Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Parts 1 & 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Sarah J. Maas

370 reviews

picaresquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Sexism, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Slavery, and Death of parent

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

I am now a very firm and ardent lover of the Maasverse! I can’t believe I’ve had this book for 9 years and just now read it! I loved every bit of it and cannot wait to continue with these characters and fall even more in love with this world! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, War, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Slavery, Vomit, Animal death, Classism, Gore, Violence, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

ahoyitsjoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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

2.5

Tamlin is so dull and you cannot convince me he had any chemistry with Feyre. Rhysand and Nesta saved this book from being 2 stars, honestly. I cannot understate how much more I enjoyed this book when Tamlin was kept as a silent prisoner lol.

The author really likes to grab onto a phrase and run it deep into the ground. Tamlin's jaw is always tensed, or tensing. Feyre could never paint that otherworldly, beautiful thing no matter how much she tried. Something scary happened and her bowels became watery. He brushed off a non-existent speck of dust. His eyes flickered. His throat bobbed. On the upside, this is a great book to make a drinking game for.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Murder, Torture, Blood, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

alivotta's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring 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: Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, and Alcohol

marzreadz2's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Minor: Slavery and War

maddramaqueen's review against another edition

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

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Alcohol, Death, Violence, Blood, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Slavery, Vomit, Torture, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity

mepereyra6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Confinement, Slavery, War, and Torture

jullebullerulle's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

i wouldn't trust a man that growled that much if i were you feyre

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Slavery, Alcohol, War, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

mattyvreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

Ummm. So it’s not a good book, by any stretch of the imagination. It reads like a fan fiction of nothing if that makes sense. There were some laughably bad parts and some parts that were almost redeeming, but then not.

I don’t think I’m the target audience. I don’t mind thinly disguised erotica, but if you’re gonna have muscled (presumably hung) male fairies lounging about, you can only hope for some guy on guy action. None. Painfully straight. Alas… a guy can dream.

Our protagonist is vaguely annoying and egregiously underdeveloped. Appreciating colors in paintings is not a meaningful character trait, in my humble opinion. Besides that, a large portion of this book is giving internalized misogyny. I don’t know how else to put it.

Imagine living for a man…. Literally pathetic.

Lastly, this world’s version of a condom, “the contraceptive brew,” is the funniest thing I’ve ever read. I really don’t think it was supposed to be a joke, which is what disturbs me even more. Maybe the author was dared to put that in.

Anyway, this book is basically a porno. Not well-written, but mostly entertaining. Will probably read the sequels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War

pwiestess's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

A bit stereotypical character and plot development, but the second part of the book opens a new possibility for other characters to develop both the plot and the main character more. Hopefully the other books in the series will become less predictable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Death, Classism, Kidnapping, Violence, and Drug use

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship