Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

90 reviews

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

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

juliiitschka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Child abuse, Vomit, and War

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Classism, Colonisation, and Eating disorder

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

nimue0fiana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexism, Classism, and Slavery

strange_abalone's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

I liked book 2 MUCH more than book 1, there are aspects of this book I wish were less rigid. Also I basically cringe everytime they say “female”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Genocide, Gore, Murder, Sexual assault, Vomit, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Classism, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, War, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, and Stalking

This one is more smutty than book one 👀👀👀

lizziaha's review against another edition

2.0

I think that the heteronormative system that sjm establishes just really got in the way of me enjoying the book. I didn’t really expect it in a fae setting (why establish sexism in a world you made up if you’re not going to engage with it critically??) Also it feels a little weird to me that sjm portrays the fae as a relatively sexually liberated society, yet “whore” carries such weight as an insult. Again, it could be interesting if she engages with it critically but it just seems a little shallow as is. Having read two of the books now, the books are really starting to lack tension/stakes for me. Everything always goes right for Feyre and none of the relationships have any chance to build (there’s potential for more tension in the relationships, but the potential is ultimately wasted). Any “tension” is based on silly miscommunications which honestly made me dislike the characters more. I’m begging sjm to let her characters have flaws!! Like how are they all perfect? It’s boring!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, War, Toxic relationship, Blood, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, and Violence

autumnwitch14's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Sexual content, Blood, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Medical content, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Kidnapping, and Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Infertility, and Body shaming

smackeykennedy37's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Vomit, War, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy and Genocide

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Gore, Murder, Slavery, War, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Sexual assault

anndreya's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gore, Confinement, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, Body horror, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Vomit