Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Una corte de niebla y furia by Sarah J. Maas

230 reviews

saramoser's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

After the first book, I didn’t know if I’d finish the series. I figured I’d try to read the second and see how it went, and I am so glad I did. This book was truly beautiful. I loved the redemption of Rhys, and I loved seeing Tamlin as more of a villain. Rhys’ court is amazing and truly felt like a family especially with the addition of Feyre. Towards the end I was OBSESSED and could not wait to read/finish the book, and now that it’s over I can’t wait to pick up the next book!

TW: SA, DV, violence, death of family

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Death

allydoessomereading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

4.25

Absolutely loved omg my heart arghhh I love the action, the friendships, the romance and tension. so much fun!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Stalking, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Toxic friendship, Torture, Violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Slavery, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An all-consuming rush of brilliant imagery, cunning battle and tense action, beautiful companionship, deliciously sexy and sweet romance. I was utterly entranced the entire 624 pages as Feyre continued her fight for her loved ones, her new friends, her soulmate, and her own beating human heart within a new immortal body.

I LOVE RHYSAND TO INFINITY AND BEYOND. What a magnificent creature. Maas crafts his heartbreaking story so flawlessly, intersecting purposefully with Feyre’s even from the first moment they met in the first book. I was blown away by every detail revealed.

Also… HE LETS HER BEJEWELED. IYKYK!!!

“But I was his mate. He would yield only for me.”

I can’t wait to see what happens next between the High Fae and the mortal realm as they go to swiftly into that dark night… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Slavery, Classism, Abandonment, Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, War, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Child death, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Animal cruelty

lindaoftx's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

nitecrtlvr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted sad fast-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? No

4.75

One of my favorites in the series. Deals with trauma and has great character development with a loveable love story. It’s hard to put down even after reading it a few times it’s that good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, War, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Violence

tinyarthoe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense fast-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: Confinement, Death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

adrienreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book focuses a lot on the protagonist's recovery from trauma, and realization of her place in an unhealthy relationship. This was done surprisingly well, and really gripped me through the book. Of the whole series, this one was best executed, in my opinion!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Mental illness, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Kidnapping

gracedayy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

As much as I enjoyed the world and the steaminess, I couldn’t engage with the writing and once the romantic tension was (finally!) broken, I skipped through. 

There were mundane things like inconsistent technologies (flushing toilets but no similarly developed communications/heating/vehicles/weaponry?) and out of place language used (‘male’/‘female’ was cringy af, why ‘go to hell’ in a world that doesn’t seem to have any religious context for hell, and can we please stop using ‘prick’?). Some of the vocab felt very thesaurus-insert and lines that were written to be jokes or zingers didn’t land, despite the characters around trying to convince us they did. 

The romantic dialog seemed juvenile with flirting coming across as very schoolyard, fights happening for no real reason, and characters seemingly being matched up quickly on vibes alone. This would be fine in a YA book if we didn’t then get non-YA smutty. Here I thought the scenarios were hot but the writing was so distracting. Attempts at sassiness or comedic brevity felt out of place and really stunted any passion building.

DV comparisons were not subtle or constructive, and the power dynamics became increasingly uncomfortable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

rkeith94's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

nkmustdie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Medical content, Eating disorder, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, War, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, and Colonisation