Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

816 reviews

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Child death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Sexual harassment, War, Genocide, Gore, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

karinreadsalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

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

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Torture, Pregnancy, Rape, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, War, Child death, and Sexual assault

sarahfrances52's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

After ACOFAS, I was anxious for Nesta to have her healing journey and it did not disappoint! Nesta’s story was incredibly inspiring and I was cheering for her the whole way through. As for the book as a whole, the writing felt a little more unbalanced than previous books in the ACOTAR series. The political storyline with Briallyn and the Trove didn’t blend as seamlessly with Nesta’s healing journey as the quest for the Book of Breathings did with Feyre’s in ACOMAF. I loved the book and I love the series, but there were moments where I was taken out of the story because I was trying to figure out how the pieces fit together. Despite this feeling of unbalance, it did come together by the end and it was totally  worth it! Most importantly, I loved getting to know Gwyn and Emerie and I hope to see a lot more of them in future stories!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

evamjwallace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Violence

kkellymsu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

keppers_jax's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Murder

erikaannee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.5

I did love this series (for what it was lol) and while I thought I would give this last book 4-5 stars, I think due to other books I read around the same time as this and after taking a break from reading it around 500 pages in - when I jumped back in it felt like a chore to finish. Normally I love the intense endings of Sarah J Mass’s books but this one felt a lot more predictable and

STOP RESURRECTING EVERY CHARACTER THAT “DIES”. If you’re gonna do the bit Sarah, commit to the bit! Not that I want these characters to die either but if in 3 out of 5 endings in this series it ends on a resurrection of one or multiple of the main characters, I just don’t feel as emotionally invested because I know that they’re just not gonna die.

I enjoyed this series for what it was - smutty, sexy, fun and adventure. It’s like watching love island - some seasons are absolute bangers and some are meh but you still watch them anyways. Don’t read these expecting a literary masterpiece - these are like reality tv in book form. They hook you and you have a hell of a great time reading them. I will however be taking a Sarah j Maas break for a while and going to find other authors/series that do something similar, haha. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence