Reviews tagging 'War'

Trono de Cristal #2. Corona de Medianoche / Crown of Midnight #2 by Sarah J. Maas

67 reviews

hschlecht's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Death of parent, Death, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Blood, Classism, War, and Violence

rwilcox'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The ending is everything. It had me at the edge of my seat. The whole way through was an adventure. I love the characters. This book made me laugh and cry. It is my favorite book of the year so far. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Grief, Colonisation, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Slavery and War

imds's review against another edition

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Slavery, Torture, War, Abandonment, and Colonisation

mattie5's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Blood, and Death

Moderate: War, Suicide attempt, and Violence

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked this book more than the first (Throne of Glass). It had a more in-depth and complicated plot, but it was very confusing to me. Even in the end, when I found out

Celaena was really Aelin

. I feel like I need to re-read this book to fully understand it (I’m not going to). I did like the twist at the end revealing that

Archer was actually behind it all

. I also thought that this book was more interesting because there was more magic. It reminded me more of ACOTAR. Overall, it was good, just confusing and I need a bit more clarification when it comes to heavy plots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Classism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Slavery, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and War

loup's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Police brutality, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Death

Minor: Genocide, Sexual assault, Vomit, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, Sexual content, and Slavery

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Medical content, Mental illness, Body horror, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Minor: Colonisation, Genocide, Sexual content, Vomit, Confinement, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Child death, Deportation, Trafficking, Hate crime, Misogyny, and Rape

cdoubet's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Grief, Murder, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Hate crime, Torture, Self harm, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Minor: Vomit and War

beckyyreadss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wanted to read this book as I’ve never read any of Sarah J. Maas’s work and I was interested to see what the hype was all about. I was kindly gifted this series and A Court of Thorns and Roses by my parents. So I thought to start at the beginning. I really enjoyed the first book in this series so thought I would carry on with this series. This book was action-packed. 

This book still follows seventeen-year-old Celaena Sardothien who is the royal assassin and is the King of Aralan’s deadliest weapon. She must win her freedom through his enemies’ blood. There is a slight problem though – she cannot bear to kill for the crown and so with every death Celaena fakes, every lie she tells, she is putting herself and the ones she loves at risk. She is also torn between her two protectors – a captain and a prince – and they are battling a dark force far greater than the king. Celaena must decide what she will fight for: her liberty, her heart or the fate of a kingdom. This is a young adult fantasy novel with a hint of romance. 

I still bloody love Celaena – she just makes me go like “YESSS WOMEN!!” I just want her to be happy but also absolutely kick ass. I loved reading this book from the multiple point of views which were Celaena’s, Chaol’s and Dorian’s – it made the storyline interesting and kept me hooked. Also where can I get a Chaol? Please? I loved his overprotectiveness but also that he feared Celaena – I can just imagine them happy and living life somewhere remote and I really want it to happen. I would also die for Fleetfoot, I was more upset when Fleetfoot got injured than the other main characters. I’m saying this without knowing any of the events in the next books – if anything happens to Fleetfoot, I will riot. 

The book left you with enough drama that it didn’t feel rushed but also left you wanting more that it keeps you hook to read the next book. I don’t believe they isn’t any weakness to this book I just don’t think it’s going to be the best of the series. I would recommend this to anyone who likes kick-ass girls, fantasy novel and dystopian novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit and War

beckyremillard'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, War, Blood, and Kidnapping