Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

68 reviews

mirandalikesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

We love a slice of life. That's what's great about this - it's a total break from the intense plot of the rest of the series so far. 

Misses 4 stars for me because the book, while a good & easy read, missed a depth that would have pushed it over the top. Really liked it though!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Death, Cursing, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, War, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

nesta is the worst. i can't fathom reading the next book which is apparently about her

skylover's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This is my second favorite book of the ACOTAR series, for the fact that it's so optimistic, festive, and generally war/violence-free. Cassian remains my fav, the found family vibes are strong as ever throughout the book, and I enjoyed seeing different people's perspectives!! My 2 questions that  I had throughout the book were

1) Why were everyone's else perspectives (besides Feyre and Rhys's who were in first person) in third person? 2) Ressina seemed to be creating a space for artists to tell their story, and I didn't quite get why Feyre's request to build a studio solely for that same reason seemed so unique??

Otherwise, this book was so festive and spirited, and a nice reprieve from what the storyline is typically about. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

rowstream's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, War, and Grief

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and War

rory18's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Classism, Alcohol, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, War, Death of parent, Mental illness, Incest, Death, and Xenophobia

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Biphobia, and Dysphoria

jmkendall0218's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, and War

britwalsh16's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I really did like this book, there’s not much of a plot, but it’s just a short story about how everyone is doing after the war & the events in the first 3 books. I liked being able to see how everyone is doing after their HEA, but you could still see how much they were all struggling with the war & everything that happened. 
I would still recommend it even though it doesn’t necessarily add much to the the series as a whole; it was a fun little read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Death, War, and Violence

josiee's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Ableism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

annamay1021's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: War and Death

annick's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.0

On the fence. Not sure I recommend it. I like the humour. 

Some of it feels silly and inadequate (“solid diamonds” as if diamonds aren’t already always solid !). And some of it reflects sjm unable to demonstrate nuance of diplomatic negotiations (R talking with T) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death, Deadnaming, and Grief

daisyfont's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, War, and Death