Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

4 reviews

pagesandpixels's review

emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It was a journey to get here. I'm not sure we needed so many books but I will say that SJM can tell a story. It was long and sometimes frustrating because there were new characters and plot twists but it was fun and engaging. I can see the hype. This is not a spicy read and that's okay. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Torture, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Physical abuse, Grief, Miscarriage, War, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

erisedstraeh's review

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Confinement, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Gore, Colonisation, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Body horror, War, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

tiredtori's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Gore, Torture, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, War, Confinement, Death, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Miscarriage, Child death, Trafficking, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Bullying, Cannibalism, and Child abuse