Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Regatul spinilor și al trandafirilor by Sarah J. Maas

62 reviews

smkelly1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

Stunningly beautiful. Amazingly vibrant. I had seen this book everywhere but was always concerned it didn’t live up to the hype. Well…it did and more. Cannot wait to start the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Classism, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

dont_look_now's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Genocide, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Animal death

jawscelyn's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

I'm really not sure what to make of this book. Many people recommended it to me, but I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought. I'm not sure if it's because I was expecting too much, or what.


I think my main issues are that the MC seems to be smart when it matters but also surprisingly short-sighted with things that don't make much sense. It's to move the plot around. She's very inconsistent, and many of the other characters are very one-dimensional. There's a Big Bad that I think was "relatable" enough (The MC seems to think so as well, explicitly), but we actually never get a one-on-one scene with the two, and I think that's a big miss from the book.

There's a trope of "I love the good guy, and I am falling for the bad guy", and it's easily seen from 10 miles away. I don't think it needs to be a surprise, but I didn't think it was very well done. 

I think someone that is graduating from YA books would love this. It seems like the 2000s/2010s vibe, like when everyone was going crazy for werewolves and the like.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Genocide, War, and Vomit

pageafter_paige's review against another edition

adventurous 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

This was a reread :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, War, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Murder, Body horror, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

zc2's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

Ok listen… I didn’t think I would like it imma be honest. Howeva once I got to the plot 👀. I finished the book in 2 days however I’m curious as to why Tamlin is referred to as “tampon” on booktok. I’m scared to read the next one. Although intrigued. Smut not good don’t recommend😐.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Vomit, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Abandonment, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

bri__'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

I was pleasantly surprised to enjoy this book as much as I did. I found some of the writing to be a bit cringe/odd but I had alot of fun reading it. Maybe it's just because I haven't read a fantasy book in a while but this book was exactly what I needed and im anticipating the events of the second one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Cursing, and Chronic illness

flamesocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, War, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, and Confinement

kat_rowlen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Feyre was an idiot and thus hard to root for.  There’s no way her family depended solely on her. Amarantha was the only person who even had a personality beyond one dimension. The plot was good but the characters were not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Genocide, Classism, Gore, Hate crime, and Torture

morganwiard's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

I totally get the hype. I also get why people say this is loosely based on beauty and the beast, but I kinda loved that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Slavery, Death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, War, Genocide, Excrement, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Sexism

wormgirl's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Confinement

Minor: Genocide, War, and Death of parent