Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Království popela by Sarah J. Maas

130 reviews

hazelbcap's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

This book tied together the series in the most beautiful and heart wrenching way. If you made it to KOA and found love for each characters journey than this book with rip your heart in two and fuse it back together. I will never be the same after this series. It may not satisfy everyone but this series as a whole, each book together made for a phenomenal read. Dare I say… better than ACTOAR 😋 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

gaby_readsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

This was a great ending to this series, it felt satisfying and I am left with closure for these characters that I’ve come to love. There were tears and surprising reveals and moments throughout this book, I haven’t cried with a book in a while and I definitely shed a few tears with this one. Overall this was such a great series that I look forward to revisiting in the near future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and War

howboutjane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

If I could rate higher than 5 stars I would. Perfection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

theoceanrose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The book is wonderful but there are just too many pages

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

What a great finale. I don’t have much to say. I cried. I laughed. I was STRESSED it was emotional and inspiring. I loved the characters, their growth throughout, and the way they tackle their problems. I love the thirteen. Yrene is amazing and all of the women throughout this story are badass.

I did feel like there were a few moments where the story dragged but not enough to take away from the general impact of the story.  So many amazing moments

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

huddle_dragon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War

ruthannejoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Torture, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Slavery, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

infjkiki's review against another edition

challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

readwithde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

I am stunned and amazed at how beautifully this epic story ended. I have no words.

My only tiny complaint

is the deus ex machina at the end with the Wolf Tribe. Just the tiniedt bit more information, like proof of their existence, would have made the victory feel earned.

I absolutely love this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Abandonment

kotareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

This book made me weep hysterically, made me squeal, made me annoyed, angry, nervous, and happy. There were definitely parts where I feel Maas could’ve written better or more, and she sticks to the ‘make it seem hopeless then reveal Aelin had a secret plan all along’ thing she’s done the entire series. At least she lets people help her this time. The twist at the end was a bit surprising. Some characters were lost, and while I was devastated about them, I knew we wouldn’t get through the massive war unscathed. Pretty cheesy who DID make it through, though. 
Maas kept throwing me off by how often she talked about how this entire series went on in less than ONE YEAR. It didn’t feel like it to me, but that’s just me. So. You know. 
Still, I loved it. I wish we got more Elorcan and Dorian/Manon, and less of less important characters, but that’s alright. There was some great character development.  The pacing dipped every so often but in general it stayed pretty solid. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War