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Our favorite books of 2020-2021.
Staff Pick
Sometimes you find a book in the exact moment that you need it. This year, what I really needed was the story of an emotionally scarred woman with uber-deadly abilities and crippling self-loathing who meets an ultra-hot warrior with wings and a heart of gold. A Court of Silver Flames is keep-you-up-at-night exciting and completely heartbreaking at the same time. I cried for Nesta — she is shockingly relatable for a high-fae death goddess — and I cheered for her to annihilate her enemies. Recommended By McKenzie W., Powells.com
I was expecting some spice (four chili peppers) and touch-her-and-you-die trope. I was not expecting the emotional journey this would take me on. This dives into emotional trauma and the importance friendship has on healing. Not to mention these women are BAs who are not afraid to challenge the ideals of others. Recommended By Mariette E., Powells.com
Synopses & Reviews
Sarah J. Maas's sexy, richly imagined series continues with the journey of Feyre's fiery sister, Nesta.
Nesta Archeron has always been prickly-proud, swift to anger, and slow to forgive. And ever since being forced into the Cauldron and becoming High Fae against her will, she's struggled to find a place for herself within the strange, deadly world she inhabits. Worse, she can't seem to move past the horrors of the war with Hybern and all she lost in it.
The one person who ignites her temper more than any other is Cassian, the battle-scarred warrior whose position in Rhysand and Feyre's Night Court keeps him constantly in Nesta's orbit. But her temper isn't the only thing Cassian ignites. The fire between them is undeniable, and only burns hotter as they are forced into close quarters with each other.
Meanwhile, the treacherous human queens who returned to the Continent during the last war have forged a dangerous new alliance, threatening the fragile peace that has settled over the realms. And the key to halting them might very well rely on Cassian and Nesta facing their haunting pasts.
Against the sweeping backdrop of a world seared by war and plagued with uncertainty, Nesta and Cassian battle monsters from within and without as they search for acceptance-and healing-in each other's arms.
Review
"Suspense, romance, intrigue and action. This is not a book to be missed!" HuffPost
Review
"Deeply sexy and spectacularly propulsive." Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners
About the Author
Sarah J. Maas is the #1
New York Times and internationally bestselling author of the
Court of Thorns and Roses, Throne of Glass, and Crescent City series. Her books have sold more than nine million copies and are published in thirty-seven languages. A New York native, Sarah lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and dog.
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