Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

70 reviews

benyoda95's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This is up there I'm terms of next books in this series. Setting aside the two main characters

(one of them skinned someone alive)

I enjoyed this book. It definitely has it's sorry coming, but this is a situational recommendation for sure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Confinement

noetical's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Confinement, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Murder, Torture, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and War

hazelbcap's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? No

5.0

This book tied together the series in the most beautiful and heart wrenching way. If you made it to KOA and found love for each characters journey than this book with rip your heart in two and fuse it back together. I will never be the same after this series. It may not satisfy everyone but this series as a whole, each book together made for a phenomenal read. Dare I say… better than ACTOAR 😋 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Violence, War, and Murder

howboutjane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

If I could rate higher than 5 stars I would. Perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Death, Murder, Vomit, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Blood, and Sexual content

huddle_dragon's review

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, and War

infjkiki's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Slavery, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, War, Confinement, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Gore, and Self harm

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

thamual's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

i feel like i have been on a life-changing journey with Alien and her court. i feel as if i was a member of The Fellowship and just witnessed the end of Sauron once and for all. but i didnt. i witnessed Aelin Galathynius be unafraid in the face of certain death. i witnessed characters i have grown to love, fight and die and give their all for their world. and it was beautiful, and heartbreaking, and sometimes, a little funny. SJM, this 

was a masterful ending. thank you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Death, Medical trauma, War, Violence, Murder, Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Confinement, and Animal death

jesserae17's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was a great conclusion to a wonderfully epic series. My only complaint is the battle scenes started drag a bit towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Torture, Sexual content, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide attempt, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Confinement

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

This was the perfect ending to the 8 book series. All of the plot lines finally converging, the battles, it was all done so well. Highly recommend doing the tandem before this. It felt like it trickled into this perfectly. 

I spent so much of the end crying, but the worst deaths for me were the thirteen. Their sacrifice had me sobbing for an hour. The character growth for all of the characters was such a fun thing to read.

I’m truly sad the series is over but the happy ending was worth it. One of the best books I’ve read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, War, Violence, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death

livinlavidalo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

Ugh I am so glad I finally jumped into this book. I am obsessed, while this book ripped my heart out it was like reading about old friends. I will never recover from this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Blood, Grief, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, and Gore