Reviews tagging 'Death'

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

188 reviews

maggied89's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and War

Moderate: Drug use

kylarenea_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Genocide, War, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Violence

bethanharcourt's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring fast-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

4.75

It had been a while since I'd read the first edition, so it took a moment to readjust myself into the world. But then I remembered how much I had missed it. Another very exciting edition with a lot of twists, although I was pleased to catch at least one before it was revealed. Although my shock at the final twist probably mitigated that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

The second installment of Crescent City was just as fun as the first! I loved that the author continued the mystery plot line from the first book. The cast of characters and the world building are excellent and the ending was such an exciting plot twist that has me especially excited for the next book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Rape

karly_ackley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, War, and Violence

sophieve's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

I would say I was mildly enjoying this book for almost all of it until the end. The end honestly knocked this up from a 3 star to a 4. I felt the same way about the first book. It reads like a mystery where you are slogging through them running around like chickens with their heads cut off, chasing dead end leads for the entire book until it finally all comes to a head with a reveal and near death experience in the end. Obviously it’s more detailed than that. Sarah J Mass definitely comes up with twists that I cannot for the life of me guess even a page before. I have never been so shook by and ending; I’ve seriously never read anything like it. Hang in there an make it to the end, it’s worth it! P.s. I hate the name Bryce. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Death

Minor: Genocide and Torture

yilliun's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

Wow. This book is so action packed my jaw was on the floor a majority of the time. Probably one of the best SJM books and I am very excited for the next book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Death, Torture, and War

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

blombern's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Colonisation

There are a lot of sexual situations in this book.

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I need some time to process this. Holy shit. I’ve never read 700 pages so fast in my life. I have so many questions. My heart, in pieces. My brain, on the wall. My soul, well… 
5 stars. Can’t wait for the next one. SJM if you fumble this as hard as ACOSF I will never recover. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, War, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, and Gaslighting

pagesihavenotyetread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Gore, and Torture