Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

211 reviews

trapjawjones's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

joeysgo's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A slow start but when it gets going, you stay engaged wanting to know more.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder

The story feels inspired by some other well known stories

sandramarinis's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I truly didn't want to like this book, but I did. In fact, I was never bored. I was entertained, especially towards the end where it truly felt like I was watching a movie. 

I was judgemental because it was recommended on booktok and also because I find magical creatures titled "High Fae" a bit tacky. But I managed to look past that, so that's something. 

Positives:
The detail! The world building! I managed to imagine how everything/everyone looks. Things that happened early in the book will suddenly be mentioned in chapters waaay later, and still be relevant to the story. Being able to bring everything together like that shows true talent. 

Negatives:
There were certainly things I didn't like, but I almost don't care. For instance it wasn't necessarily logical how fast Feyre got over deeply traumatic things. Everything she lived through would've given her severe PTSD, and yet she seems to get over it in three pages every time something bad happens. I don't believe for a minute that

a woman would ever fall in love with someone who basically held them hostage and stole them away from their family, ESPECIALLY AFTER SHE FINDS OUT THAT HE HAS KILLED SO MANY WOMEN BEFORE HER TRYING TO SAVE HIS OWN ASS, LIKE WTF?! I can't tell you a single fact about who Tamlin is, what he likes and dislikes and stuff. He seems mediocre to me, but oh well. I was still entertained. Idk about you but that's not love, that's called delusion and desperation I hope Tamlin gets more interesting or that Feyre gets a new and more charming love interest

. Another thing that bothered me was that

SHE KILLED INNOCENT PEOPLE, WAS INVOLUNTARY GIVEN ETERNAL LIFE, and she forgot about that the moment sex with Tamlin was an option? Girl! Same thing after the confinement and torture at the party, like ... I don't believe that's realistic, but I guess people cope in different ways!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Rape, Dementia

Minor: Gaslighting

kayladakoala's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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One of my favorite fantasy series I’ve read so far. Feels very unique and new with some familiar elements or themes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Alcohol

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

merholley's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment

mailenlovesreading's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Genocide, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

maddieaverett's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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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the beginning and end were a little bit slow and boring but the very end and middle were hard to put down! have heard that the other books are really good so was happy to hop into this series!

the part with the trials was sooo repetitive

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Murder

the names of things are confusing at first but you get the hang of it!

s_bee's review against another edition

2.5

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Listened to this while ill. Entertaining enough while my head's full of cotton wool, but nothing special. Some really weird world building, mostly there as an after-thought to facilitate the romance. They have "imported coffee" and fully modern toilets in fairy land?? The "north" of the human realm is apparently at the equator of the planet, but they have non-magical snowy winters there?? Settings are barely described for the most part - author asks you to pitch in your assumptions for what a "dining room" or a "cell" might look like, rather than actually writing a description. The romance is... okay. Nothing compelling. We're told these men are handsome, and that seems to be what should carry the reader's belief in them as romantic leads. The tone of the whole book is strange - it's a romance, it's a fantasy, it's a horror? Lots of barely-described gore, way too much sick and pee. For how people talk about the sex scenes I thought they'd be more graphic, but I don't think genitals are even referred to once - as far as I remember, there's one or two sex scenes, and they didn't exactly leave me blushing. Very chaste. Doesn't really tick any of my boxes for "good books", but weirdly readable despite its many many flaws. The writing style pulls you along at such a pace it's hard to put down, even when not actually enjoying it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit

quinnpjd930's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism