Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

99 reviews

charhollyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

“I feel as though I’ve looking for this place my entire life.”

This is by FAR the easiest 5 star I have given to a book. From start to finish, each quote, each twist in the story, each character introduction and arc, each new location, each plot development… perfection.

Queen Of Shadows had me UNDERSTANDING why this series truly has so much hype, because this is the first series I have ever ranked higher than ACOTAR, frankly.

Chaol’s character development, Dorian’s pain, Aelin becoming the queen she is, LYSANDRA?!?! Manon and her growing heart, my heart broke for Kaltain and frankly, the king? 

SJM is a genius, frankly. The way she can make you love a hated character, hate a character you loved, insert all those hints about Aelin setting up Aedion’s escape and the kings death… I will buy ANYTHING she ever writes from now on🤍

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Gore, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage

meredith_williams_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Emotional abuse, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Suicide

angstifies's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.5

i personally would’ve preferred if this book wasn’t always focused in the same two cities (Rifthold and Morath) because i always love when books explore more territories and i find this world very interesting. but everything else was great! the actions scenes and the newly introduced characters were amazing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Child abuse, Grief, and Slavery

Minor: Blood, War, Kidnapping, Vomit, Confinement, and Pregnancy

gracegeeks's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Gore, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Confinement, Incest, Sexual assault, Grief, Genocide, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Vomit

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Excrement, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

SJM with another slow burn from the Throne of Glass series.

Fae warriors, dragon-esque creatures, witches, magic. Or as my husband would say, “nerd shit.” And I love this nerd shit. Of course the plot thickens in the Queen of Shadows: the bold, brave Aelin finally begins stepping into her queen status and becomes known as the “fire-breathing-bitch-queen” to her enemies. She has a long to-do list to complete to save the world from the King’s black magic. 

While the romance is a slow burn, the pace of the book as a whole is a bit swifter compared to the first three of the series. The usual gang of characters is back—Rowan, Dorian, Chaol, and Manon—plus a few new ones. So here I am, impatiently waiting for the fifth book to be available at the library. 

What will happen next?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Torture

mhari's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

bblanka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, War, Death of parent, and Violence

amandak's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Blood, Trafficking, and War

Minor: Vomit

alices13thdiary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

how am i supposed to take a break to read a few romcoms after finishing this book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, War, Genocide, Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts