Reviews tagging 'Death'

Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

357 reviews

meyermz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Misogyny, Grief, Classism, Rape, Death, War, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Animal death, Eating disorder, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Slavery, and Blood

bookshelf20's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

4.25

I felt that this book was well written, the plot carried along very well, and was well paced. I thought the development of this book was great, and really pushed forward the series. I liked the development of the FMC throughout the book, how she went from one extreme, being frail and withered, to a dominating force to be reckoned with. It really showed how just some care and attention, letting her heal and come into herself was all she needed. 

I really hate Tamlin, I cannot believe he locked her up and buried her in the background of life. I hated that he didn't seem to care about her PTSD, her illness when she'd get sick in the bathroom, her grief, and panic. He never extended his hand to her in assistance or showing he ever cared. It was very aggravating and angering that he didn't care about Fayre, just his own agenda.

I really liked how Rhys came into play with this aspect above. I really liked that he was willing to swoop in and assist in helping Fayre. I really liked that he was actually concerned about how withered and withdrawn she looked, that he was enraged on her behalf. I liked that he pushed her to an extent, and let her have her feelings and grief, assisting her in her PTSD and panic, and didn't let her hide. I think he was a perfect match for her that way.

I liked how well Fayre came into herself, a force to be reckoned with, not letting anyone snake past her, hurt her or her new found family. I liked that she protected her bond with Rhys and let him in. I also feel so heartbroken that she had to play the role she did at the end of the book with the King, and that she ended up back with Tamlin, even if it's to destroy him from the inside out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Murder, and Panic attacks/disorders

kinca1d_j8nna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

vannahcabana's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

Another good book in this series! Overall it’s a dark read, but if you read the first book, I think this one is better :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

darci_spear20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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 was so intense and I loved every second of it!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Vomit, Grief, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Violence, War, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

mmgreen23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Death, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Violence, War, Sexual content, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racism, and Torture

lauwbinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death of parent, Death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Murder, Child abuse, and Grief

Moderate: War, Vomit, Slavery, and Gore

lizard800's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.75

This book is a definite improvement from the first one. The author still needs a better editor and could benefit from some grammar courses (like the first book there is a severe overuse of em dashes and full on incomplete sentences). The last 50 or so pages make me forgive a lot- the story is not well written but it is really captivating and it  makes me want to keep reading the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Torture, Gore, War, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Slavery

shellbell_04's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, War, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault

niclantsov's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

 CRY. GIGGLE. WEEP. LAUGH OUT LOUD. DRIVING ME ABSOLUTELY FUCKING INSANE. GOD I LOVE THIS BOOK.

This took an unexpected turn, I didn’t expect to love this book this much, considering I hated ACOTAR. This was definitely a 180 (degree) from the first book.

I started reading this and I could not to stop, I literally devoured a 200+ pages in one sitting, I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. One of my many complaints on the first book was that it was so bland and flat, the plot and the writing, but with ACOMAF everything changed. It made me remember why I fell in love with Throne of Glass in the first place and it reminds me of the wonderful writing and the intricate plot of SJM.

So yes, ACOMAF is everything I wished for and beyond.

In here, we meet with some new interesting characters that I adore so much. I do wish that we have multiple POV though, it would’ve been so so good. Not necessary Rhys' but other characters, perhaps Amren or Azriel (this male intrigued me). I love that this has a founding family trope, which is the trope that I always look in a book, it warms my heart, the trope, and as always SJM delivers. We’ve got the endless banter the heartfelt conversation, the emotional deep feelings to each other, parfait *chef’s kiss. They are not characters, they’re my friends.

Let’s talk about the plot. It’s definitely more treacherous than the first book, and has greater impact to the characters and their world. It never bores me, from page one until the very last cliffhanger that literally made me scream uncontrollably and shatter my heart, thank god I was home alone otherwise my family would be very very concern. Kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time, and time flew by. Honestly if I was unhinged I could finish a 656 pages book in one day, but 'tis something to be savoured rather than devoured, hence I postponed on finishing this yesterday, truthfully am afraid of book hangover.

And I just love how SJM leaves crumbs which at that time it doesn’t feel important until they are. And she is a master of foreshadowing, I reread that part from acotar when I reached chapter 54 (if you know what I mean), that’s a mastermind behaviour if I do say so myself.

5/5 loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gore, Murder, and Death