Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

658 reviews

violet_shadows_mist's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

ashleyelizabeth's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Sexual content

kaylinvm94's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence

jamiejanae's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

mama2rescue's review against another edition

3.5

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I have heard good things about this book so I decided to give it a try. All in all it is “good” but definitely not for the faint of hard. There are moments where I had to skip through and nearly stop listening to the audio book.The scenes of killing a loved one, torture, drugging someone were too much. Allegedly the 2nd book in the series is worth the read and has much less of this in it. However, it was a tough read, good but tough. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment

merrow's review against another edition

3.75

emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The strongest point of this book is the imagery of the Spring Court, which informs the tone of the main part of the story. This makes it an enjoyable read even as the characters find their feet and

gradually stop being awful to each other

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Unfortunately the Under the Mountain portion of the book ends up being a bit oppressively grim in contrast.

The plot draws a lot on classic stories, but not necessarily the most overdone ones, letting it still feel fresh and somewhat unpredictable. It’s definitely a good read, but doesn’t necessarily draw me in for more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

giuliawanders's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

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Started it thinking “what a cliché” and then I got so into it and now I need to know what happens next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, War

finny328's review against another edition

2.25

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent

blacknerdgal_2025's review against another edition

5.0

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: Complicated

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 I had heard countless times how good this series was, so I jumped at the chance to acquire this series. All I have to say is...it was AMAZING!!! The book from beginning to end had me on the edge of my seat. I never knew what would happen next and before I knew it, I found myself reading another chapter! I did not expect Feyre to become High Fae at the end. My jaw literally dropped. And Rhysand? What a hunk! Amarantha being defeated also brought a smile to my face! Overall, a five out of five for me! I am so excited to continue as I heard that the second book is the best out of all of them. Next, A Court of Mist and Fury!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder

smiller_'s review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, War