Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

254 reviews

alimxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the start but when it got to the middle I just felt like there was a lot of nothing going on and it was very repetitive. The ending is the best part I would say. There is a LOT of good stuff that goes on and that is the only thing that makes it worth reading I think. It's good and I'd recommend the series but SJM needs to know how to shorten as some of it I feel was unnecessary. Also, what is this "vulgar gesture" mentioned throughout??? LIKE GIVE US SOME DETAIL??? She gives detail about everything else except this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Cannibalism, and Death

Moderate: Murder, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

soph22's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

Best of the series so far. Totally get the hype, totally love it and have fallen for Cassian.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, and Vomit

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Wowee! Feyre was really in her side quest era in this book! From Tams court, to talking to Suri, to the mirror, to the Byraxis, to Elain, to flying, SHES BUSY! 

The first 500 pages made me think this book was gonna be 4 stars, cause it was a smidge slow, but the last 200 really made up for it. Every time my parents tried to converse with me during that time, I had to tell them, “Can’t talk, I’m at war.”

Those pages made me verbally scream “WHAT?!”, “YAY!”, “OH MY GOD!”, “NO!!!!!!” And lastly, “HUH??!”

Twas a very fun rollercoaster! The lore in this world is crazy! 

Overall, I felt like the last book was essentially the love story of two characters and in this book, I felt like it was a different kind of love story. Like it was focused on the love they shared, but also the love that they hold for their people, their family, and their dreams for what their world could become. 

I LIKED IT, DAMMIT! 

FROST AND STARLIGHT IM COMING FOR YOU NEXT!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, War, Classism, Torture, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

mediocrebest's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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 of parent, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Grief, and Torture

ritaj_space's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

it was really SOMETHING!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and War

Minor: Death of parent

calyssat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, War, Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Grief

Moderate: Classism, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Blood, Sexism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Torture, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

chaos_and_chapters's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Outing

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

aavss's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, and Murder

Minor: Vomit

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

abibliophilecalledbeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was amazing! I absolutely adore SJM's worldbuilding and character development! It's so immersive for me! I think this series is a work of art

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death, and Murder