Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

191 reviews

xavlak33's review against another edition

2.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not very well written.

“I love you” I said, and stabbed him.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

juliiitschka's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Excrement

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit

plethora's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous 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: No

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Is all of media conspiring to groom its young femme readers?

Yet another teen girl manipulated into a romantic relationship with an immortal 500 year old man.

. Ick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

ahave10's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence

kaitythecat's review against another edition

2.0

dark emotional mysterious relaxing 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: No

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This is a poorly written book and I’m embarrassed to have read it, but I was thoroughly entertained.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence

airrhodes's review against another edition

1.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was the second-worst book I’ve read in years. The characters’ motivations were entirely unbelievable, purely convenient to drive the plot forward. I found myself strongly disliking the insipid, self-absorbed main characters and preferring the “despicable” minor characters who at least had some spice and grit. It was also badly written - every phrase and sentence trite and expected, nothing lovely about it. I finished the book merely out of dull fascination that this schlock is so popular — There are much better retold fairytales, romances, adventure stories, whatever aspect of this you might be seeking, there’s a better option out there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Purportedly feminist but I found it to be quite unfeminist and disempowering of women

spttsn's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Interesting read, though it did swing between painfully predictable and then actual surprises.  You will be yelling at the main character for being an idiot, but you like her anyways.

The kind of romance that you have to be okay with ignoring some of the horrible things all the characters have done to each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual harassment

Minor: Torture

emmers_lulu's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ACOTAR is fine but wait ‘till you get to the next books. 👀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder

tieflingmom's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

darkpizza's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War