Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

32 reviews

skk111321's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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? No

5.0

So good, I can’t even describe it. So much happened in this book and there were so chapter cliffhangers that wrecked me so much. Even though it didn’t have a huge cliffhanger at the end I wanted to start the next book(s) asap to continue the story because I love these characters (except maybe Chaol still, I hold a grudge hehe).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Body horror, Car accident, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Classism, Medical content, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

aammeess's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

juliapatt2007's review against another edition

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

3.0

 I am going to echo my previous review in that Maas continues to add more characters that while not totally unnecessary make it confusing to track dialogues. Several new characters are introduced in this book and previously added characters stories are deepened.

Aelin and Rowan's relationship becomes much more than friendship during this book and they both begin to recognize that they might be each other's mates. The other characters notice it almost immediately but even by the end of this book neither Rowan nor Aelin really notices it. 

  Chaol’s story continues with Maas giving us clues as to how he spent his time whole Aelin was away training. Dorian has quite a character arch but I felt his scenes were a bit short and somewhat repetitive. They also seemed a bit random when they appeared between chapters but that may have been intentional to jar the reader. I really liked the character development of Manon in this book and how she eventually comes to care for Elide. Overall this was a good book and I got through it relatively quickly but it wasn't earth shattering for me. 

  I enjoyed the character development but it all felt a little repetitive regarding the rebels actions until Rowan arrived and the whole plot against Arrobyn.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual content

While there were no explicit sex scenes in this book there is some mature content (sharing beds, innuendos, Lyssandra's occupation, flirting, a potential fade to black etc) but it's something I've come to expect from Maas as the characters age. The language was similar to the other books (Shithole, Bitch, Shit, Ass, Bullshit, Hell etc).

spatterson7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, War, Cursing, and Slavery

Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Pregnancy, Vomit, Suicide, Alcohol, and Kidnapping

singingshooter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, Death, Excrement, Grief, and War

maireadryan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is the best TOG book so far. Everything finally came together and it was so exciting and had me on my toes the whole time. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Slavery, Stalking, Pregnancy, Torture, Miscarriage, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Sexual content

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

5.0

Throughout this book, the action sequences are very well crafted to fit both the setting and the characters. Some of these characters really come into their own here, and the plot takes a direction that feels fitting but I didn’t fully expect.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Torture, Slavery, Pregnancy, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

annikenr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Slavery

mrsalexisrjones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual content and Slavery