Reviews tagging 'Blood'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

1172 reviews

rosamaria's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark inspiring reflective 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I was impressed by the pacing and overall story. I don't understand why some people are so opposed to this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

finozbleck's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was a decent read/listen. It could have been a stronger first book in the series. It wasn't an amazing enough book for me to want to continue reading the rest of the series, but the general plot and pacing of the story was enjoyable. It felt a little bit too predictable at times. The enemies to lovers trope didn't feel as believable as it could've been, especially as the enemies to lovers trope can sometimes be hard to write well. Tamlin felt very two dimensional and could've used some extra attention in the character development area. With all the hype about the *spiciness*, I was hoping it would be spicy, but it really wasn't all that spicy. As much as I would like to continue, the second half of the book and the ending didn't convince me enough to continue reading the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence

Moderate: Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

celestihel's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, War

ksowers12's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was much more violent than I thought it would be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Blood

Minor: Gaslighting

a_gurneaujacobs's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child death

nicole_englin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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: Yes

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Great book to introduce you to the world of faries! The book is interesting to start and with character development and magical world building the reading pace speeds up as you question how the book with end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder

olivialuvsbooks22's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was really good. The only reason I didn't rate it higher was because the books that followed this had character building that was incomparable to this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood

Minor: Death, Sexual assault

trisha_meseck'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: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It felt like I was reading a faerie version of Beauty and the Beast at times, but still enjoyed the book overall. I found the main character to be relatable and kept me engaged in the story. I love the concept of the realms and hope there is more to come as I continue on in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder

katklev's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent