Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

213 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

An all-consuming rush of brilliant imagery, cunning battle and tense action, beautiful companionship, deliciously sexy and sweet romance. I was utterly entranced the entire 624 pages as Feyre continued her fight for her loved ones, her new friends, her soulmate, and her own beating human heart within a new immortal body.

I LOVE RHYSAND TO INFINITY AND BEYOND. What a magnificent creature. Maas crafts his heartbreaking story so flawlessly, intersecting purposefully with Feyre’s even from the first moment they met in the first book. I was blown away by every detail revealed.

Also… HE LETS HER BEJEWELED. IYKYK!!!

“But I was his mate. He would yield only for me.”

I can’t wait to see what happens next between the High Fae and the mortal realm as they go to swiftly into that dark night… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, War, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty

anderson27paige's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

The only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars is because the beginning and one scene in the middle were a little slow to read. Other than that… this book was amazing!! Definitely very dark and emotion for the majority of it (literally cried so many times), but also deeply romantic, adventurous, and redeeming. Love love love. Plus, there’s some unexpected twists which are always awesome imo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Grief

Moderate: War, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Minor: Torture and Vomit

nitecrtlvr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

4.75

One of my favorites in the series. Deals with trauma and has great character development with a loveable love story. It’s hard to put down even after reading it a few times it’s that good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, War, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

mmccombs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

Okay this was so fun to read!! It’s got Faerie paperwork, Faerie bank accounts, vulgar gestures, and enough growls and hisses and snarls to fill a zoo. This was much stronger than the first installment, and actually made the first one make more sense, though it was still often goofy and full of weird plot holes. I truly have no concept of what anyone’s powers are, they seem limitless until there is a random thing they can’t do, but even then they might be able to do it at a later time. And the plot really didn’t make much sense at all

like when Feyre got mad about the mate reveal, I feel like the only reason she was angry was to get them alone in a cabin for a sex marathon, not because she would be legitimately angry at the bond with a person she obviously loves

.  And I will say SJM can write about trauma in a surprisingly nuanced way, so that made Feyre’s character arc much more compelling than in ACOTAR. The last few chapters had me ON EDGE! I had a blast reading this and I guess now I am, perhaps begrudgingly, a sjm girlie. I’m hooked! You got me!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Violence

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

Literally the best book I’ve ever read I cannot stop thinking about it, it literally is immediately my #1 of all time <3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, War, Murder, Rape, Stalking, and Torture

stevi_nicole's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Confinement and Vomit

Minor: Emotional abuse

nkmustdie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Eating disorder, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, War, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

marisabenn's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I!! GET!! THE!! HYPE!!!!!!

The first book really had me thinking I was going to be the only person to hate this series. But this one!! This one changed it all for me. 

All the emotions. The pining! The tension! The heartbreak! I devoured it all.

The ending had my heart racing. Feyre is such a strong and selfless character. And my bat boys! Such golden retrievers. 

Really not a lot to say except I GET IT NOW!!! The hype? Worth it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

Minor: Rape

ashleynp24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

I absolutely loved this book. The world building and politics of it were super well explained and the slow burn of the story kept me on my toes. 

I liked that Feyre got to be more independent and really got to explore the different courts and areas. I enjoyed getting to learn about something other than spring court. And I very much enjoyed her relationship form with Rhys. It felt so much more genuine than her relationship with Tamlin in ACOTAR.

The world building for Velaris was beautifully written and I enjoyed the different characters that were brought in like Cassian, Azriel, and and Mor. I’m looking to find out more about Amren in the next book since I feel she still has a lot of secrets.

I’m very glad she became mates with Rhysand. I didn’t get the Tamlin appeal after the 1st book and I’m glad that this definitely made me dislike him even more. The ending where they conspired with the king caught me by surprise and my dislike for him came all over again. Tragic that she has to go back to spring court with that dishrag of a man just to help save her family and friends.>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, and War

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Blood, Drug use, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship