Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

302 reviews

sarahmore_books's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this one! It was odd at first to be in Nesta’s perspective (I hadn’t read the back of the book beforehand, so I wasn’t expecting it) and it felt like I was spying on my sister. Plentiful smut aside ;) this book delves into Nesta’s relatable struggles of drowning her sorrows and hating herself. I really loved the story arch through her personal development. I can only complain that a few things in the end felt just a bit too easy, but maybe I’m just used to tragedies? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy

aparsons_14's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

catherineavery01's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I can only rate these books against themselves/the others in the series, and this book is by far my favorite of all of them. No, it’s not a literary masterpiece. No, it’s not winning awards for groundbreaking fantasy, but it’s entertaining and fun. I enjoyed Nesta as a main character way more than I ever enjoyed Feyre as the main character, Nesta’s journey of healing and feeling worthy of love was a strong and encouraging story. Her romance was passionate and paced well, and the plot seemed to move nicely though I felt the ending was a bit rushed. Granted, I would have read and enjoyed it if the book was 1000 pages long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death of parent

gracie_reads_everything's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation

cjfooks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse

hunteress14's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

josiee's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Slavery, War

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

megnut's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved following the path of healing for Nesta... and knowing that it's not over.

I'm sure there will be more books & I can't wait to see what she grows into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Torture

lauriehittle_2012's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol

moerliy's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, War

Minor: Addiction