Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Un Palais de flammes d'argent by Sarah J. Maas

54 reviews

jordantung's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, War, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, and Miscarriage

imcourtneymarie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Sexual violence, Addiction, Gore, Grief, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical trauma, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape and Misogyny

Minor: Vomit and Abandonment

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Confinement, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Addiction, Bullying, Sexism, Torture, War, and Medical trauma

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Misogyny

nestofwordsandblankets's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

The story is laid out as Nesta's redemption arc with a sprinkling of the other characters. If you hate Nesta, only care about the core inner circle, or are looking for a plot-driven story, this may not be the book for you. ACOSF is a quick read and scratches the surface of several characters' depression, anxiety, and self-loathing. I don't mind Nesta as a character and found SJM's approach to her story interesting, but not earth-shattering enough for 757 pages. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death, Murder, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Violence, and Sexual violence

sindakhelekwen's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

This book was a roller coaster of emotions. I wanted to throttle certain characters and love them all at different times. I fell in love with the new characters and the end had me emotional. I can’t wait to see more and honestly this just made me love Cassian more than I already did. Nesta won my heart by the end and the story line she has in this is worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, and Abandonment

kellicat94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

megandick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: War, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Murder, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

bookiewithacookie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

Wow this was. Breathtaking. (Spoiler review) the depth, the insight, the growth, the pain, the just pure incredible artistry…. Wow. This was something else. Working through the trauma of losing her father, and all the personal failures as a person and a sister and a daughter. The physical help from the training, the mental help from working at the library, the emotional help from the house then Emerie and Gwyn then Cassian. The spiritual help from the music, the steps, being pulled into the bloodrite just wow. This was an enchanting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

livviz_03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

It took me a good while to get into this book. It‘s really slow in the beginning but speeds up in the end. Once I got into the book, I didn’t mind the slower pace of the plot though. This book is centered around Nesta and her journey, not so much around the plot. Which was unexpected for me, especially if one has read the other books in the series, which are very much adventure driven. 
So you might need to adjust your mindset before diving into this, at least that’s how it was for me. Once I did that, I was actually beginning to enjoy following Nesta along and trying to understand the mindset behind her actions. Adding to that, I really didn’t like Nesta because of how she was portrayed in the other books. But I also think Nesta isn’t supposed to be a lovable character, which makes it even more intriguing trying to understand her. And even though I really hated her in the beginning for all that she‘d done ( or not done), I must admit that she creeped herself into my heart at the end of this journey.
Like many others, I related to her on some levels, which probably made it hard to just unconditionally love her from the beginning. She also simply isn’t portrayed as likeable, but I actually loved to see that in a fictional woman.
On the other side, the side characters are very much lovable. I enjoyed every written word about Gwyn and Emerie and found it very interesting to learn about them and their backstories. The dynamic of the three was the absolute best.
My cons: very slow start and hard to get into (it really is a mindset question though), some out of character moments regarding the inner circle, some issues should have been addressed better.
Honorable mention: the house. I FREAKING LOVE the house! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, and Sexism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Child death, Eating disorder, War, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Toxic friendship