Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

77 reviews

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I thought this book was good, but not as good as ACOTAR. I keep wanting to read more Sarah J. Maas but none of them live up to the first series I read from her. I liked the storyline and the strong female lead. I also liked the twist at the end that let you into something that the main character didn’t know. I wasn’t sure that she was

going to win at the end.

I think that seeing into different dimensions or worlds is going to become very important later on. In the end, I did like it, just not like some of the other books I’ve read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Classism, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Trafficking and War

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

jana07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Physical abuse

arys_library's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful 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

Great start to a hopefully amazing series!
Another Sarah J Maas book that was pretty good. I'll be honest, I am still waiting (very impatiently) for some more diversity to be added to her books. I feel uncomfortable buying so many books from her when the diversity is so low. Because of that, the rating of this book has gone from probably a 4.5 to a 4-star book.

Overall, I really liked this book. I loved the characters and their relationship, I feel like we got a great glimpse into what's to come, I felt so immersed almost instantly into the book. I read this pretty fast, it's definitely a gripping and intriguing book, and one that I'll most likely recommend soon!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Vomit, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Torture, Confinement, Violence, and Slavery

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Gore

emilie_rejane's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Slavery

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Vomit, Physical abuse, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

filipa_maia's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

I have to say that I was expecting something a little different from this read. It was really good but was not amazing.

This world created by Sarah J. Maas is very interesting, and the storyline is very appealing and makes us want to read more, but I was expecting something more. I don't know how to explain it better. Maybe the hype around this book made me thing that this book was something else. Somehow I feel that this book did not needed to be this big to tell this story. Maybe a shorter book would have been better for me, I found some parts quite boring.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and want to read the second one to discover what kind of adventures are awaiting for Celaena.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Colonisation, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Confinement, Genocide, Grief, and Toxic friendship

lorenmarie7's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, and Physical abuse

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

i actually enjoyed this so much more than i expected, i really liked the characters and this world has a lot to mystery especially surrounding the magic so i can’t wait to read more of that!

a complaint i have has to be that the writing felt very 2012, especially because of the damn exclamation points, but it wasn't unbearable and i know it’ll get better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Murder, Physical abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Torture

Minor: Rape, War, Sexual assault, and Sexism

gay_agenda_lizard's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

The climax was amazing. It was breathtaking, jaw dropping, and entirely….. undeserved. This girl sucks. Not even the fun type of sucks. Celaena (the name alone is awful) is a bitch who does not know how much of an atrocious human being she is. She’s a pick me and this universe sure as hell picks her.

Girl literally has a long gone queen tell her she is the chosen one what type of bullshit-

Also one of the love interests is a puppy murderer. And there wasn’t even smut. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, and Colonisation

Minor: Physical abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Classism

sammymilfort's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Vomit and Violence