Reviews tagging 'Death'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

1340 reviews

hunny_bee_a's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder

abbszabbs's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement

starryeyesali's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Murder

danzrabs02's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Sexual content

Minor: Torture, Vomit, Murder, Alcohol

korynts's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

uphorikbooks's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Slavery, War

Minor: Physical abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

robyns_library's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Violence

browniel14's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Alcohol

crownoftamriel's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging hopeful slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I'm recently back to the reading game (thanks booktok/bookstagram!), and of course heard the hype. Got a great deal on the whole ACOTAR series and was super excited to read them.... from dates read, I started in Jan 2024 and finished in OCTOBER. I could not get into this book, it felt off. I didn't care about most of the characters, I wasn't enthralled by the "mystery" that was being proposed. I can't describe it but I was not sucked in immediately like others have. The first 100-200 pages were difficult to keep pushing on, then I got put into a reading slump and I was just not having it. However, my annual Skyrim playthrough and completion-ist at heart needed to read this damn book series. Once I hit halfway+ I read it super quickly, but not in a voracious, I NEED to know what happens way, in a "I really just wanna see what all the hype is about" way. I'm going to guess that book 1 is not the selling point and it's either the whole universe or probably the last one? I've been pretty good at avoiding most spoilers.  I am interested to see how the story progresses and hopefully fall in love with this universe like everyone else! 

I do agree that this could've absolutely been a standalone book and we didn't need anything else after. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, War

directorpurry's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I had to know: Will this book change my life? Will I become a SJM rabid fan girl? Will I rides to the ends of the Earth for these books?
It did not, I am not, and I most certainly will not. I can now proceed with my existence in peace 😂 Well, that and the appearance of two of my least favorite plot points/tropes of ALL TIME appearing in the next few books. And that I hate all of the characters.

I am going to be honest, though, I did not have a Shai-Hulud guest appearance on my bingo board.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent