Reviews tagging 'Torture'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

314 reviews

madisonstarkov's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Classism

kassidyreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

fjordpingvin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Kidnapping, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Vomit

james_burridge's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

🌟  4.75 stars 🌟

I LOVED THISSS. Yet again, I got super attached to the characters and the plot was very intricate. The first book seems elementary compared to all of the characters and the world building in this 550 page monster.

I feel like I stereotyped this series as a smut book tok bad series but that is generally not true. I will admit there are maybe 5 or 6 spicy scenes in this book that I don’t think you should read if you don’t like spice because some of them made me want to burn the book. However,there is so much story that made me extremely emotional. This is a romantasy that some lines will make you cringe (I think that it’s just Sarah J Mass’ writing)but overall it was a spectacular book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit and War

kaaaaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I wrote a longer review, but I decided to just keep it at:

Sarah J Maas seems to have named a minor male character Eris, like the greek goddess of discord. Very middle-schooler-one-babyname.com vibes.

Ultimately enjoyable, better written than the first, but still running on romance novel logic™.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, War, and Classism

Minor: Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Blood

thecrazycatlady's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Sarah J. Maas takes readers on an exhilarating journey in this second book of ACOTR series, where the stakes are higher, the romance is steamier, and the twists are as unexpected as a faerie bargain. With richly developed characters and a plot that keeps you on the edge of your seat, this book is a thrilling escape into a world of magic, danger, and heart-pounding romance. Maas's storytelling prowess shines brighter than ever in this spellbinding sequel that will leave you eagerly anticipating the next installment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Torture and Violence

lakinglaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

This was just wonderful. Rhysand was my favourite character from the first book and I just couldn’t love him more after this book. And Azriel — oh Azriel has my whole heart. It was a wild ride I’m so happy I took! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

queerloras's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

I maintain I just cannot understand why this woman is obsessed with the phrase "gobbling down" as in, eagerly taking in the details of something. It makes me think the whole cast are, like, turkeys or something. Wild.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Classism

knoats1121's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

spttsn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.5

Wow. Sometimes you finish a book and you're left staring into the distance in disbelief, and this sure was one of those. 

A whole new cast of painfully lovable characters, a new court that makes spring court feel incredibly lacking, and more spice in one chapter than all of the first book (though don't expect anything too spicy - this is a nice beginner spice series so far).

I thought ACOTAR was fine, but ACOMAF blows it out of the park. If you weren't sure about ACOTAR, give this one a chance to win you over. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail