Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

72 reviews

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

As I had come to expect based on what I'd heard from friends, this first book in ToG is not nearly as gripping as SJM's other series. The writing is not as good and the characters and their dialogue don't read quite as authentically. But I'm excited to see how the rest of the series plays out because the world building is there. Also that ending was a doozy. Definitely didn't plan on being up so late reading so much of the end in one night.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Blood, Body horror, Gore, and Drug use

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, War, Gaslighting, Classism, and Sexism

hgunsch's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Death, and Violence

Minor: Vomit

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

I quite liked this! There’s an awful lot of loose ends here which is a bit frustrating, but seeing as there’s so many more books in the series it makes sense. I like the protagonist a lot and the supporting characters are equally lovable, but they really got me with the puppy. I do wish there was either more backstory or more something to give us a real look at “the assassin” - we are told over and over again that she’s the best in the world but, like, SHOW me. Hopefully we get more of that in the coming books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Murder, Body horror, Misogyny, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

polarbbp's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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: Gore

Moderate: Violence and Vomit

Minor: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

caleb_makes's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.25

There was one scene near the end that was good but the rest was pretty mediocre imho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Genocide, Slavery, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Rape, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Cursing, Confinement, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Animal death, Torture, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Death of parent

_kayla_marie_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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

The writing is excellent and I could not put this book down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, War, Violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

ana_maria5's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Body horror, and Injury/Injury detail

imds'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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Sexual assault, Grief, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, War, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Genocide, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Confinement, Gore, Trafficking, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, and Violence

savagesav25's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.5

in a shocking fashion, i actually like this book quite a lot. I think the characters are likeable and intriguing and the plot moved fairly quickly. it seems to be setting up a world for a fantastic series, but could also function well as a standalone. the characters were extremely strong which is refreshing, and i am actually excited to continue this series, although i will be waiting for the release of the new covers. excited to see where this series goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Murder, and Slavery

kellys_bookcase's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, War, Slavery, Body horror, Death, Murder, and Gore

Moderate: Torture