Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas

58 reviews

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

angelica95's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Body horror, Death, and Gore

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.75

There's a lot of war in this book. I'm not a huge fan of it, but I was entertained when Feyre

made friends with 'monsters'.

Fearless as ever! 

I feel like we didn't get enough of Rhysand, but maybe I am just being greedy because I want him in EVERY chapter. 

SO MUCH DEATH! I got a bit teary-eyed and had to close the book for a few hours before I could open it up again. So many secrets were revealed too! 

I can't believe I am saying this, but I can't dislike Tamlin anymore, not after what he did

for Rhysand

, that doesn't mean I like him! He said so many hurtful things! 

This may be very unpopular, but I just couldn't stand Feyre's sisters. It was so hard to read when they came up because they were infuriating. Alas, they won me over in the end, but I don't necessarily love them. 

What a great book, not sure what happens after this, seemed like a finale to me but I know there are more books to this series. I can't wait to read them!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, and War

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kelseymcg20's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Blood, Classism, Murder, War, Misogyny, and Torture

laramarshall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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 of parent

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Mental illness, Violence, War, and Sexual content

Minor: Rape

mangofraiche'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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Biphobia, Toxic relationship, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Body horror, Slavery, Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Cursing, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

hades_astor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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

4.0

That one line, we all know what it is, I could do without. Otherwise a fun read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body horror, Violence, War, and Torture

firehearttt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Body horror, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Blood, and War

Moderate: Emotional abuse

ursimae's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Classism, Torture, Sexual content, Grief, War, Violence, Sexual harassment, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Self harm, and Suicide

nehaslibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.25

I did like this book a lot, not as much as the second one though. My main issue with it is that it could’ve been split into two normal sized books which could’ve been a lot easier to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Blood, Torture, Sexual assault, and War

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Vomit