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Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy
I enjoyed every minute of this book but also suspended the critical thinking part of my brain. When I turn it back on, all of the inconsistencies in characters, magic system, and world building and all the forced plot elements and holes are glaringly obvious. I’m really, really hoping that all these things are intentional and part of some big, elaborate plot that SJM is laying the groundwork for and that will all come together at the end of the series, but at this point that seems unlikely (even tho TOG has shown she’s capable of plotting and writing a great series!) I’d put my money on this just being bad writing and poor series planning.
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War
Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Toxic friendship
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Again such a fabulous writing by Maas of PTSD, stress after a loss, guilt, depression, anxiety, and so much more. Feeling unworthy of things like love and happiness after we have hurt so many. Finding ourselves again in the chaos of life and loss.
But in addition to the darker and more hopeful parts of this book, there was love and spice, danger and promise of future conflict, and potential to continue seeing the world grow as we fall more in love with this family.
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship
Minor: Medical content
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Classism