Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

312 reviews

juliiitschka's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Excrement

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit

plethora's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Is all of media conspiring to groom its young femme readers?

Yet another teen girl manipulated into a romantic relationship with an immortal 500 year old man.

. Ick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

circe813's review against another edition

2.5

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ve heard the rest of the series gets better, but this didn’t really compel me to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

crunchwrapper's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I kinda like that bat man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, War

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Trafficking, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Grief, Death of parent, Classism

kludwig91's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Body horror, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence

keephoenixler's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, War

rosiem1998's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism

rsagarin's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

c_c24's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional 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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It gives Beauty and the Beast vibes, but interesting enough to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Sexual harassment

jess_tries2read's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark funny relaxing tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book is in the same camp as Fourth Wing; it sits on two genres and makes both genres a little worse. 

FANTASY PART 
Same critique for Fourth Wing: The fantasy piece feels a bit hollow because of how little the reader gets to see the world. This book effectively has 3 sets and a limited cast of characters, like, 3 per set. The world feels really tiny. 

ROMANCE PART
The tension caused by the fantasy setting puts strain on the main characters such that most of their interactions are annoying. Things get better, but I'd say for the first third of the book, welcome to Annoying-Interaction City, population: you, bro.

OVERALL
This reads like a fantasy fulfillment novel á là Twilight, mixed with Beaty and the Beast. It's a fun read (if you don't mind the slightly bad pacing).

Essentially, I have 1000 bad things to say about this book, but I'm easy to entertain and enjoyed it. 4 stars.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror

Minor: Blood