Reviews tagging 'War'

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

476 reviews

sarahmeshille's review against another edition

1.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail

paulaferg's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Xenophobia, War

elliptica's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I read this book back when it came out. And I loved it. But I was looking for something simple to fall asleep to, something I've already read that won't keep me awake. Something I wasn't interested in that I knew I liked the first time. 

But honestly, this book was boring... It is toxic. It's weird. I think it's really unoriginal and predictable. The writing isnt all that great, it's so simple. And I kinda hated that the second time around. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: War

inkshadows's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Classism

Moderate: Genocide, Torture, Murder, War, Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Child death, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Sexual harassment

kb33's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Slavery, Vomit, Death of parent, War, Classism

mld12's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Ok I liked this more than I thought I would and don't think it deserves all the flack.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War

banksy200's review against another edition

1.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Nothing much happens until 2/3 into the book, and even then it feels slow and forced. Most of the characters feel very 2D and bland, and I don't  really care about any of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence, War

clare_dv's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape

kqylqjqyne's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, War

klein19's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Great book! I love fantasy stories and this one was perfect. It had just the right amount of romance and humor to balance out the intense story line. Sometimes I could guess what was going to happen next but there were some very good plot twists! 
I really wish the show didn’t get scrapped- I’d kill to see what Tamlin would look like! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Classism

Minor: Death of parent