Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

104 reviews

abigailchenoa's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, War

risarcheron's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy

maryp20's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional 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: Complicated

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I don’t know what to say, my heart was shattered and put back together again over and over again. I’m in love with this series and these characters and I’m sad that it’s over. As always we see phenomenal growth and development from every character throughout the story. There was always something happening with multiple different sub plots and quests to aid in the overall story. This was the absolute perfect culmination of our characters and story to round out this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

5tate0f6race's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, War

chelsey_belle's review against another edition

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, War

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Blood

brennapatt's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content

Minor: Sexual violence

nataliepapand's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging 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: Yes

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This is a 5 star book, but I personally just want a little more falling action. Tell me more about all these characters we’ve come to love so much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, War

Incredible ending to a great story of resilience, hope, and friendship.

aubreyjordan's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful sad tense

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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2nd read 7/30/25 - So many things I missed on my first read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

rasha_reads's review against another edition

5.0

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: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is not a book for the faint of heart (900+ pages? Seriously?!?) but worth every second that you put into it. I could not put it down — I was so blown away (once again) at SJM’s storytelling prowess. This culmination of the Throne of Glass series had me gasping, holding my breath, and weeping to the point that my eyes were nearly swollen shut.

A beautiful tale that is not just an adventure and a tale of good vs evil — it is about how we find our strength in the bonds we forge and the families we choose; how the power to triumph does not come from magic or supernatural abilities but from strength of character; how the heroes in any battle are not just the fighters but the healers and the hope and clarity of those that support them…

Of course, it did not hurt that among all these things, the romantic in me was wonderfully satisfied with some heart stopping romance with just the right amount of spice 🌶️ … I could go on but in the end, it was possibly one of the most satisfying endings I have read in ages. Thank you SJM for sharing this world and these characters with me and all the other readers out there who share my passion for beautiful and absorbing stories.

🤓📚

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail

lottiesmomma's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Murder, War