Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

560 reviews

skitson's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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 finally decided to give this a try. While I can see the fantastical appeal for those who like stories like this, I wasn’t personally a fan. Maas is a droner, and many scenes felt like they went on for pages and pages more than they needed to. I also did not really enjoy or find any of the the main character likeable, so it was hard to root for them agains their enemies. Also, Maas definitely leans heavily into using tropes and pieces from common stories we all know (Twilight, Beauty and the Beast, etc), and it did not feel as original as I thought it would be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

easyrevenge's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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 don't read much fantasy at all, so i would say i have nothing to compare this novel to, but i honestly had a blast reading this. will keep reading this series just for fun

(tw: mentions of sexual assault) i'm glad i first read it as an adult, because i feel like a lot of its themes wouldn't mean as much to me if i had been younger. while i can acknowledge that fiction is separate from reality, i find the author's depictions of sexual assault to be less than ideal.

how she depicts feyre's experiences with tamlin and rhysand excuse their behaviors if not outright say that feyre wanted and/or deserved the sa.

for this reason, i would strongly advise younger readers to steer clear, or at least go in knowing that maas' depictions are severely detached from actual real lived experiences. none of the romantic/sexual relationships depicted in this book are healthy and/or normal.

yes i read mid in between peak lit it's called a guilty pleasure

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Vomit

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

deathbyathousandpapercuts's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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feyre was truly just so annoying to me. the writing style and the world building overshadow that so i do think it was a good book but god i hope she gets better throughout the series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, War

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual violence, Excrement, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation

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

elizfarnham's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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: No

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This was way more fantasy fantasy than I’m used to but after I got into it, I really liked it! Now that I have finished it and feel like I have a better grasp on the world and the characters, I have higher hopes for the rest of the series. The character development was strong and I truly never knew what was coming next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Slavery, Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse

xoiiva's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional tense 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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lowkey i thought i would dislike this cause of the booktok hate but here we are
LOVED IT
world building was just mwah

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Blood, Murder

Minor: Slavery, War

greenbun's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment

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

jvv_246's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, War

Minor: Torture, Alcohol