Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

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

134 reviews

hannahmcguireauthor's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book made me love new characters, but hate old ones. I loved some parts, but certain lines detracted from Nesta's journey and I found myself hung up on those flaws. Certain plot points weren't able to make me suspend my disbelief. I will continue the series, but this book felt like a means to an end. I loved Nesta, but perhaps if some lines or scenes were cut, it would have been a stronger story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Medical trauma, Grief, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexism, Alcohol, Addiction, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

edamamebean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

Would have been five stars if not for that

unnecessarily traumatic pregnancy side plot.

But I really loved this book, the best in the series so far in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Gore, Sexual content, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Death of parent

katjacatbeans's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-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

3.0

The spicy scenes were great - and, not gonna lie, that's the entire reason I read this book bc I didn't like ACOTAR that much. I have some qualms with a lot of the rest of the story. The Valkyries were an unexpected and welcomed surprise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

smilingsammie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, and Blood

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Alcohol, Medical content, Body shaming, Addiction, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death, Excrement, Misogyny, Cursing, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Torture

readingwithmuggy's review against another edition

5.0

”Never again. Never again would she be weak. Never again would she be at someone’s mercy. Never again would she fail. Never again, never again, never again.”

Gosh I loved this book so much! I loved the sweet story of friendship & unconditional love reflected in these pages with Nesta & Gwyn & Emerie. I feel like this book had great representation on the effects of trauma & depression. While Nesta was in her darkest season, I felt so much empathy for her & could connect so well to her thoughts and feelings. Ready to see the next book that Maas cooks up!

(TW: for rape, sexual abuse, murder, war, pregnancy complications, etc. also very heavy on the smut!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Pregnancy, and Medical trauma

bookwormlily's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

Honestly, I thought this book would be hard to read for me. I loved Feyre and got quite attached to her. And since this book is from Nesta’s perspective, it is quite different. But I really liked it. If you’ve ever had any mental health issues, you might find your struggles in Nesta’s struggles… I did and it was very validating. Overall the story doesn’t progress that much, it does deal with how a lot of us struggle with an internal invisible darkness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Rape, Abortion, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Violence, Misogyny, and Toxic friendship

Minor: War, Torture, Self harm, and Pregnancy

katierosecrane's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

This book is very similar to ACOMAF, but with Nesta in it. I might be scared to read some long books but not by SJM. 

I love a mental health troupe and Cassian and Nesta have an amazing love story. I appreciated that this book wasn’t geared towards YA audience. It made the themes hit harder and the parallelism to ACOMAF showed that.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Grief, Blood, Self harm, Sexism, War, Child death, Gore, Alcoholism, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual content, Cursing, Mental illness, and Murder

rivierareads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

The only ACOTAR book that made me cry. Well-written with an interesting plot. I could not put this down

and this book definitely wins the best smut award for Nesta x Cassian

. The messages about hope sometimes felt a bit cheesy / over-the-top / in-your-face but it’s a nice message and not too constant. I guess my biggest complaint is that it felt like the plot was very elaborate and intriguing only for a lot of it to end up in a wash in the ends. But overall excellent, fun to read, with believable character development and relationships (SO important!).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Rape, Violence, Gore, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol and Torture

caitlinspeachyreads's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Classism, Self harm, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Body horror, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Ableism, Child abuse, Gore, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Rape, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Medical trauma

holz_18's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexism, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit