Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

A Court of Silver Flames (Graphic Audio Part 1 & 2) by Sarah J. Maas

433 reviews

deb_1970_uk_bookrecs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

A Story About Pain,  Self-loathing, & Learning To Love!😫💔🙉💘
A Court of Silver Flames: A Court of Thorns and Roses, Book 5
By: Sarah J. Maas
Audiobook 🎧 
Narrated by: Stina Nielsen
Length: 26 hrs and 5 mins

I've always liked Nesta, but she was tough to relate to at times in this book. The self-loathing and deep depression she works through throughout is painful. She constantantly pushes everyone away and says such hurtful, spitefilled things. Of course, she's punishing and hurting herself more than anyone else!😫

Cassian is the most upstanding, kind, thoughtful,  and caring man she could hope for as a friend! He continues to take her side against everyone. When he's tasked with training her, what eventually comes from it is truly remarkable!🙏🏼

This is the steamiest book by far. I felt the narrator did a fantastic job with those scenes. I also felt overall that she coped well with the number of characters. However, I do believe this series, as a whole, would benefit from dual narration by a female and male narrator!

Debbie, 1970, UK 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

maddinar's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

hayley22ann's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence

jordan_dobbs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This book took me on an emotional roller coaster and I loved every moment of it 
Oh my GOSH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Mental illness

hellotheremaryrose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

This book was incredible!!!!! I can’t compare it to the rest of the series because it felt so different to me. 
Nesta is incredible!!! Her challenges with mental health felt so incredibly real.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and War

meresbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

tandem read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

shethatreadstok's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

To resonate with Nesta means to know the trauma. And how you overcame the dark troves within or are facing it. It is not a direct reflection on your own turmoil. No, the things Nesta said out of spite are never acceptable. But the sharp twisted reasoning behind it is the swift cut that trauma recognizes.  And how, you too, clawed your way out— teeth and all.

I was hesitant to read this based on the rapid MFC hate. But, my goodness, this is a treasure among my collection. The mural of healing from trauma is a strewn ugly thing. Everyone has their own vision for how a person is supposed to recognize, face and heal from their infliction. Until the mirror is turned and you have to dwell with the edged darkness. 

A lot is skimmed over having their (Nesta and Elaine’s) mortality ripped forcibly away within Hybern’s control. Their mortal bodies were pushed into plunging cold waters of endless darkness to be drowned as mortals, then raised as High Fae. And while Elaine shields her traumas by burying it in the ground and her mind, Nesta guards herself. Tearing apart everyone who dares to look at her with love and care as her father had. And while that's not excusable for her raunchy behavior, it gives an insight to the broken mind of a young woman. This journey is of all the bridges Nesta Archeron burned and the new ones she Made.

This read was a beautiful mess. So much worldbuilding, strong character development (main and not), and the leading

edge to the fourth Trove item

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Rape

shansbookjournal's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

livvmarks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing 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

5.0

The most beautiful perfect book ever- made me feel so seen in the mental health aspect as well. Can’t wait for the next one in the series<3

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism