Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

A Court of Silver Flames (Part 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

158 reviews

kristenjo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

Nesta’s journey will always be so special and personal to me. Her trauma and healing is different from her sister’s and it’s an important story to tell. It’s hard to love someone who has the kind of PTSD Nesta has, and I’m thankful Sarah gave the world a book that makes it easier to love the Nestas of the world. And that gives the Nestas of the world a guide to climb the mountain. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Rape

jsmulan96's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is my favorite book of the whole series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Torture, Sexism, Child abuse, Self harm, Pregnancy, Death, Mental illness, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

samnash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This book could have been 200 pages shorter and it would have been just as good if not better. The last 150 pages of it really sold me to the rest of the book (how typical of SJM). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual content

indyyxoxo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Murder, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: War

rowstream's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Rape, and Grief

Minor: Physical abuse and Child abuse

haleymicheled's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Grief, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Rape, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexism, and War

sten89's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the continuation of this story and finding out more about Nesta. Some of the plot points were obvious, but it didn’t damper my enjoyment of reading. 
Overall, I enjoyed the arcs that characters were on. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Domestic abuse

jadeilona_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Rape, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Addiction, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Torture, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent, Death, War, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

banscout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

5.0

if there is one thing that sjm can do incredibly well, it is writing mental health, it is writing the worst lows that have no apparent end and how those lows do not have to be constant. how suffering does not have to be experienced alone. that all of it begins when you come to that grave realisation that something is terribly wrong, and that there is a life we are all worthy of experiencing. that there is hope, and that hope will guide us, through whatever it is that we battle. no battles are fruitless, and nesta is the embodiment of that. whilst trauma will lay upon us open wounds, those open wounds will one day scar. and those scars that may never fade with age will only be just that - scars. this book is a symphony for those who one day thought they'd never make it. but you did. there will always be another tomorrow. the sun will always rise again. so breathe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Addiction, Eating disorder, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Animal death

Minor: Excrement and Miscarriage