Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

89 reviews

thealmightymeg's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and Cursing

Minor: Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Grief

itsmelaurenc's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I had my reservations but I’m so glad I stuck it out, prob one of my favorites of the whole series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Grief, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Addiction, Confinement, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Child death, and Miscarriage

rosiem1998's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, Confinement, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, and Torture

charlotte_bee's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Alcoholism

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Blood, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Grief, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Abandonment, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, War, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

saintxkathryn's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

Nesta‘s story was a compassionate reminder of my own journey in processing and learning to live after many years of trauma and grief. Some of the biggest themes revolved around learning to forgive yourself and learning that many of the things you might blame yourself for, were not your fault in the first place (in a context of surviving trauma and/or abuse). I took comfort in noticing the parallels between Nesta’s and her friends’ healing journeys and my own. This book was actually pretty cathartic for me. Of course, the fantastical elements of the novel were highly entertaining and kept me reading. Maas‘ talent for vivid descriptions and detailed world building make it hard to put this book down. I look forward to her coming works. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Misogyny, Child death, Confinement, and Addiction

Minor: Kidnapping

caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Classism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Body horror, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, Gore, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Medical trauma

grosemareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

4.75

Far and away the best book in the series, but could’ve used some more perspectives and the characters from the original book felt different, not in the best way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexism, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content

coffee_hat_chacos's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really good read, though at some points I found the “spice” got in the way of the character development. But to each their own. It was a great read from different character POVs than the others. The ending had me feeling things. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Grief, Medical trauma, Confinement, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

devsreadsnrambles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

I don't love the actions of the author RE: Using Brionna Taylor's death as a marketing ploy. 
That being said, I felt I needed to finish this book. It was fine. The last 1/4 of the book did play on my emotions. I was mostly annoyed throughout the book..

that Nesta was as miserable as she was. Yes I know she went through traumatic experiences, however I just found her incredibly insufferable, even when she went through her "redemption arc"

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All this to say, it was fine. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death, and Cursing

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Self harm

Minor: Confinement and Emotional abuse