Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

8 reviews

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.5

A sweet little bridge between books 3 and 4. Avid fantasy readers maybe didn’t appreciate this welcome reprieve from battle and death, but I certainly enjoyed every fluff-soaked page, which still held a great deal of substance and heart. I loved being in Velaris (during Winter Solstice) for the entirety of the book, and learning how each character was coping after the war. This novella served as a nice DLC, as it were, for the ACOTAR series, while not taking anything away from the main storylines. Just what every romantasy series needs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Blood, Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, War, Torture, Medical content, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Pregnancy, and Physical abuse

mirandalikesbooks's review

adventurous emotional hopeful relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

We love a slice of life. That's what's great about this - it's a total break from the intense plot of the rest of the series so far. 

Misses 4 stars for me because the book, while a good & easy read, missed a depth that would have pushed it over the top. Really liked it though!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexism, Death, Cursing, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, War, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

nesta is the worst. i can't fathom reading the next book which is apparently about her

smkelly1997's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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

4.25

This book was far slower than the rest of ACOTAR series but it was still enjoyable. It seemed to provide a building of hope. As always, the writing was beautiful 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Sexual content

paigeinabook's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Infertility, Sexism, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Xenophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Body horror, Dysphoria, and Toxic relationship

meredith_williams_'s review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m not really sure what purpose this novella serves in the overall series. The book is really short and only covers about a week’s worth of action in which the main cast of characters gather to celebrate a holiday. It is clear that the author is laying some ground work for future books, but I kind of wish that she had just continued on with a regular novel. The stories were fun and much more lighthearted in comparison to the first three, but the book itself felt a bit unnecessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism and Grief

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

egurgens's review

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

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

4.0

This was a cute little companion novel to the series. We got to see through several different character POV’s, which was nice. This was short and semi-sweet, and was likely written as a lead up to the next books plot and why Nesta is the main character. With Feyre focusing more on Valeria and her family, and tensions rising with the Illyerians, I can see why this book was written. It’ll be odd to read a book without Feyre or Rhys as the main characters, who knows? Maybe I’ll enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Body horror, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Alcoholism, Classism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

lisa00's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

waffles's review

hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief