Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas

29 reviews

beckilaroo121617's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Gore, Sexual content, War, Grief, Blood, and Death

beckyremillard's review against another edition

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

4.25

The beginning of this book dragged but it got better as it went. I did the tandem read (reading at the same time as Empire of Storms) and that helped a lot. I probably wouldn’t have finished this as quickly if it was all Chaol and Nesryn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Blood, War, Vomit, Murder, and Gore

ashleereadsbooks692's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

gracegeeks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

i was initially bored by this book because it is a SLOW one but i found so much joy, peace, and hope in its pages. the representation is incredible and so close to my heart and the world-building absolutely shines 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Ableism, Infidelity, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Blood

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and War

helpme71's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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: Terminal illness, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Gore

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

thatrandombookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

 To my surprise I ended up enjoying this book. A the start around the first 100 pages I considered giving up, but I'm happy that I stuck along. Around pages 250-350 I realized that <Yrene and Chaol would end up together, and was incredibly disappointed, because I shipped Chaol and Nesryn. But by the end of the book, I was glad that Yrene and Chaol are end game (I'm almost certain they're end game, I know there is a book to go but they're married). I don't mind Nesryn and Sartaq, I don't have any strong opinions on their relationship. I really liked Chaol's character arc.> I hated Chaol from the middle of Crown of Midnight. I still don't like him very much, but he isn't the worst. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and War

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

axahean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit