Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

18 reviews

chaptersofamylea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

‘I know what you are.’

4 ⭐️

First time tandem reading just so I can get through this book. Its not a bad book, I bloody love Yrene. I love the setting, I love the family politics, I love the extraness this book adds to the overall story. I just bloody hate Chaol. Sorry not sorry. 

TWs: injury detail, paralysis, death of a sibling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Child death

phoricho's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Grief, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, War, and Drug use

sierrabowers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious slow-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

4.0

I think this book was a good addition to the throne of glass series, but it was definitely not the best one. If I hadn’t done the tandem read, it would have been dreadful. I think the only way people should read this book is in conjunction with empire of storms. The ending was not as enthralling as EOS but definitely gave me motivation to hurry into Kingdom of Ash!!!! I think the journey that Chaol went through emotionally and physically is very important and shows the strength of people who live with physical disabilities. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Classism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Vomit, Medical content, Violence, Sexual content, War, and Sexual assault

bookboyfriend's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

Good, Chaol gets a character arc yessss. Honestly this is a good book but not Sara  J Maas' best work

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

aggrano's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and War

chuckielittle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Grief, Violence, War, Ableism, and Drug use

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Sexism, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, and Vomit

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

If there was ever a time for a redemption arc, this was it! Although filler between Empire of Storms & Kingdom of Ash, it was a solid smooth read from start to finish! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, War, Sexual content, Cursing, Blood, Medical content, Death, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Child death, and Vomit

msradiosilence's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

1.25

I hate this book with every fiber of my being. Chaol Westfall is an awful character who defers only suffering, and I think poor darling Yrene deserved better. All of the twists? Absolutely saw them coming. The blatant and sickening ableism in this book? Disgusting. The only reason I didn’t DNF was because I would’ve been upset that I let a book beat me, and I’d already spent 8 1/2 hours slogging through it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Miscarriage

Minor: Confinement and Gaslighting