Reviews tagging 'Death'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

288 reviews

juliapatt2007's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring tense fast-paced

4.0

I've heard about this series so much! I’ve never read anything by Maas before and her writing style is a little bit different. I immediately liked the main character Celaena. Some reviews have pointed out that for an assassin she is “off her game” several times throughout the book. Most noticeably when

people enter her room at night and she doesn't notice them. I wasn’t bothered by this and I attributed this deadening of her sense to her time spent in the mines. I felt that her awareness increased as the book progressed as she grew healthier and exercised her abilities more.

I was a little disappointed how fast the relationships move in this book as I thought Celaena’s main focus should be the competition but overall it was a believable romance for an 18 year old girl. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Death

Minor: Rape and Sexual content

There is a good amount of language (bitch, hell). There are a few kisses but nothing sexually explicit. There are a few sexist jokes and an implied mention of rape. Of course with the plot being about assassins there is some gore and death but nothing that bothered me too much.

aliceloyallaleon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, Hate crime, Violence, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, War, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Torture, Body horror, and Emotional abuse

myrikle's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Idek where to start because Celaena is absolutely a badass. I started questioning what this "love traingle" was between Celaena, Dorian, and Chaol was going to be but GOOD THING I CAN RELAX. This is definitely a different playing field than the ACOTAR series. 
I will admit though, this book is giving me more of a reason to read more fantasy books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Vomit

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Child death, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Cannibalism, and Slavery

elizakay's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Murder, and Death

orakuruno's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The plot was interesting and hooked me right away, but the characters felt underdeveloped and the world building wasn't what it could've been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, Abandonment, Deportation, and Animal cruelty

mrs_bastos's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The dialogue is confusing, often hopping around, and there are too many over-dramatic, cliché narrations. It’s an interesting world and story, and I wanted to know what happened, but the writing style really annoyed me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Misogyny, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Death, Grief, Drug abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Death of parent, and War

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Sexism, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Misogyny, Drug use, War, and Torture

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Violence, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Bullying, Death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Torture, and Vomit