Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Heir of Fire by Sarah J. Maas

11 reviews

merrow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

I always like the point where a YA series turns from adventures to a desperate fight for freedom, and this book is no exception.

Quite the tragic turn of events at the end, but they set up for some potentially good ways out.

The first half is a bit frustrating as the focus is placed on rebuilding and crumbling over and over again for the main character, but it finds its direction very well for the second half.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Self harm, Slavery, Abandonment, Body horror, Deadnaming, and Torture

anguawolf's review

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Death, Torture, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Slavery, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Drug abuse

Minor: Bullying and Panic attacks/disorders

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is my favorite book so far. It’s so emotional and so many things are revealed, and it just breaks your heart. Manan is a favorite of mine and I love Aedion.

The emotional journey Celaena goes through in this book is so good. I feel like I was on a rollercoaster in the best way. The side characters feel like main characters as we dig deeper into their stories. I can’t wait to see where the story goes from here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Slavery, Death, Violence, Gore, Grief, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Self harm

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, War, and Drug use

laceylove's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Genocide, Mental illness, Murder, Vomit, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Deadnaming, Blood, Self harm, Abandonment, Cursing, Excrement, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic friendship, Slavery, Racism, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

ikiteahill's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Compared to Throne of Glass and Crown of Midnight, this book was more enjoyable. There's not quite as much focus on the weird love triangle between Celaena, Chaol, and Dorian. And we learn a lot more about the witches and the fae, so obviously there is a lot more magic in this book.  There are some parts of the story that felt a little like the author was pulling at strings to get the plot to go where she needed it to go. A lot happens in this book and the POV switches between several characters. Usually this bothers me, but perhaps because I listened to the audiobook version, it didn't seem so jarring to switch POV because I was able to move through the story a lot faster than when I read text. The ending leaves you on a cliffhanger wondering what happens next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Genocide

Minor: Drug use and Slavery

dalek_caan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-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

3.75

I felt like the beginning of the book dragged a bit, but as always with sjm books the second half of the book was a whirlwind. I thought the progression of the story was interesting, and am eager to pick up the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Gore, War, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Colonisation, Death, Vomit, Misogyny, and Torture

Moderate: Incest, Deadnaming, and Animal death

loup's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Animal cruelty, War, Violence, Torture, Slavery, Self harm, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide

kinskinn's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Genocide, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

hiddeninfantasy'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? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, War, Blood, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

katsdaysarebooked's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Sexual violence, Self harm, Toxic friendship, War, and Suicidal thoughts