Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Crown of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas

19 reviews

torturedreadersdept's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Blood, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Torture, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Toxic relationship

nicklybear's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, Murder, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Genocide

Minor: Death of parent

hannalizzy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Compared to the first book this one wasn’t as great, mostly because I felt it was a bit slow and I was so mad at why Celaena wrote off Chaol. I hate misunderstanding tropes, she went bezerk before she even talked to him about it, and Celaena is just so wishy washy about who she is, what she stands for, what she even wants. spoiler: she has no idea yet so we’ll see how the next one pans out for her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Slavery, Stalking, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

mary_do_12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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

4.5

i have so much to say, so let me put this into a summary in 3 points:

1. AAGSAJSJFKEDKSKS
2. celaena, what THE ACTUAL FUCK?!
3. chaol please stfu. stop being annoying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Violence

tiredtori'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, and Kidnapping

Minor: Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Vomit, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, and Sexual content

lil_mushroom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book made me feel so many things, especially with Chaol and Celeana. They were adorable, from the first book i could tell something was going to happen between them, but when Chaol got kidnapped and celeana came to get him, and then Nehemia dying! like i was in shock, complete shock, that entire part was very heart wrenching. Then with Archer, that little shit. I had a bad feeling from him the start, i was feeling the anger that Celeana was. I was just like "KILL HIM ALREADY, HE DESERVES TO DIE" and then he did i was like "YES" because that little bin chicken was the worst i hate him so much, i wanted to punch something because he made Chaol and Celeana's relationship never be the same again and i hate him because i love them together their were cute. And at the end when Celeana turned into a fae, i wasn't surprised because i got spoilers from another review on here! and didn't put in the spoiler section! anyways but then Chaol getting Celeana to go to wendlyn, like i know that he was trying to protect her but now she has to kill the royal family there?! like??? and then it ends with Finding out that Celeana is Aelin?! this book was just made so much emotions rise in me and i loved this book, alot.

 

Overall this book was a emotional rollercoaster, it had so many plot twist, heartbreak and shocking moments. I really liked the book, i enjoyed it more than the first one actually. I just couldn't stop reading it, i was glued to it and couldn't stop until i finished it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Body horror, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Genocide and Kidnapping

amandafitz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Genocide, War, Vomit, Classism, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Confinement

bi_n_large's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Rape, War, and Child death

booksalacarte'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? It's complicated

4.5

First read (6/2022)- 3⭐️

Reread (1/2024)-4.5⭐️2.75🌶️

New Adult fantasy romance

Multi POV

Magic

Magical beasts

Fae

Morally grey FMC

Found family

Secret history

Politics

Treason

Rebellion

Closed door romance

The second book started not long after the first, with the King’s Champion taking hits off a list. Only she wasn’t.

I think the incident with the carnival is one of the most vivid memories I have from the whole series. Along with the wearhouse scene. The set up is really great for such a pivotal turning point in Celaena’s journey. 

Chaol having to deal with his lawful nature was just as hard to go through the second time as it was the first. His self deprecation after Neimiah died is SO much. He does absolutely nothing and basically disappears for multiple  chapters. Why didn’t he fight for her?! 

Dorian’s journey in this book is an interesting one. Going from infatuated playboy to someone with their own dark secret was a great arc. But the unresolved attraction Boggs his character down.

The arc with Chaol was beautiful, and devastating. I forgot how intense it was.

I was disappointed that the only diverse main character in the book was used as a tool to further the plot in the way they were. It’s almost like she was becoming too good of a character, more noble than the FMC, and had to be taken out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

carlyjoann'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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship