Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

A Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas

29 reviews

alices13thdiary's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"i am the rock against which the surf crashes. nothing can break me."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Blood, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Murder, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and Torture

solarel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was a fun read. I liked it more as it went on, and I pretty much started out hating nesta. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child death, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, War, Blood, Cursing, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Murder

cpoffen237's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism and Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Alcohol, Child abuse, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

meghansarmiento97's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Chronic illness, Cursing, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Self harm, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

jennavai's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Confinement, Addiction, Sexual violence, War, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Rape, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Torture, Eating disorder, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Murder, Child death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Drug abuse, Cursing, Blood, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

marisa_n's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Alcohol, Grief, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Gore, Death, Child death, Alcoholism, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual violence

midnacine's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I'm not gonna get into a whole detailed essay with this book. Read my previous reviews of this series for context.

It's no secret I hate Rhys and reading from Feyre's perspective, so this book was so refreshing in that I could almost forget they existed. Almost.

Overall, I loved the journey Nesta and Cassian went through. As someone who struggles with mental health, I think Nesta's healing was handled beautifully. I loved seeing her realize her love for Cassian and find friendship in Gwyn and Emerie when she thought she didn't deserve it.

Two big things I didn't like: Feyre's pregnancy and the fact that Nesta sacrificed her power because of it.

I love that we see Nesta coming to terms with the truth that she doesn't wanna be a cruel, ruthless queen. I even love that she makes sacrifices for family members who didn't see what she was going through- I think it really brought her story full circle. However, I hate that there was no other way for Feyre to have survived the pregnancy. For a world in which magic is abundant, you'd think they'd have figured out how to perform a C-section correctly.

It gets an extra half star over the other books literally only because Spicy Cassian and I didn't have to read Feyre saying "my mate" over two hundred times.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Drug abuse, Confinement, Drug use, and Grief

Moderate: Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and War

egurgens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really struggled to get into this book because Feyre is no longer the main character, instead it's Nesta. We get a bit of  a glimpse of post-war Nesta in a Court of Frost and Starlight, but we really get to see who Nesta is in this book. It took about 200 pages at least for me to really begin to enjoy the book, because Nesta is just SO miserable in the beginning. However, I think it's really important for the readers to understand that Nesta isn't mean and miserable and defiant because she wants to be, but because she's really struggling with her own mental health, and is afraid to let anyone get close again. 
Once I got into this book, I began to INHALE it. The reintroduction of the Valkyries? Hell yes. Empowering battered women to be able to stand up for themselves and defend themselves if needed? Loved it. The very spicy scenes and the love interest? I'm drooling. The plot was amazing, with Rhys, Feyre, Cassian, and Azriel recovering from the war, only to find a new enemy and artifacts, which only Nesta has the power to find. That was a brilliant way to bring Nesta into the fold of the court, even begrudgingly, and to enable the court to begin to see her in a new light. 
No worries for anyone who is afraid that Feyre won't be present in the story, she definitely is, but is more of a side character here. But she is still present and as lovely and lovable and fierce as ever. I'm super excited for the next book and what new perspectives that offers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Alcohol, Bullying, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Dysphoria, Excrement, Physical abuse, War, Death of parent, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

louisa_pennyfeather2021's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I always somewhat liked Nesta. I don't know why, but there was something about her I thoroughly enjoyed. And now I adore her. I'm so happy she got a good story and a chance.

I think it goes without saying that this book had me in a death grip to finish reading it. I don't know what Sarah puts in her writing to make it so addicting, but I love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Child death, and Suicidal thoughts