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anaya_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Genocide and Kidnapping
randirush's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, and Grief
Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual content, and Pregnancy
b_readss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Grief, and Murder
veeronald's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Aelin reaches an all-time goody two shoes standard of Mary Sueness and awkward dialogue in this novel where so much of the action happens after the fact and the characters can't stop farting out awful, cringe-worthy one-liners.
It's honestly insulting how much the book is absorbed with how *amazing* Aelin is, and gives the bare minimum psychological processing to enslavement and war and the fallout of living through it all. I get it, Maas doesn't want to talk about it because she just wants to show how powerful and generous Aelin is, and how attractive (?) Rowan is. But it's a book about war. Make it about war, please. Anything else is insulting.
And should I even get into (again) how hypocritical this book is? Aelin (and the tone of the book) makes a big statement about who can be forgiven for being enslaved, and then goes ahead and blames someone for being enslaved because she never liked them. Yet again, the book presents a certain argument about inclusion or forgiveness or hope, but then only offers that to a select group of Maas' choosing. (I'm being vague for spoilers). Don't promote one thing and the in the very fabric of your book fail to do that very thing that the characters become so high and mighty about. The same thing happened in ACOTAR.
I'm tired of these half-assed books.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy
mariareviews's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
4.5/5
After reading The Assassin’s Blade and Heir of Fire, I seriously considered DNFing these books. Alas, I’m someone that likes to read all the books if I already have them and that was the case for Throne of Glass.
Now, SJM didn’t come to play for Queen of Shadows. I love powerful, strong-willed characters and QOS delivered that and much more. I’m still a proud Dorian simp (I screeched the second my man got that collar off) and I’m utterly in love with Aelin, Aedion, Manon, Elide, Nesryn, and Rowan. I’m still trying to forgive Chaol for spewing that much bs in one book.
Also, am I the only one with a soft spot for the ex-King of Adarlan (Dorian’s father)? Idk why his last seconds of life really killed me. Nevertheless, I’m glad Dorian killed him 😌✌🏻✨ My baby deserved that closure.
I’m still trying to find a book that matches the greatness of Crown of Midnight, but I must say that Queen of Shadows is now in second place.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Vomit and Pregnancy
tiredtori's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and War
Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Abandonment
janeivy11's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, and Grief
Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, and Excrement