Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

1139 reviews

tina43's review against another edition

2.5

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship

woseisme's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Classism

jestareader's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So she's How Old? And he's How Old?

I do not care that they're Fae because even in Fae terms, he's, let's say, middle aged. AND SHE IS 18?!?!?!? Still a child. Both on a human and Fae scale. 

So ... it's gross. That's all I'm saying. Literally no reason she couldn't have been 30. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Blood, Murder

lolasbooks12's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

maybe_its_me's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional 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: Yes

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Feyre reads like a Pick Me in the beginning, which made me very unsympathetic to her and her plight. As the book continued, however, she became more human. Tamlin and Lucien began as more sympathetic characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

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

queermothman's review against another edition

2.0

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I first read this book in May 2015, around the time it first came out. I then read the rest of the trilogy as those were releasing. Never read the novella and beyond.

I remember this installment being the worst (to me), and that still holds true in 2025. I just do not like Feyre in this story. She irritates the everloving piss out of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent

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

laurenw589's review against another edition

4.5

challenging 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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Some of the themes were uncomfortable but dealt with sensitively 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder

jess_mercury's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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: Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit