Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

43 reviews

smoothwoven's review against another edition

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This is a romance-fantasy novel, as supposed to a fantasy novel with romance. If you subscribe to the "Beauty & the Beast is hella problematic" ethos, this story is not for you....or for me as it turns out. Barf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

bev3203's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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I loved this book! It has everything, faeries, romance, jealousy, political intrigue, and transformation. Minds change, laws are broken...I can't wait to dive in to the second one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

jennyoli96's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery

soph22's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

a_libra_library's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I understand why this series took off, its easy to read, great world building but that's it. It's not the fairy erotica everyone says it is. But reading this in 2022 - nothing ground breaking or new. 
Could've been an normal beauty and the beast retelling but the author has other plans towards the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

amordemar's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book was like reading a compilation of stories I’ve already read, with a twist of something new. At first, this annoyed me but I’m off to read the rest of the series because I’m invested now…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual content

crispyaot's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

egurgens's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ve owned the whole series for over a year now, but I never read them until now I’ve heard such good things about it on BookTok, maybe I was just afraid to be disappointed. I was not. 

I’ve heard a few things about the characters, so I was surprised that I disliked Rhys up until the last few chapters, and I greatly enjoyed Tamlin. There is a slight ‘Beauty and the Beast’ aspect, in the hidden curse, but this is so much darker and sexier than that story could ever be. Torture, death, loss, challenges, sacrifices, this book has it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

allyrosereadsbooks's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail