Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

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

29 reviews

sydneyluxford's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

Did I understand a single thing that happened in this book? No. Did I enjoy every second of it? Yes.

That ending was so predictable. If 1+1=2, then of course Celaena is Aelin… Idk why Chaol reacted like that at the end tbh.

Also, speaking of Chaol, his and Celaena’s romance felt so forced. I much preferred her with Dorian (please give him another chance 😪). Their relationship just felt like another plot device that was created to keep the story ‘interesting.’ Did I still eat up their scenes together? Of course I bloody did. 

All those things about the Wyrdkeys went straight over my fat head. I have no clue what’s going on but I loved it. I rated it lower than TOG because I didn’t enjoy it as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gore, Murder, Sexism, Blood, Grief, and Medical content

Moderate: Cursing

inkshadows's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

Good character development. The ending was a cliffhanger but I still felt like the main premise of this portion of the plot was resolved. The book felt complete.

The different character POVs drove the story along in an interesting way, adding depth and complexity to the narrative.

I do wish there was more world building, but as the ending suggests, we’ll see more of that in the next book.

I appreciate the mix of platonic and love relationships. It gave the story more life and made the characters more real. It didn’t feel explicitly romance driven.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Violence

Moderate: Stalking, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and War

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child death, Drug use, Medical content, Sexual content, Addiction, Slavery, and Torture

midnightmermaid's review against another edition

adventurous 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Cursing

Minor: Vomit

emmasbookshelf27's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I thought this book was a really fun read. It was fast-paced and interesting which kept me engaged throughout. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty

thecourtofreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

"but death was her curse and her gift, and death had been her good friend these long, long years."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Gore, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Slavery, Animal cruelty, and Vomit

martharosen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Slavery, Death of parent, and Animal cruelty

carisamarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal cruelty

libraryofdoe's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This is definitely one of those series that you cherish despite its flaws. Celaena is growing on me, Dorian is getting interesting and Chaol is the precious bean he was always destined to be.

If you’ve been on the book side of the internet at all you’ll have had most of the big twists in this spoiled for you without realising but it’s still definitely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Animal cruelty