Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

233 reviews

mamacalidad's review against another edition

Anxiety triggers

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Bullying, Violence, Murder, and Grief

kjm19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.5

I love the world that exists in this book - looking forward to how it builds in the series! I found the characters interesting, charming and unique. 

I feel like there was a level of detachment between some of the characters at times that didn’t work with how the relationships were portrayed in the book. More details and nuances would’ve been useful!

Overall - really nice read and I’m excited to come back to it after reading the rest of the series to see how my opinion changes. 

SECOND READ 
I stand by what I said on a first read about the detached relationships (particularly between Feyre and Tamlin). I appreciate the golden nuggets throughout that point to future books. Fun and comforting read in many ways. I am looking forward to rereading ACOMAF!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Grief, Murder, Animal death, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, and Kidnapping

_wellshit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Classism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Blood

kaetlingrigsby's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

4.25

This book had a really slow start when I first read it I stopped at 267 pages in and then picked it back up a year later. It picks up at the end and then it’s to the point where you can’t stop reading. The characters can be confusing because there are so many different types and I definitely checked ACOTR WIKI more than once to try to get a better understanding of the different species. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Slavery, Torture, Death, Gore, Murder, Bullying, Grief, and Violence

storytime2390's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Murder, Child death, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Animal death

itsmelaurenc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

There’s some corny bits sprinkled in but they pale in comparison to the story surrounding them. Such a wild ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Blood, Death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

lauwbinx'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Body horror, Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: War and Slavery

erafact's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Grief, Torture, and Sexual content

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A Court of Thorn and Roses is one of those books on the "how have you not read this yet" list that everyone seems to judge readers by. It was far better than I was expecting, based on my last few experiences reading total duds, recommended by BookTok. It's not a romance novel by any means, and it's not a Beauty and the Beast adaptation, not really. The elements are there, but there is way more than the Belle et Bete story. I enjoyed it, and I like that it didn't end on a cliffhanger. I'll probably read the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Sexism, War, Xenophobia, Ableism, Body horror, Classism, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Bullying, Slavery, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Grief, and Kidnapping