Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

560 reviews

sxfya's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging 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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This book got me on a chokehold plot twist after plot twist. It was a bit slow for me at first but the second half??? Gut wrenching. Absolutely cannot wait to read the next one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Colonisation

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, War, Classism, Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Cursing, Alcohol

woseisme's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

sunnyphantic's review against another edition

0.5

adventurous dark 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: Complicated

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horrifically bad. the characters are nonsensical, the pacing is awful, the romance is laughable, the "sexy" scenes are LAUGHABY BAD. the action scenes are fun. don't read this if you want to engage with anything in a meaningful way. this should've stayed in the drafts for at least three more iterations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief

misspeachii's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Sexual content, Torture

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

lolasbooks12's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

queermothman's review against another edition

2.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I first read this book in May 2015, around the time it first came out. I then read the rest of the trilogy as those were releasing. Never read the novella and beyond.

I remember this installment being the worst (to me), and that still holds true in 2025. I just do not like Feyre in this story. She irritates the everloving piss out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

sosoto's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous lighthearted 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: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape

blizzardinsummer's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Compared to the final half, the first half was slow, but immediately got my attention and got me out of my years long book slump. I had a fantastic time with this and can’t wait to continue the series.

I considered giving this 5 stars, but since I have high hopes that I’ll enjoy other books in the series even more than this one, I’m giving it 4.5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Sexual violence, Slavery, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

kiwichill's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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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I really enjoyed this book and couldn't put it down.  Not normally a fantasy reader but this kept me engrossed just to see what happens to Fayre and Tamblin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed the set up to this series but this could’ve been a standalone as the entire story is neatly wrapped up by the end. I’m interested to see how the supporting characters are developed as this series progresses. The world-building is great and the allusions to Beauty and the Beast aren’t incredibly overt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism