Reviews tagging 'Murder'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

1137 reviews

filipa_maia's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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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If you told me that SJMAAS hates this main character, I would believe you. I've never seen so much gaslighting and victim-blaming towards a character as was done to Feyre. None of them deserves her. Not her family and definitely not Tamlin (I'll probably change my mind later, this is just the first book).

The story drags on in the first half of the book, but then it becomes so engaging that it is worth it. Amarantha is such a great villain!

I loved all of this. I can't wait for the next book - 4 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent

blackwidow33's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Feyre was one of the most annoying and stupid main characters I'd ever seen in a book. I many times wanted to just punch her in the face. Her way of thinking was so provoking I even made a whole book tab of my annotations for annoying things and dumb shit by her. If there's anything that made me give that low rating it was her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

thealmightykatt's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, War

rae_cozart's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder

Minor: Death of parent

drasticpear's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous dark

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Tamlin is such a bore. The fact that most of the fae-ness is hidden until about 60% of the way through the book made it a slog. I almost dnf-ed this book for a second time but pushed through with the power of liveblogging my frustrations to a friend. Thankfully the last 15% was actually enjoyable largely because tamlin wasnt in it much

The only thing thats carrying me forward into the next book is knowing that

tamlin/feyre isn't endgame

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Slavery, War

sarahmeshille's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

katy_reads88's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, Violence

mnberg's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious 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: Murder

paulaferg's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Xenophobia, War

nowakatie's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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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Listening to this because I’ve already read it and these are my spoiler thoughts upon returning to it:

- goofy ahh curse. the terms are so strangely specific and catered to Ferye’s situation that it makes it so implausible that Amarantha came up with all of that 50 years ago. She has to HATE FAIRIES and also KILL ONE with HATE IN HER HEART and then SMOOCH A FAIRY like cmon guys
- SO MANY RHYSAND EASTER EGGS !!!! The random “dreams” and knowing what he did for her and knowing his backstory just like… chefs kiss
- Tamlin is an abuser even in this book, and this is coming from someone who was 10000% team Tamlin the first go round. He has an unpredictable temper and Feyre expects violent outbursts from him even when she’s head over heels for him. Get away from that man!!!
- On the topic of Tamlin…. Maybe he should’ve… I don’t know… HELPED his girlfriend at all?? I get that he was trying to seem “indifferent” but Rhys was playing the same card and he still made the situation better for her. Tamlin be supportive challenge level impossible
- Tamlin is just so icky and I won’t ever be able to go back to my OG view of him after ACOMAF and ACOWAR like he’s just the WORST
- Loving how Tamlin and Lucien are like “Rhysand is so dangerous and violent and you have to stay away from the night court it’s so bad” but I know full well the night court inner circle during Amarantha is just like cutting it up and getting drunk the whole time. Bffr
- Loving that Feyre was like “I can’t wait to live with Tamlin for years and years and years” like she’s not gonna bounce from that man’s house within like 6 months. Good to have goals girl!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Medical content