Reviews tagging 'Murder'

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

383 reviews

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Minor: Deadnaming, Slavery, Blood, Body shaming, and Torture

sammiejayne's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Suicide

sweetordinary's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, Torture, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

kitkat562's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

5.0

Honestly, the second time reading this was even more fun than the first. I really picked up on the small kernels of info that SJM spreads throughout the book by re-reading it. This book contains one of my favorite scenes I’ve read in any book so far, and is the only book to make me bawl like a baby. Such a heartfelt ending ♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Grief, Death, Murder, War, Gore, and Slavery

hilary_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Death, Murder, Cursing, and Blood

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Slavery

Minor: Suicide attempt

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Murder, Death, Slavery, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence

jessnotjen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

Took a while to build the momentum of enjoyment but then couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Grief, Blood, Gore, Murder, War, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Violence

death of best friend

xandrav's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty and Sexual content

emccarr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Torture, Suicide attempt, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Drug abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gore, Death, Blood, Body horror, and Animal cruelty

amypalmer'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

5.0

Do not read the blurb if this book as it has a major spoiler for the first 100 pages This is a fantasy crime.

Very good. I'm actually tempted to say this is the best Sarah J Mass start to a series and at the level of Kingdom of Ash maybe better. I heard a lot of complaints that people were struggling for the first 200 pages however I didn't have that problem. I thought it was a strong compelling start. I think what maybe is a shock for people is that this is a different genre to other sjm books veering towards crime and coming from a futuresque world. I found the mystery aspect engaging and very much enjoyed and flew through this book. Starting the next one now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence