Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas

24 reviews

ismendes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

This was disappointing. SJM books have been getting worse with each new one. She has just been recycling ideas over and over. There was nothing new in this series, and worse of all,  this one had such a potential to be incredible, but it just fell short. It's as if SJM lost the courage or imagination to take this to the next level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

This book had me ugly crying so hard I couldn't read anymore.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Vomit, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Violence, Cannibalism, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Blood, Classism, Murder, Police brutality, Self harm, Sexual assault, Child death, Dysphoria, Medical content, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Misogyny, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and War

taryn_g's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Slavery, Child death, Cursing, Sexual content, Death of parent, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Child abuse

eyeleash's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Minor: Child abuse

jennanaps's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Medical content, War, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual violence, Colonisation, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Child abuse

britwalsh16's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful 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? No

5.0

Omg!!! Soooo many thoughts!!! This book blew my mind!!! It was soooo good!!! I love every single one of the characters!!! I can’t wait to hopefully dive more into certain characters in future books & see how everything is after the war! 
I love all the parallels & Easter eggs to Sarah’s other worlds, & ofcourse Nesta, Azriel, & everyone from Acotar who had small parts in the story line! 
The twists & turns this book took! This series takes! It’s unbelievable, there is so much I didn’t see coming, & I love books that shock me!! 
I’m just so sad that it’s over, & for the moment I don’t have anymore new Sarah J Maas books to read!! 
Cauldron blessed us all with Sarah & her amazing writing! I can’t wait for more of her books! If she writes it, I will read it. No questions asked. 

“Wanna hear a joke?.. Two Angels and a Fae Prince walk into a dungeon..” 🤣🤣🤣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexism, Genocide, Blood, Classism, Death, Gore, Grief, Slavery, War, Child death, Sexual harassment, Torture, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Sexual content, Confinement, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Animal death, Colonisation, Addiction, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Rape

gemma_clare's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Slightly underwhelming but still a good read. This book somehow simultaneously moves too fast and too slow and was a bit of a slog to get through. It also lacked so much of the emotional depth of characters and relationships we’ve come to know and love from SJM. It’s also inconsistent with previous books imo - previously unkillable, god-like characters get taken down like some run of the mill villain and so many things just seem to happen way to conveniently to be fully believable. Overall felt rushed. A fine read, but not what I expected for CC3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Torture, Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, War, Vomit, Gore, Death, Excrement, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Genocide, Murder, Rape, Grief, Gun violence, Classism, Confinement, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Slavery, and Sexism

traceyanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Genocide, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Hate crime, Torture, Body horror, Misogyny, Slavery, Child death, Classism, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Vomit, and War

lilhappyhermit's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was worth the wait. I consumed this book as if it was oxygen. With how book 2 ended, I was so intrigued and invested in how this book was going to play out and boy was I pleased. How SJM was able to incorporate all of her series into the plot of this book made me so happy. The whirlwind of this book’s events mixed with the high stakes all of the characters had into the resolution was so beautifully done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, and Sexism

lunahale's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

i am extremely unwell and still processing. daynight have my whole heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Gun violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Sexual assault and Genocide