Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

82 reviews

bryelle's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

Book 2 of the Throne of Glass series. This is a great continuation of the series. I truly think the best part of this book is the story between Celaena and Chaol. It is great to see their friendship and love grow. We get to see a glimps of Celaena’s past as we see characters she has once known. Celaena is battling knowing what to do and who to trust through this book. Everyone has their own agenda and tries to trust but giving only so much to those around them.

ALSO WE FIND OUT CELAENA IS FAE!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Blood, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Slavery, Self harm, and Death

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Violence, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Genocide

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

this book was so much fun, the writing has so clearly improved from the previous book and it was in so much more enjoyable and captivating. i’m glad this book expanded more on the world and gave more depth in the characters, that was done great.

but the absolute best thing about this book were definitely the twists and reveals that left me with so many questions, very exited to read the other books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Grief, Kidnapping, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jimjamreads's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, War, and Death of parent

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Did I understand a single thing that happened in this book? No. Did I enjoy every second of it? Yes.

That ending was so predictable. If 1+1=2, then of course Celaena is Aelin… Idk why Chaol reacted like that at the end tbh.

Also, speaking of Chaol, his and Celaena’s romance felt so forced. I much preferred her with Dorian (please give him another chance 😪). Their relationship just felt like another plot device that was created to keep the story ‘interesting.’ Did I still eat up their scenes together? Of course I bloody did. 

All those things about the Wyrdkeys went straight over my fat head. I have no clue what’s going on but I loved it. I rated it lower than TOG because I didn’t enjoy it as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Cursing

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Torture, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Alcohol, Vomit, Sexual content, Self harm, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Death, and Gore

inkshadows's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.25

Good character development. The ending was a cliffhanger but I still felt like the main premise of this portion of the plot was resolved. The book felt complete.

The different character POVs drove the story along in an interesting way, adding depth and complexity to the narrative.

I do wish there was more world building, but as the ending suggests, we’ll see more of that in the next book.

I appreciate the mix of platonic and love relationships. It gave the story more life and made the characters more real. It didn’t feel explicitly romance driven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War

kat1105'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Misogyny, Child death, Grief, Sexism, Vomit, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, Violence, Slavery, Drug abuse, Drug use, Torture, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: War, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

sarahmcg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

This book broke my heart and then at the very end, blew my mind! 🤯 iykyk

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping, Gore, and Grief

prettylightsandcitynights's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, War, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, and Vomit