Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Regatul spinilor și al trandafirilor by Sarah J. Maas

135 reviews

pjbu's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

Loved this book. Intro to fantasy. VERY violent. I’d prefer less violence and no more torture please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Vomit

manaiaa's review against another edition

inspiring medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Physical abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Alcohol and Classism

Minor: Vomit and Child death

shadowwife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Kidnapping, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual harassment, Gore, Death, Misogyny, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and Classism

ursimae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Slow to start but ramps up at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Vomit, Body horror, and Cursing

Minor: Kidnapping, Slavery, Excrement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

bear_ridge_tarot's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.0

 This is a very popular fantasy book and I was expected it to be as good as advertised. While ACOTAR was an overall enjoyable read for me, the book had a few very glaring things it lacked. I enjoy a thick book with a lot of world-building, and this one fits that description. There is a rich history in the lands of Pyrthian, that I want to know more. 

But I don't like lackluster characters, and the MCs are lacking in depth. Their relationship also sorely lacks, and while it's obvious to everyone around them it is being forced, the allusion to a Beauty & Beast trope didn't work for me. I found the supporting characters of Lucien and Rhysand were more interesting to me than Feyra and Tamlin. 

This book also comes with a number of trigger warnings for me, including toxic/abusive relationships, ablism, Stockholm syndrome, and violence of multiple kinds. I will at least give the next book a chance to further develop the depths of the characters before washing my hands of the series, because I loved the world the story is set in so much. 

 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Violence, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

porcupine_girl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Death, Animal death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Classism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: War, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Misogyny

Minor: Cursing

jojyking's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Classism, Death, Blood, Slavery, Murder, Toxic relationship, Genocide, and Grief

theimposter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book does fantasy and romance right! I’m really picky about fantasy and I generally don't like romance unless it’s nestled in an already good story and I found this book so satisfying. I cannot wait to read everything about the ACOTR world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Grief, and Physical abuse

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Torture, Death, Body horror, and Confinement

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Classism, Murder, Animal death, Gaslighting, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

The sounds of fae torture and vomiting are pretty intense in the graphic audio version.

carriethruplotlines's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Death, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore