Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

99 reviews

loiseigenraam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ik heb zo gejankt van dit boek… wow. Ik vond het echt een prachtig einde van de gehele TOG serie. Ben echt mega blij dat ik doorgezet heb want ik vond de eerste twee boeken echt een beetje taai. Fijn om alles nu tot een einde te zien komen en dat iedereen ‘lang en gelukkig’ kan voort leven.

Dit boek had wel echt minder lang hoeven zijn dan dat het was. En dat is wel een beetje mijn mening over de gehele serie… Maar zeker in dit boek begonnen de 10 miljoen veldslagen die hebben plaatsgevonden me echt zo stierlijk te vervelen en irriteren. En dan moest je ook nog eens veldslagen op drie verschillende plaatsen van het continent doorstaan… Ook de afsluitende hoofdstukken vond ik erg lang. Elke keer als ik dacht dat het nu wel tijd was voor de epiloog, kwam er nog een hoofdstuk.

Ik geef de serie in zijn geheel wel echt vijf sterren! Zeker het lezen waard!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Violence, Death, Deadnaming, and Murder

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

What an emotional and fitting end to an epic fantasy series. TOG was my first high fantasy series so I didn’t know much of what to expect but I am so glad I undertook this adventure. I became so attached to Aelin and her band of heroes throughout the eight books. Though this final installment is almost 1,000 pages, they seemed to fly by as we jumped from battle to battle, from one part of the kingdom to another in massive clashes of good versus evil. At every moment I was surprised and intrigued. This book really beautifully brings back plots and characters that Maas expertly introduces books earlier - I was so impressed when something came up that I remembered from an earlier piece of the story and think that it’s the hallmark of a great writer to be able to make these sorts of callbacks. This book had some truly heartbreaking moments that were befitting of the finale of such an intense series but each one felt meaningful and instrumental to the storyline. I definitely found myself tearing up quite a bit at times and thought the overall arc of this novel was beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Death, Sexual content, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Torture

mayjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

I have never felt such a volley of emotions. I loved this book so much. I'm sad to let it go, but I know it will live in my heart forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Torture, Gore, War, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Drug abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Slavery, and Pregnancy

anguawolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Wow. What an ending. This is a series I would happily start over from book one having just put down the final book. I cried several times. Great writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Violence, Self harm, Animal death, Torture, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

augustisweird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Genocide, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, and Violence

chapters_and_pages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

5.0

Oh my goodness, what a phenomenal ending to such an incredible series! I put off reading this book for years because it was so long (980 pages…) but I’m so glad I’ve finally read it!

I won’t be going into the plot of this book, being that it’s the last in a long series but I absolutely loved the storyline and the ending. My favourite thing about this series is without a doubt the characters! The fact that Maas can create all of these incredible characters and make them all so unique and well written is astonishing, to be honest. Sometimes it can feel like an author introduces too many characters and they all start to feel very basic and similar but that’s never the case with Sarah J. Maas. 

Aelin continues to be one of, if not my favourite book characters of all time. Honestly, I don’t understand how anyone couldn’t adore her!

Overall this series was outstanding and I’m glad I’ve finally completed the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Pregnancy, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Torture, Blood, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and War

adoptedbuttons's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Grief, and Death

infusionofviolets's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Suicide, Blood, and Pregnancy

mangofraiche's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Violence, War, Blood, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture