Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

487 reviews

noragoudie's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Hooked into the series! Not my favorite fantasy I’ve read but I’m excited to continue on with this world and see where the story goes from here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture

cdanielleboyette's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Hard for me to get into at first. Easy, quick read. My favorite pieces were learning about the customs and pragmatics of the fae world. I did enjoy some of the fantasy descriptions of the world such as the pool of star light. My favorite character is Rhys because he has depth. Sometimes, it felt a little shallow but overall glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Blood, Murder

razzyreads's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Xenophobia, Murder, Classism

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, War

dabrookes's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

meganmoisant's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

Minor: Excrement, Death of parent

eggstrasmall's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional 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: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

kbrummund7's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

cozyykittyy's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Been on my TBR since 2020…don’t know why I didn’t pick it up sooner! This was such a fun story that I couldn’t get enough of. The pace was perfect — not too slow, not too fast — and I didn’t get bored. The enemies-to-lovers was also executed very well, and it was believable! Feyre’s conflicting emotions about falling in love with a faerie was perfect and said a lot about her character and the rift between fae and humans. The climax was well-done, each chapter leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. Can’t wait to start ACOMAF next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual content, Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent

Towards the end of the book when Feyre is Amarantha’s prisoner and after she makes a pact with Rhysand, she is repeatedly drugged by drinking faerie wine. She is forced to dance naked for all the fae to see as an embarrassment tactic. However, it is emphasized that Rhysand never touched Feyre anywhere besides her waist, and never let anybody else come close to her. There is not any graphic description of these events, but definitely can make some survivors uncomfortable.

kamelleruano's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

fiona_reads2's review against another edition

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Oof brutal read - I had to grit my teeth to get through this one so I could feel a part of the hype but oh my lord talk about a Mary Sue fantasy story. I was pretty down with the plot and the forbidden romance through the first half of the book, but the whole second half threw me for a loop and I could not wrap my mind around any of the character’s motivations. 

My friend said the second book and the rest of the series is better. Thankfully the second audiobook is available on Libby to rent immediately!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail