Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

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

56 reviews

haley_marie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Cursing, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

hannibanani29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Cursing, Child abuse, War, Sexism, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Ableism, Torture, Child death, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Medical trauma

georgiaisreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Murder, Medical content, Violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ohgull's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

This book was long, hard, and difficult. I felt like I was following Nesta's journey along with her based on my reading experience. I had to check this book out of the library 3 times because I just took so long to finish it. 

Going in, I didn't have the highest hopes. I didn't like Nesta, and I still wouldn't call her my favorite, but she grew on me a bit. Cassian on the other hand, will always be amazing. I enjoyed seeing Nesta grow and look back on herself, learning from past mistakes. I loved the new characters in this book. Gwyn and Emerie are great additions to the cast and I feel like they have a lot of potential in the future.

My gripe with this book is how long it is. I was fine with the number of pages, like its a long story, but wow, the middle section of this book is slow. The plot really only gets to it's climax around 80% and before that, I felt like I was barely being led along by a promise of a good ending. I get the reason why, because a lot of the slow moments are integral to Nesta's journey and make the transformation from her at the beginning to her at the end be seamless and give you the feeling of not knowing how far you've climbed until you look down, but man. I almost DNFed at 75%, which is saying something because I was already 500 pages in.

TLDR: Good book, made for some great moments, but definitely get ready for the long haul.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Death, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Domestic abuse, War, and Medical content

signebrum's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

So I’ve just binged the entirety of acotar in the span of a week whoops.

Acosf is BEAUTIFUL! The development we see Nesta going through is *chef’s kiss*. 
I will admit, Nesta is definitely one of my favorite characters in this universe, because damn, that girl has LAYERS!

I love how we see the Valkyries friendships develop, and how them making those connections helps Nesta (and Emerie and Gwyn as well I suppose) heal. 
Also, who doesn’t like badass women? 

This book is great, and I love that we get to see more of this world without having it through Feyre’s eyes (even tho I would enjoy more of that as well lol), and Nesta and Cassian as the main protagonists is just great.

I'm looking forward to more of this world, because it hasn’t disappointed yet

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Violence, Rape, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: War

egurgens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

I really struggled to get into this book because Feyre is no longer the main character, instead it's Nesta. We get a bit of  a glimpse of post-war Nesta in a Court of Frost and Starlight, but we really get to see who Nesta is in this book. It took about 200 pages at least for me to really begin to enjoy the book, because Nesta is just SO miserable in the beginning. However, I think it's really important for the readers to understand that Nesta isn't mean and miserable and defiant because she wants to be, but because she's really struggling with her own mental health, and is afraid to let anyone get close again. 
Once I got into this book, I began to INHALE it. The reintroduction of the Valkyries? Hell yes. Empowering battered women to be able to stand up for themselves and defend themselves if needed? Loved it. The very spicy scenes and the love interest? I'm drooling. The plot was amazing, with Rhys, Feyre, Cassian, and Azriel recovering from the war, only to find a new enemy and artifacts, which only Nesta has the power to find. That was a brilliant way to bring Nesta into the fold of the court, even begrudgingly, and to enable the court to begin to see her in a new light. 
No worries for anyone who is afraid that Feyre won't be present in the story, she definitely is, but is more of a side character here. But she is still present and as lovely and lovable and fierce as ever. I'm super excited for the next book and what new perspectives that offers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Dysphoria, Excrement, Physical abuse, War, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

daisycantread24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Rape, Animal death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Medical content, and Sexual violence

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-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

I always somewhat liked Nesta. I don't know why, but there was something about her I thoroughly enjoyed. And now I adore her. I'm so happy she got a good story and a chance.

I think it goes without saying that this book had me in a death grip to finish reading it. I don't know what Sarah puts in her writing to make it so addicting, but I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

I’m speechless. A Court of Silver Flames was so good. Watching Nesta and Cassian’s transformations honestly made me cry and watching Feyre & Rhy’s struggles pulled at my heart. I wish there had been more Mor & Az appearances, I also think Elain could have been more present. The spice was unbelievably good. All in all, I could have used more plot, but honestly Sarah J. Maas did not let us down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism, Vomit, War, and Torture