Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

176 reviews

stripy_gloves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, and Torture

loiseigenraam's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Ik heb zo gejankt van dit boek… wow. Ik vond het echt een prachtig einde van de gehele TOG serie. Ben echt mega blij dat ik doorgezet heb want ik vond de eerste twee boeken echt een beetje taai. Fijn om alles nu tot een einde te zien komen en dat iedereen ‘lang en gelukkig’ kan voort leven.

Dit boek had wel echt minder lang hoeven zijn dan dat het was. En dat is wel een beetje mijn mening over de gehele serie… Maar zeker in dit boek begonnen de 10 miljoen veldslagen die hebben plaatsgevonden me echt zo stierlijk te vervelen en irriteren. En dan moest je ook nog eens veldslagen op drie verschillende plaatsen van het continent doorstaan… Ook de afsluitende hoofdstukken vond ik erg lang. Elke keer als ik dacht dat het nu wel tijd was voor de epiloog, kwam er nog een hoofdstuk.

Ik geef de serie in zijn geheel wel echt vijf sterren! Zeker het lezen waard!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Violence, Death, Deadnaming, and Murder

oxfordcommas91's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

What an emotional and fitting end to an epic fantasy series. TOG was my first high fantasy series so I didn’t know much of what to expect but I am so glad I undertook this adventure. I became so attached to Aelin and her band of heroes throughout the eight books. Though this final installment is almost 1,000 pages, they seemed to fly by as we jumped from battle to battle, from one part of the kingdom to another in massive clashes of good versus evil. At every moment I was surprised and intrigued. This book really beautifully brings back plots and characters that Maas expertly introduces books earlier - I was so impressed when something came up that I remembered from an earlier piece of the story and think that it’s the hallmark of a great writer to be able to make these sorts of callbacks. This book had some truly heartbreaking moments that were befitting of the finale of such an intense series but each one felt meaningful and instrumental to the storyline. I definitely found myself tearing up quite a bit at times and thought the overall arc of this novel was beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, Death, Sexual content, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, and Torture

mayjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring 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

5.0

I have never felt such a volley of emotions. I loved this book so much. I'm sad to let it go, but I know it will live in my heart forever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Torture, Gore, War, Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Drug abuse, Cursing, Medical content, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Cannibalism, Slavery, and Pregnancy

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Death

anguawolf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Grief, Gore, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Alcohol, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

dalek_caan's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow. What an ending. This is a series I would happily start over from book one having just put down the final book. I cried several times. Great writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Violence, Self harm, Animal death, Torture, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, War, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

dreamitallaway's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, War, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Abandonment and Body horror

jsteinle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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

4.25

This was a mammoth of a book, yet I expected nonetheless for the grand finale. Suuuper emotional first third of the book. I cried maybe every other chapter. Slower paced than the other books in the series at times but that may have been because it’s such a long read and we are in battle for a very long time. I cannot believe I almost didn’t read Throne of Glass in general and am so happy that I did after ACOTAR. I’m really sad about saying goodbye to these characters. Satisfied with some parts of the ending yet underwhelmed with others. I’m exhausted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Death, War, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Pregnancy

augustisweird's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death, Genocide, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, Murder, and Violence