Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

20 reviews

indyyxoxo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Murder, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Gore, and Colonisation

Moderate: Torture, Vomit, and War

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

thebruce's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Dysphoria, Colonisation, Death, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Excrement, and Misogyny

ernis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

This was an intriguing fantasy adventure tale. I appreciated the fact that though it was about an assassin, there wasn't tons of gore. The fantasy aspect was subtle but used well. Compared to Sarah J Maas' ACOTAR series, this novel was more geared towards teens with a PG rated story (ACOTAR being more suitable for young adults). While both series have their own flavour, I have so far enjoyed this one more.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

sarasandex's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

ariellenicole's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

samanthasrose's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

5.0

Sarah J. Maas books have a way of capturing your heart. Throne of Glass is no different! The characters are complex, lovable, and captivating. I hold this book and the entire ACOTAR series dear to my heart. I can’t wait to continue this series!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Sexual assault

Some subtle mentions/allusions to S.A.

ylimesnwot's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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: Violence and Death

Moderate: War, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Death of parent

britwalsh16'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Starting this series after finishing ACOTAR, I was expecting a very similiar world. And though I can see the similarities, it is very different. Best way to describe it is that TOG is a dystopian version of the world in ACOTAR. & so far, I am here for it. 
I like the characters, I like the world, and I love reading stories like this one and ACOTAR, that are led by some very basass women! I can’t wait to dive deeper into it all!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Torture, Confinement, Murder, Slavery, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Misogyny, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Rape, Gore, and Grief

haileybones's review

medium-paced

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

2.5

A decidedly mid-tier fantasy book that reads like a mix between Hunger Games and ACOTAR. I like Hunger Games, but bailed on ACOTAR after two books. I think if you liked both series, you'll like this a lot. If you liked neither, definitely don't bother.

Sword of Glass' main character suffers from a mild case of not-like-other-girls syndrome. All the characters are a little bland and wooden and predictable. There are too many named characters who don't matter at all and die with little payoff. The plot is a bit meandering with several slow spots (including, curiously, the last several chapters). I just didn't really feel anything while I was reading, but I was reasonably entertained.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Murder, and Death

Minor: War, Vomit, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, and Slavery

cameronmh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Great story, classic Sarah J Maas combination of court intrigue, romance, magic, and combat. Almost gave it 4.5 but then subtracted a quarter star because of all of the anti-corset bits that really rubbed me the wrong way. I listened to a solid 3 hours of the audiobook while wearing a corset, and I can tell you for dang sure my ribs were not being crushed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Torture, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Gore, Violence, War, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Slavery, and Animal death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Cursing, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Gaslighting, and Drug abuse

There is poison! Both a theoretical poisoning (a controlled environment, but still theoretically very dangerous) and a second scene with a purposeful poisoning with an agent that can cause death. There are also hallucinations (which end up to be technically real) caused by the poisoning.