Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

203 reviews

a_acha331's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

I was hesitant at first because for 800 pages… What do you have to say that requires all this?? Was it that serious to create an encyclopedia, babes??? 😐

Some scenes were unwarranted and felt like a page filler. Nonetheless, with each page flipped, my anticipation increased. I laughed and cried!!! Hunt…..The betrayal!!!! (I was rooting for you. We were all rooting for you🥹). Nevertheless, everything worked out. He won me back and Imma stick beside him 👁️👄👁️✌🏾

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Blood, Drug use, War, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Murder, Bullying, Classism, and Grief

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wow, it took me a long ass time to get into this new series but once I was in it, I was hooked! 

I got a bit grumbly with the lore dump at the beginning but I understand why it had to be done. It was neat seeing a SJM world that was so similar to our own with technology AND fantasy characters. I could also see little strings possibly tying this world to ACOTAR and that made me VERY intrigued about the possibilities of that in the future books! 

It took me a good while to like Bryce, just like it took a while for Hunt to like her too. I too, was quite annoyed with her in the beginning, but as she revealed more about herself I understood why she acted the way they did. 

Their love story was inevitable from the start and I really liked their banter BUT I feel like his utter and complete betrayal of Bryce’s trust near the end was kind of washed over in lieu of more important factors of the story. Like he was forgiven without even a conversation?!?! In my head I was like, “Hold up BB, I’m not done being mad at him yet!” But I guess him being sold into his worst nightmare and almost dying kind of repents him for it 🤷‍♀️ 

I kind of thought Ruhn was a loser at first, but I decided I adore him now and he must be protected at all costs. 

Lehabah is a queen. May she rest in peace. 

I’m excited to see what happens next! 🕺

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Murder, Drug use, Grief, Confinement, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Alcohol, Body horror, Torture, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

daniofthewood's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Drug use, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, and Grief

notamouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

5.0

🌶️
💧💧💧

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Vomit, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Hate crime, Cursing, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Racism, Violence, War, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

pagesbycaroline's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Second read-through was better than the first. So many details I didn't remember so it was honestly like reading it again for the first time 🤩 I do really love this book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

moond4ncer's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

A romp. Conversations are hornier than I'd expected but it's a fun adventure to be on with our sassy protagonists 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Body horror, Car accident, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Medical content, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

alexaraes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Death, Grief, Slavery, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, War, Body horror, Violence, Racism, Classism, Blood, Animal death, and Suicide attempt

sugarwookiee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Blood, Violence, Gore, Sexual content, Grief, Alcohol, and Slavery

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Cursing, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

pulleamurmeli's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cursing

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Classism

Minor: Medical content

hazelbcap's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I recently finished TOG series (which was a 5 star read for me) and was unsure if I’d like CC because of how modern the setting is. 
TLDR: By the end I LOVE IT. The characters are funny and emotional, the plot is intriguing! 

It did take make about 300 pages to decide I would like it and keep reading. The world building is heavy. There is a lot of adjusting to the politics and history of the world and characters pasts. Overall the main characters are funny, have good chemistry, witty banter, and have many layers making them complicated yet relatable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Bullying

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts