina and the ancient evil Koshei, who threaten the Night Court.
Nesta is consumed by self-loathing. She blames herself for failing to save her sister from becoming a faerie and her father from being murdered by King Hybern. She considers herself unworthy of love and pushes away everyone who reaches out to her. Living a destructive lifestyle of gambling, drinking, and one-night stands, Nesta becomes the target of a family intervention. She is sent to the House of Wind, located atop a mountain above the city. Since the only access to the world below is a 10,000-step spiral staircase, Nesta becomes a virtual prisoner. In the house, she must undergo physical training with Cassian, a battle-hardened war veteran and leader of the Night Court's military forces.
Copy-paste for copy-paste or hype? Am I the only one who thinks the plot of the first three books, where Feyre was the main character, was simply tweaked and the main characters swapped out? The same trope—from hate to love, the same trauma—PTSD, almost the same main enemy as in the first book—a powerful queen ready to bully everyone, the same twist as in the second book with the search for the artifact—oh, wait! We're looking for two instead of one, what a difference!
There was some nice banter at the beginning, and I was also pleased that they decided to give the annoying Nesta a true path (sorry, she irritated me for all four books, and now she's become the main character). However, I was irritated that the main character, who again doesn't know who she is in this world, is amazingly capable of everything, achieves everything, surprises everyone, and almost never encounters failure. I'll refrain from commenting on the relationship with Cassian, but it's good that it's fiction, because in real life it's terrifying. But as they say, tastes differ – maybe some people like it and consider it normal (zero judgment).
It feels like the author got really stuck in the series and simply couldn't move forward. In my opinion, she could have stopped at the first three, and if she were to continue the series, she could have made it more diverse. Reading the same thing over and over is only fun for die-hard fans, which I'm not. I understand that we are all different, and some people certainly like it and consider the ACOTAR series a masterpiece, but personally, I realized that it’s not my thing, maybe even the author isn’t my thing.
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