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[lilydotroxanne]

Mood board for Nesta:

[valkyriecainbarber]

ACOSF Friendships

One of my very favourite (if not my favourite) storylines of this book is the introduction of Emerie and Gwyn. Not just because of the friendships they form with each other and Nesta, but because they give a wonderful balance to the series that I honestly didn’t realise was lacking until they were introduced. Having two wonderful, funny, kind, empathetic and all round amazing females in the narrative that aren't part of the original Inner Circle of the Night Court just adds so much more depth to the story. The fact that they become like sisters to Nesta and she finds her own inner circle and strength with those that have been through their own trauma is honestly just perfection. They all needed each other, they all benefit from each others company and friendship, they all make each each other stronger and happier by being friends. Fierce lady friendships are highly underrated, especially in many fantasy books where females are often written as being pitted against one another. Cassian and Nesta finally getting together in this book is wonderful, but for me, Nesta, Emerie and Gwyn’s love and friendship, and everything they go through together is so much more poignant and important to the story overall.